Metro

Revisit provision of Metro Act, ensure no asset attached, says Puri

This comes days after Delhi HC asked Centre to decide on issue of granting sanction for attaching moveable and immovable assets of DMRC

Indian footwear retailer Metro hiring up to 2,000 store workers, says CEO

The company, which had 720 stores as of end-2022 and nearly 4,000 employees overall, said last March it would add 260 new stores that sells brands such as Mochi, Walkaway and Metro

Metro services in Agra to be operational by early 2024: CM Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said the metro services will be operational for the people of Agra by the beginning of 2024. He was inaugurating the underground work for the tunnel of the Agra Metro Rail Project being undertaken by Uttar Pradesh Rail metro Corporation (UPMRC). Talking to reporters Adityanath said, "The priority corridor of six kilometres would be completed ahead of the six months of the scheduled target and Metro services will be operational for the people of Agra by the beginning of 2024." According to a statement, the priority corridor is a six kilometres corridor, from Taj East Gate to Jama Masjid. It would have three elevated metro stations Taj East Gate, Basai Metro Station and Fatehabad Road Metro Station along with three underground metro stations Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Jama Masjid. "Agra Metro would not only help in the public transportation it will also help tourists and generate employment opportunities for the youths. Metro rail

Case against NCC, 7 officials in connection with Metro structure collapse

A case has been registered against Nagarjuna Construction company (NCC), five of its officials and two of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) in connection with the collapse of an under-construction metro pillar here, which left a woman and her toddler son dead. NCC is named first accused (A1), followed by its officials. A BMRCL deputy chief engineer and executive engineer are A7 and A8 respectively, police sources said. Tejaswini (30) and Vihan died after a structure at 'Namma Metro' construction site fell on them at Nagawara on the ring road here on Tuesday morning.

Two killed in under-construction Metro pillar collapse in Bengaluru

A woman and her two-and-half year-old son were killed after an under-construction pillar of the "Namma Metro" (Bengaluru Metro) on Outer Ring Road near HBR Layout here collapsed, police said on Tuesday. According to police, the incident took place around 11 am, when the TMT bars erected for the construction of a pillar fell on their scooter. The height of the pillar is said to be over 40 feet and weighing several tonnes. The deceased were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital by the bystanders. Police said they have registered a case and investigation will follow. The incident had resulted in traffic jam for some time along the stretch.

Kolkata underwater metro to be completed by December 2023, says KMRC

The Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) on Friday said that the East-West Metro Corridor project, India's first underwater metro service, is expected to be completed by December 2023

Five consortiums qualify Hyderabad Airport Metro bid, to submit by Jan 20

Five engineering consortiums have qualified for Hyderabad Airport Metro General Consultant (GC) bids, it was announced on Wednesday.

To ease debt, L&T looks to offload Nabha Power, pare Hyd Metro stake

The objective is to reduce the Rs 18,000-crore debt on the books of these firms, said D K Sen, whole-time director and senior executive vice-president (development projects), L&T

Operations to be partially curtailed on Delhi Metro's Blue Line on Sunday

Delhi Metro operations on a section of the busy Busy Line will be partially curtailed in the initial few hours on December 11 due to a planned maintenance work, officials said on Saturday. The affected segment will be between Ramesh Nagar and Kirti Nagar metro stations. "To undertake the scheduled track maintenance work between Moti Nagar and Kirti Nagar on the Blue Line i.e., Line-3/4 (Dwarka Sec-21 to Noida Electronic City / Vaishali), train services on the morning of December 11 (Sunday) will be regulated," the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in a statement. Train services will be suspended from Ramesh Nagar to Kirti Nagar section from the start of revenue services till 7 AM. Hence, Moti Nagar metro station will be closed till resumption of train services on the section, it said. In the rest of the sections of the Blue Line Line i.e, from Dwarka Sec-21/Dwarka to Ramesh Nagar and Kirti Nagar to Noida Electronic City/Vaishali, train services will continue to remain availa

