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Capital may think about these options
Sandeep Yadav
25 Feb 12
Metro tracks cannot be built in every nook and corner of the city owing to variety of reasons
Let us accept it. Metro tracks cannot be built in every nook and corner of the city owing to a variety of reasons – congested localities and Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2010, just to names two.
As per the Act, new construction is prohibited within 100 metres of a protected monument and there are restrictions on construction within 100 to 300 metres. Such restrictions are bound to create a problem in the city strewn with hundreds of protected monuments as was evident in November 2011 when the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) issued a stop-work notice to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on the proposed Central Secretariat-Kashmere Gate section at Janpath.
Monorail is one solution
So what are the options? Experts believe that rail-based transport systems like monorail and Light Rail Transit System in Delhi should be the available options. In fact, the Delhi Cabinet last month gave in-principle approval for the monorail connectivity between Shastri Park Metro Station and Trilokpuri, via Laxmi Nagar in east Delhi.
“Fast and pollution-free elevated intercity new mode of transport Mono Rail has also been recommended as a mass transit in Master Plan Delhi (MPD) 2021. Besides having less noise as compared to other systems, it will also be aesthetically attractive,” Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit had announced. Monorail will be a realty in Delhi by 2017, she added.
Proposed route
According to a government official, it has been decided that the route will start from Shastri Park Metro Station passing through Yamuna Pushta Road, Rajaram Kohli Marg, Geeta Colony, Patparganj Road, Nirman Vihar Metro Station at Vikas Marg, Ganesh Nagar, New Patparganj Road, Sanjay Lake to terminate parallel with proposed Trilokpuri Metro Station.
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Airport Express halts, phase III takes off
Dec 31, 2012, 01.54 AM IST
For Delhiites, the year 2012 brought the possibility of a wider public transport network closer to reality with phase III of Delhi Metro getting off the ground. The third phase, which will cover an additional 108km of Delhi, will introduce two new corridors – Mukundpur to Shiv Vihar and Janakpuri (West) to Botanical Garden – besides extending the Central Secretariat line to Kashmere Gate.
The year saw the closure of Delhi's celebrated Airport Metro Express. Launched in February 2011, the line closed amid safety concerns due to construction failures. The high-speed line, which connected the airport to the heart of the city, was discontinued after structural defects were found in the bearings, forcing trains to run at a low speed.
The project, which – being the first PPP project – had been under intense scrutiny, was mired in controversy with DMRC and concessionaire Reliance Infrastructure blaming each other. On July 8, the line was shut for repairs.
Mid-way through the repair, the concessionaire threatened to pull out, with the matter going to arbitration. The line, awaiting clearance from the commissioner of Metro railway safety, looks unlikely to resume operations soon.
Commuters still had reason to cheer after Delhi Metro announced augmentation of its last-mile connectivity with addition of almost 600 feeder buses into its network. However, the project has been delayed with DMRC yet to decide a schedule for the launch. The service, which may add to the Metro's ridership, has been shuttling between the vendor and DMRC. While Delhi Metro claims the vendor has been chosen, the vendor says vehicles are not available as per specifications.
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Foundation stone laid for Gurgaon rail extension
04 Oct 2012 ⋅ by J. Kumar ⋅ in Rail News, Rail Projects ⋅ 0 Comments
Chief Minister of Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda has laid the foundation stone for the extension of the Rapid Metro Gurgaon.
The proposed 7km South Extension of Gurgaon metro, once operational, will run from Sikenderpur station of Delhi Metro to Sector 56 in Gurgaon.
The public private partnership (PPP) project implemented on DBFOT – design Build Finance Operate and Transfer – mode will be developed with an investment of $41.18 million, which will be funded out of mix of debt and equity.
Construction work is expected to start by January 2013 and is scheduled to be completed by July 2015.
The route will have six stations and 12 trains are planned, each with three cars – both phases – for 15 minutes trip time with 2-4 minutes headway.
Land required for the project along road meridian will be made available by the government of Haryana.
The structure proposed is a double track standard gauge elevated viaduct along the road median. The structure will be designed to match the existing environment of the millennium city.
