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April 2018 / Monthly / Vol. II / Issue 16

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China unveils Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first Trackless Train

Delhi Metro opens its Pink Line for Public

Mr. Kumar Keshav MD, Lucknow Metro

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CONTENTS  Metro Rail News  April 2018  Vol. II  Issue 16

11 MEGA Metro

17 China unveiled world’s

Project – Overview

first Trackless Train

20 Exclusive Interview with Kumar Keshav, MD, Lucknow Metro

Special Edition on Trackless Trains and MEGA Metro project

From the desk of Managing Editor

Editorial Advisory Board

Status of Metro Rail Projects in India

News Highlights (March 2018)

Can We Just Call This A Bus?

A visit to Mumbai Metro Line-3 “Fully Underground” Metro Project

Advanced technologies can help to make metro systems sustainable: Hardeep Singh Puri

Kumar Keshav - Who made Lucknow Metro on Track (Metroman of the Month)

Use of steel is more beneficial for construction and infrastructure projects

Recent Contract Awarded

Live Tender Notices

Upcoming Industry Events

36 Meet India’s dynamic

Metro & Railway Job Openings

woman and HSE Expert Dr. Amita Singh

26 Exclusive Interview with Alex Zosel, Co-Founder Volocopter GmbH

From the desk of Managing Editor

Dear Readers & Contributors, Mamta Shah Managing Editor

Greetings from Metro Rail News !

Narendra Shah Founder & Director

In the end of 2017, one new emerging transit technology has caught the attention of several onlookers in North America and around the world, including at least a few prominent decision makers. In China, CRRC Corporation had introduced a new “trackless train” technology. The technology is oriented around a bi-articulated transit vehicle that is a hybrid between a bus and a train, and an optical guidance technology that uses painted “virtual rail lines” on the roadway to tell this transit vehicle where to go. This credibility has allowed CRRC’s trackless train to enjoy a number of high-profile endorsements from decision-makers around the world. Trackless trains have been pitched as a potential transit solution in major cities. In fact, these trackless trains will be considered as a solution for many cities that are facing numerous problems to implement rail based public transport system, I’m not surprised that their City Administrator and Planner are looking for other transit alternatives. The construction work of Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project is running in full swing and the company Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) has achieved many milestones recently. The first phase of Ahmedabad Metro is expected to complete in first quarter of 2020. In this issue we have focused on future of trackless trains in world so that our readers can understand the importance of advanced transport systems. I would like to express my deepest appreciation to you, our valuable authors, reviewers, and readers, for your contributions, service, and interest. I highly appreciate your support and hope to continue our collaboration further. Mamta Shah Director & Managing Editor E-mail: editor@metrorailnews.in

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STATUS OF METRO RAIL PROJECTS IN INDIA (As on March 31, 2018)

Operational Projects Total Length (km): 467.45 Hyderabad Metro (Telangana) Lucknow Metro (Uttar Pradesh) Kochi Motro (Kerala) Chennai Metro (Tamilnadu) Jaipur Metro (Rajasthan) Mumbai Metro (Maharashtra) Gurgaon Metro (Haryana) Bangalore Metro (Karnataka) Delhi Metro (Delhi-NCR) Kolkata Metro (West Bengal)

30.00 8.50 18.30 27.36 9.60 20.40 11.60 42.30 272.00 27.39 0

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Under-construction Total Length (km): 474 Hyderabad Metro (Telangana) Lucknow Metro (Uttar Pradesh) Kochi Motro (Kerala) Chennai Metro (Tamilnadu) Jaipur Metro (Rajasthan) Ahamadabad Metro (Gujarat) Pune Metro (Maharashtra) Nagpur Metro (Maharshtra) Mumbai Metro (Maharashtra) Gurgaon Metro (Haryana) Bangalore Metro (Karnataka) Delhi Metro (Delhi-NCR) Kolkata Metro (West Bengal)

71.00 14.40 8.00 46.65 2.50 36.00 31.25 38.00 44.50 7.00 72.00 86.00 16.5 0

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Under-consideration Projects: 595 km Delhi Metro Phase-IV, Vijayawada, Indore & Bhopal, Kochi Metro Phase-II, Greater Chandigarh, Patna, Coimbatore, Guwahati and Kanpur. * The above data is inclusive of Monorail projects.

