Railway
Telangana Government Chief Secretary Rajeev Sharma on Monday met Central Government representatives and apprised them of the progress the L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad project has made so far. Accompanied by BV Papa Rao, Advisor to Telangana Government, the CS met with Union Cabinet Secretary and Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister and briefed them about [...] Continue Reading »
L&T (Larsen and Toubro) Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited today hinted at the possibility of cost escalation of the elevated metro rail project by about Rs 2,500 crore to Rs 3,000 crore.The Rs 12,132-crore-project may need such additional funding for some of the unavoidable circumstances. These include the initial delay in the appointed date, inflation and [...] Continue Reading »
The L&T Hyderabad Metro rail project has successfully erected the 1,000th viaduct span and completed work on 27 km of metro viaduct in barely 20 months — thereby setting a new construction record! The noteworthy milestone was recently achieved by the Hyderabad Metro rail project when the 1,000th viaduct span was erected. The erection of [...] Continue Reading »
The Tamil Nadu Government has been thinking about the setting up of a monorail project for easing the public transport in Coimbatore. This is the second project in the State the first one was planned in Chennai. This 43.5 km monorail project is structured as two projects with two lines. The transport department also planned [...] Continue Reading »
After operating the Airport Express Metro Line for a long time since the past one year, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation last day has made a decision to reduce the level of passenger fares for up to 40 percent. The new rate of passenger fare will be levied from the 24th of July. As stated [...] Continue Reading »
The L&T Hyderabad Metro rail project is likely to suffer delays, escalation of costs, and change in terms of concession agreement; with Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao having suggested that the alignment of the project should be tweaked in congested business hubs and at a busy road near the heritage structures. The officials from [...] Continue Reading »
Among several infrastructure sectors – from road, to railway and power, there is a growing screech against the provisions of a new land acquisition law fearing a three-fold jump in acquisition cost due to the new legislation. The road transport and highways ministry has asked government to increase budgetary allocation for land acquisition, whereas the [...] Continue Reading »
The state government has made the suggestion that the Western Railway (WR) elevated corridor be terminated at Bandra. This may make the project unviable due to low commuter volume. There was a difference of opinion among the railways, the Planning Commission and the state government about the elevated corridor project. After a meeting of the [...] Continue Reading »
In order to provide much needed respite to passengers, the railway authorities have asked the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) to widen the road to the city railway station. The railways are planning to construct new entry and exit gates in the station. Currently, there is lack of parking facilities for vehicles around the station. [...] Continue Reading »
In the light of objections raised by the standing technical advisory committee (STAC) against the BMC constructing a 1.3km flyover project along Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has sought suggestions from three agencies regarding pros and cons of the Rs. 90 crore project. The committee had noted that the civic body did [...] Continue Reading »