West Delhi Development in focus
The big movement
Atul Mathur, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, May 11, 2011
If you thought the "construction madness", which the Capital witnessed in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games, ended with the mega-event coming to an end, you are surely mistaken. The Delhi government is going to be busy with a number of road and infrastructure projects in the next few years. The
focus this time is going to be on west Delhi. According to public works department officials, of the 20-odd new roads and flyovers the department has planned, at least 14 are slated to come up on traffic choke points in west Delhi. These projects are on various stages of planning. Some of them have been cleared by the technical body. Most of them are expected to be ready by 2015.
Vaishali Metro (Ghaziabad)- Status
Metro goes to Ghaziabad, trial runs start on new 2.5-km line
Express News Service
Posted: Fri Jun 17 2011, 01:30 hrs New Delhi:
Taking the Metro a step closer to Ghaziabad, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation managing director E Sreedharan on Thursday inspected the Anand Vihar-Vaishali Metro rail corridor. Officials said they were satisfied with the completion of the 2.57-km stretch which will provide Metro connectivity to the area.
The Kaushambi and Vaishali Metro stations are expected to cater to about 40,000 people on a daily basis. After Noida and Gurgaon, Ghaziabad will be the third satellite city in the National Capital Region to figure in the Metro network. At present, residents of Ghaziabad have to come to Anand Vihar to board a Metro.
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Delhi metro to extend to Faridabad, work expected to complete by 2017
GURGAON, June 23, 2014
Updated: June 23, 2014 09:36 IST
Ashok Kumar
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the extension of metro rail from YMCA Chowk to Ballabhgarh in Faridabad.
Rs.564 crore sanctioned
An amount of Rs.564 crore has been sanctioned for the project. The construction will be done by March 2017.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Hooda said the project will provide an international-level travelling facility to the people of Delhi, Faridabad and Ballabgarh.
In final phase
Two new stations at NCB Colony and Ballabgarh will be set up on this metro line. The extension work of the Delhi Metro project from Badarpur to YMCA Chowk in Faridabad is in its final phase.
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Noida-Greater Noida metro extension to be open by March 2017
The said extension, that will be an extension of two lines, namely Dwarka Sector 21-Noida City Centre and the upcoming Noida-Noida Sector 62 stretch, will comprise 21 stations.
By: PTI | New Delhi | Updated: December 18, 2015 8:35 pm
The 30-km long elevated Noida-Greater Noida metro extension is likely to be thrown open by March 2017, months ahead of its deadline, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation chief Mangu Singh said today.
Singh made the comments at an event to mark the installation of the first ‘U-girder’, horizontal segments on which metro tracks are laid on elevated sections, of this upcoming corridor.
Singh expressed hope that in view of the “fast pace” of construction, it “should be possible” to open this section for the public a few months before the schedule.
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Sarita Vihar- Badarpur Metro starts
Long wait for Metro ends on Faridabad border
TNN, Jan 15, 2011,
NEW DELHI: Metro's first journey out of the Badarpur station on Friday morning at 8am brought a sea change in the commuting experience of those living on the fringes of the capital and in the fast-growing township of Faridabad.
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Delhi Metro: Dilshan Garden to Mohan Nagar coming
Delhi Metro to be extended till Ghaziabad's Mohan Nagar
2011-05-22 00:00:00
Ghaziabad, May 21 (IANS) The Ghaziabad district administration Saturday accepted the proposal of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Service (DMRC) to extend metro rail service from Dilshad Garden to Mohan Nagar here, an official said
The detailed project report (DPR) had already been submitted to the Ghaziabad Development Agency (GDA). Chairing the Ghaziabad infrastructure fund committee meeting where the proposal was accepted, Divisional Commissioner Bhuvnesh Kumar asked four government agencies – the GDA, the Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC), the Ghazaiabad municipal corporation and housing corporation to generate the funds.
Metro Phase-III: CST-Mandi House corridor to come first
NEW DELHI: Delhi Metro has set in motion the process of developing a three-km link between Central Secretariat and Mandi House by 2014 primarily to decongest the over-crowded Rajiv Chowk station, even as it awaits the Centre's nod for the project.