Hitachi Rail wins bid to run automatic Metro train operations: CMRL

A consortium led by Hitachi Rail has emerged winner for the largest signalling tender worth Rs 1,620 crore that would enable automatic train operations, the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd said on Tuesday. The ultra-modern communication-based train control system would allow Chennai Metro rail to take up automatic train operation without the need for a driver. Hitachi Rail STS SPA and Hitachi Rail STS India Pvt Ltd has been awarded the bid for the 'design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of signalling, train control and video management system', Chennai Metro Rail said in a statement. "This is the largest signalling tender being executed", CMRL said. This is the phase two project of the agency valued at Rs 1,620 crore and the system would incorporate the metro rail technology currently being used around the world. For safe transport of passengers, the system would undergo intensive testing on various safety parameters and it would be certified by an independent

SC allows Mumbai Metro to pursue application to cut 84 trees in Aarey

Case pertains to construction of Metro car shed on forest land in Aarey which adjoins Sanjay Gandhi National Park; next hearing likely in Feb 2023

Compensation being doled out to people displaced after WB Metro work fiasco

Residents and shop owners, who were recently displaced in Bowbazar here after several buildings developed cracks during work in the East-West Metro tunnel, have begun receiving compensation for the loss suffered, a senior official of the project's executing agency said on Friday. As many as 194 people had to be evacuated from the central Kolkata locality after underground water seepage caused cracks in 12 buildings at Madan Dutta Lane there on October 14. Compensation cheques were handed over to 11 families and six shop owners on Thursday after verification of claims, the official of Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) said. "Each of the 11 families received a cheque of Rs 5 lakh, while the compensation to the shop owners varied between Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 5 lakh," he said. KMRC has shifted 25 families to hotels following the mishap in October, the third such incident due to the Metro corridor work, while six shops also had to be closed. Earlier, on August 31, 2019, a tunnel borin

India has fifth-largest metro network in the world: Hardeep Singh Puri

The Water Metro will also provide a cheaper and more sustainable alternative to daily commuters

Centre to hold meeting on Nov 10 to discuss payment of dues to RInfra

In the last hearing on October 10, DMRC told the High Court that if Delhi Metro were to raise loans to pay the arbitration award to DAMEPL, it would fall into a 'debt trap'

Mosquito breeding found at govt offices, public places in Delhi: MCD

Mosquito breeding was found at public places and government offices, including a police academy and a metro station, during an anti-dengue drive following which legal measures were taken, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi said on Friday. This year, MCD has issued "82,490 legal notices and 28,846 challans so far against defaulters," the civic body said in a statement. Intensifying its ongoing drive for prevention and control of vector-borne diseases, the MCD has carried out a "massive drive to detect mosquito-breeding in the premises of government offices, construction sites, schools, universities, educational institutes, metro parking lots, metro stations". During the drive, mosquito breeding was found on their premises and the "department issued 42 challans and 18 notices", it said. Action against these entities were taken under the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Malaria and other Mosquito Borne Diseases), Bye-Laws, 1975 Act. A fine of Rs 1,66,600 was also imposed on the defaulters

Tata Sons to invest Rs 975 crore in Pune IT City Metro rail project

The Rs 7,420-crore, 23-km project is being financed through debt-to-equity of 1.8 times and the entire debt has been tied up, and the envisaged equity commitment is supported by Tata Sons

RIL's initial bid for Metro Cash & Carry India at Rs 5,600 crore: Report

Thailand's CP Group has placed a bid of about Rs 8,000 crore, or $1 billion, to acquire Metro Cash & Carry India

18% people in India reinfected with Covid-19 in last 6 months: Survey

Around 46 per cent of those surveyed said their second infection was more severe than the first one.

Fewer deaths, more hospitalisations in metros amid the spike in cases

Large cities are seeing an increase in occupancy, though most beds still remain vacant

Metro cess back on property registrations in Mumbai, 3 Maharashtra cities

The metro cess is intended to fund transport infrastrucuture projects in these cities