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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

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Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) invites tenders for constructions between Silk Board and Bellandur Haryana Government asks RITES to prepare DPR for old Gurgaon metro expansion project Top Indian infra companies bag contract over Rs. 25000 crore for Mumbai Metro projects Center eyes on delay in Delhi Metro’s Phase IV project and RRTS projects of NCRTC Chairman Railway Board Ashwani Lohani Inspects East-West Metro Project of Kolkata Metro CMRS completes inspection of 20.6km stretch between Majlis Park - South Campus of Pink Line of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) MMRDA appoints contractors for Construction of elevated Viaducts & Stations on Metro-2B and Metro-4 Corridors Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) to start metro trial run on 30 km long NoidaGreater Noida Metro corridor in April 2018 Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) loses case against DAMEPL (Reliance Infra) in Delhi High Court Central Government decides to go forward with Delhi Metro’s Phase-IV Project & Rapid Rail Project connecting Delhi with Meerut 20% work completed on Pimpri-Shivajinagar Civil Court section of Pune Metro’s Pimpri-Swargate Metro Route

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MMRDA calls for tender for construction of Track of Line-7 Corridor of Mumbai Metro Rail project Govt of India launches I-Metros for Association of Indian Metro Rail Companies Centre Approves Pune Metro’s Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar Metro Corridor and sanctions Rs 1,300 Crore as a part of viability gap funding 6.5 km long stretch of Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project to be functional by end of 2018

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Indian Railways plans Rs 10 lakh-crore pan-India high speed bullet train network Delhi Metro Rail Corporation gets CMRS clearance for opening of Majlis ParkSouth Campus Section of Pink Line

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Employees of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) employees to go on indefinite strike, authority may invoke ESMA Indian Railways to invest $11bn into signalling and communication system project Alstom completes most powerful all-electric Make-In-India locomotive from Madhepura

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Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) releases map of Phase 2 Metro project Alstom signs deal worth Rs 600 crore to supply power systems and metro coaches in Mumbai, Jaipur and Chennai Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) receives 12th set of Metro Train at Transport Nagar Metro Depot

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Railway sensor technology expert Frauscher India opens new office in Bengaluru Central Government approves Pune Metro’s Shivajinagar-Hinjewadi Metro corridor on PPP basis Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) receives nod for construction of subway connecting Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus

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Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) starts trial run on 4 km long stretch between Saidapet and AG-DMS Kolkata Metro to open first phase of East-West Metro from Salt Lake Sector-V to Salt Lake Stadium in October 2018 Delhi Metro Rail Corporation opens first section between Majlis Park-Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus of Line 7 (Pink Line) for public Bihar Government to start work on Patna Metro Rail Project from 2019

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Siemens and Alstom signed business combination agreement and nominates board members Newly installed Platform Screen Doors (PSDs) starts functioning at Delhi Metro’s Chawri Bazar & Chandni Chowk Metro stations Tunnel Boring Machine “Prerna” reaches Esplanade Metro Station, completes tunneling under busiest part of Kolkata MMRDA makes budgetary provision of Rs 4,700 crore for 7 Metro projects in Mumbai

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PROJECT OF THE MONTH

MEGA Metro linking twine cities Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad with mass rapid transit systems Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) aims to create a landmark metro rail project not only for the state of Gujarat but also for the whole country. MEGA is committed to deliver most cost efficient metro within the shortest time span possible in the country. Seamless connectivity, minimum land acquisition, world class State- of- art infrastructure, fastest implementation, least construction cost are some of the key features of the project.

etro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad, abbreviated MEGA, or Ahmedabad Metro is an under construction mass-transit rail system for the cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in Gujarat, India. The special purpose vehicle company was established in February 2010 and the Phase–1 of the project was approved in October 2014. Construction started on 14 March 2015, and Phase - I is expected to be complete by 2020.

project report through Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and RITES and received Central Government's approval in the year 2005. Following the estimated cost of ₹ 4295 crores and the study of the viability of the project, it was abandoned in 2005 to give priority to the Ahmedabad BRTS and suburban railway projects. In 2008, considering the future developments in and around Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, the project was revived and new corridors were designed to make the project viable.

To implement the Metro Rail Project a special purpose vehicle (SPV) company in name of Metro Link Express for Gandhinagar In 2003, Gujarat Infrastructure Development and Ahmedabad (MEGA) Company Ltd, was established Board (GIDB) carried out the study for feasibility by Government of Gujarat on 4 February 2010 with Rs 200 of Urban Transport between Gandhinagar and crore and later in 2014, Central Government has decided to Ahmedabad. It also carried out the detailed own 50% shares of the company. APPROVED METRO CORRIDORS

North – South Corridor: 18.522km

East – West Corridor: 20.737km

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On 19 October 2014, Govt. of India approved ₹10,773 Crores for the Phase–1. Gujarat Govt. allocated ₹ 611 crore in 2015 budget for MEGA metro project. Construction of 6 km long Vastral – Apparel Park stretch of East-West corridor was started on 14 March 2015. The ground-breaking ceremony for North-South Corridor was held on 17 January 2016 in presence of CM Anandiben Patel and construction work started in March 2016.

