Kochi Metro
Kochi Metro authorities say that the land acquisition procedures for the project have considerably slowed down as the district administration is involved in the conduct of Lok Sabha polls. The authorities point out that Aluva and Palarivattom would continue without many obstacles but works on the other stretches may get disturbed. A Kochi Metro official [...] Continue Reading »
In Monday’s interim Union Budget, Kochi Metro Rail project has been allotted Rs.462.17 crore. The total cost of the project is estimated to be Rs 5,537-crore. Of this, Rs. 66.95 crore as interest-free subordinate debt, Rs.161.79 crore will be loan while Rs. 233.43 crore will be given as equity contribution. Mr. Elias George, Managing Director [...] Continue Reading »
Pune metro rail project has finally got a budget of Rs 10 crore in the Union Budget which was announced recently. The long delayed project had proposals from Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal corporations in association with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Pune metro, for the first time has got listed in this year’s list of projects of the urban [...] Continue Reading »
Kochi – The construction work of flyover at Edappally junction may soon initiate. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to send a proposal to National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to construct this flyover. According to an DMRC official, this proposal was put forward because Edappally flyover cannot be constructed as an independent [...] Continue Reading »
Kochi- The widening of Banerji road will start from Monday by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) as a part of the next phase of preparatory works for Kochi Metro. The work on the project has already been started and the contractors have started mobilizing resources required for the work. As per metro officials, the road [...] Continue Reading »
Kochi- The city is already facing traffic problem and the work of relaying side roads have still not initiated by the Kochi Corporation before the construction work of Kochi metro starts at its desired time. Relaying of side roads is specially important on the stretch between Edappally and Kaloor because once the metro is initiated [...] Continue Reading »
Kochi- The 10th director board meeting of Kochi Metro Rail Limited was held on January22, 2013. The discussion was held on the few technical parameters for the project and also decided to carry out a research on extending the light rail line to Angamaly, Kakkanad and to Mattanchery /Fort Kochi as well as linking Thripunithura [...] Continue Reading »
Kochi- Now the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has taken charge of Kochi metro, it started inviting tenders within few days of the formal announcement. Now DMRC is trying to get land on lease to set up casting yards in and around the city. If the land is available on time, contractors can start their [...] Continue Reading »
Kochi- As the project work of Kochi metro was handed over to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), it has invited tenders within few days of the formal announcement. A high level meeting was arranged with all senior concerned authorities to decide the taker of Kochi Metro. Although the role of DMRC is small on papers [...] Continue Reading »
Kochi- Although the project work of Kochi metro is handed over to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the documents say a different story. According to the documents, the role of the DMRC in handholding the metro will only be ornamental. The fate of Kochi metro was decided jointly by Federal Minister for Urban Development, the Delhi government [...] Continue Reading »