Chat with Metro Man: E Sreedharan, MD-DMRCL
'A PPP model for a metro has never succeeded anywhere in the world'
By The Financial Express, 21/11/2010
'A PPP model for a metro has never succeeded anywhere in the world'
E Sreedharan, Managing Director of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, is the man credited with changing the way Delhi travels. In this Idea Exchange moderated by Executive Editor Unni Rajen Shanker, Sreedharan speaks of how the Metro kept its deadlines and his earlier assignment with Konkan Railways
Unni Rajen Shanker: When you look back at your stint with the Konkan Railways project and now the Delhi Metro, which was a tougher assignment and why?
The tougher and more challenging is Delhi Metro. With Konkan Railways, the main challenge was the length of the line: it passes through four states, a lot of reserved forest land and the most unfriendly, undulating terrain. The other challenge was raising funds. The government had given us one-third of the cost of the project, two-thirds had to be raised from the open market. At that time, the condition of the capital market was very poor, and raising money was very difficult. We could not raise money within the country and had to go to countries such as England, Japan and Korea to raise funds.
For Delhi Metro, money was not a problem. The problem was that it is the capital; whatever we do is directly under the gaze of the people in power?President, Prime Minister, Lt Governor, Chief Minister?everybody is aware of what we do. People here are educated, they are exposed to what other cities, countries have achieved. So expectations are very high. Also, we have to work with the least inconvenience or disturbance to the public. The technology for the Metro is highly complex. It is four times more complicated than railway technology. And tight targets had to be met; in the second phase, the target was the Commonwealth Games.
NCR Orbital Trains along Peripheral Expressway
Govt planning 'orbit railway' around NCR: Hooda
Last Updated: Sunday, April 01, 2012, 21:53
Palwal: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday announced that an 'Orbit Railway' that will connect towns falling around three sides of Delhi in the state's NCR region is being planned.
Haryana Metro Rail Corporation has already been constituted for this purpose, he said while addressing a Nav Nirman rally here.
Among other things, he also announced Rs 10 crore for the development of Palwal villages and Rs 5 crore for Palwal town.
A sum of Rs 822.43 crore has been provided for Palwal district, under which work on various projects like a Mini Secretariat, a 100 bed hospital and a judicial complex is in progress, he said.
On the demand of a university, Hooda said that sanction had been given for opening a private university in the district.
A new college building at Hodal, a modern sports stadium and Kisan Seva Sadan will be built in Palwal, he said, adding that Palwal Municipal Council's limit will be extended to cover colonies falling on the outskirts of the town.
He also asked the Deputy Commissioner of Palwal to prepare BPL Cards for all deserving families.
On farmers, Hooda said that those who pay borrowed amounts on time were being provided loans at 4 per cent interest rate.
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Orbital trains to make NCR more accessible
Noida, November 20, 2010
After Metro and the proposed high-speed trains, gear up for Orbital trains. Serving commuters in an orbit, these trains will provide greater connectivity between Delhi and NCR areas.
Linking Metro with soon-to-be-operational high-speed trains, this facility will also cut down on travel time.
Gurgaon Private Metro- Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon (RMGL)
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24 May 2011, 0400 hrs IST
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रैपिड मेट्रो फौलादी पिलरों पर खड़ी होगी। इसका निर्माण कार्य आगे बढ़ाने के साथ ही मेट्रो ने पिलरों के 5 तरह के डिजाइन का चयन किया है। जमीन और जरूरत के हिसाब से इन पिलरों का निर्माण किया जाएगा। करीब 7 किमी लंबी इस मेट्रो में 300 पिलर बनेंगे। इनमें से 197 पिलर अलाइनमेंट के लिए और 103 पिलर स्टेशनों के लिए बनेंगे। मेट्रो प्रवक्ता सर्वेश तिवारी का कहना है कि ज्यादातर पिलर सर्कुलर शेप के होंगे। लेकिन और भी कई शेप के पिलर बनाए जाएंगे। हर शेप के पिलर की अपनी विशेषता होगी।
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