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Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) agreed to fund ₹ 5968 Crores for Phase-1 of the project in November 2015 and the first trench of ₹ 4456 Crores was released in 2016. The Government of Gujarat gave approval for Phase-2 of project in October 2017 which is expected to cost ₹ 6,758 crore. It will extend from Motera to Mahatma Mandir with separate line from Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) to GIFT City. The Phase-2 will have total 34.6km long elevated corridor with 24 stations.

MEGA METRO ROUTE MAP

MEGA Metro is expected to start operation in 2020

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Systra-RITES-Oriental-AECOM JV appointed as General Consultant. Hyundai Rotem for supply of standard gauge 96 coaches (Rolling Stock). Japanese company Nippon Signal Co. Ltd. for providing Signalling Systems URC Construction for construction of Apparel Park Depot Gannon Dunkerly - PSPO JV for construction of Gyaspur Depot Siemens India - Siemens AG, Germany JV for electrification work J Kumar Infraprojects for construction of 6km viaduct between Vastral Gam - Apparel Park DRA - CICO JV for construction of 6 stations between Vastral Gam - Apparel Park Afcons Infrastructure for construction of tunnels and 2 stations between East Ramp – Kalupur (2.45 km) Larsen & Toubro for construction of tunnels and 2 stations between Kalupur - West Ramp (4.38 km) Tata Projects - CRCC JV for construction of viaduct and 7 stations between Thaltej Gam - West Ramp (8.21 km) IL&FS Engineering for construction of viaduct and 4 stations between Gyaspur – Shreyas (4.62 km) Simplex Infrastructure for construction of viaduct and 6 stations between Shreyas – Ranip (8.94 km) Ranjit Buildcon for construction of viaduct between Motera Ranip (4.85 km) Pratibha - Ranjit JV for construction of 5 stations between Motera - Ranip

ESTIMATED PROJECT COST Corridor

Project Cost

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INR 6681.00 Crore

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Interest during construction

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PROJECT FUNDING PATTERN

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COVER STORY

China unveils World’s first trackless train

The world’s first electric-powered ‘trackless train’ has been launched in China. Using virtual rail lines on the streets of Zhuzhou, Hunan Province, the new Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART) system can travel up to speeds of 43 mph.

hina’s CRRC Corporation, which is one of the world’s biggest train manufacturers, started working on the new technology in 2013 and the system is expected to be rolled out to other cities next year. The trains carry up to 300 passengers and the new system is a cheaper and greener alternative than building new train or tram tracks. People’s Daily Online reported 10 minutes of charging can propel the train for 15.5 miles and each train will have a life-span of around 25 years. After just 10 minutes of charging, the train can travel 25 kilometres (15.5 miles). The invisible railway uses dotted lines painted on the road and three ‘smart trains’ currently have drivers but are expected to be automated in the future. Chief engineer Feng Jianghua explained the train uses hi-tech sensors to judge distances by the millimeter and continually collects travel information as it moves.

Adam Smith Metro, UK

However, French rail vehicle manufacturer Alstom believes this could all change with the launch of Coradia iLint, the world’s first zero-carbon train using hydrogen as its energy source. The train is based on the company’s Coradia Lint DMU and has been developed in partnership with German and Canadian companies. Powered by hydrogen fuel cells, the vehicle’s only emissions are steam and condensed water, and it is capable of operating in near-silence. The biggest benefit of the new system will be its low cost and Mr Jianghu estimated it would one fifth the price of building physical tramways in China. Three trains are being tested in Zhuzhou and the line will open to the public in Spring next year. ***

Can We Just Call This a Bus?

Laura Bliss CityLabs

t’s the shape of a swoopy modern streetcar, but it’s got rubber-shod wheels of a bus. Also, there’s no driver—it’s automated like a tram. The “trackless train” is sort of a jackalope of public transportation. Or maybe it’s more like a donkey than a truly mythical creature; unlike a certain infamous straddling bus, this hybrid transportation innovation is for real. Since late year October month, oblong, self-driving vehicles have been using sensor technology to follow markings painted on the streets of Zhuzhou, China. Operators are behind the wheel for now, but the idea is that they won’t be needed by the time the city builds a network larger than the 3.1-kilometer test track, a dedicated lane on a heavily trafficked boulevard. Word of the apparently successful pilot reached Carlos Gimenez, the mayor of Miami-Dade County, who was so impressed by videos of Zhuzhou’s system in action that he says he’s planning a trip in person to see if it wouldn’t make sense as an answer to his city’s transit challenges. “It’s a solution we can implement now,” Gimenez said.

Battery-powered and capable of speeds up to 43 miles per hour, a three-carriage vehicle can hold more than 300 passengers. CRRC, the Chinese transportation company that manufactures them, estimates that building and running a network of robo-rail-buses would be about 20 percent of the cost of a subway system, according to Dezeen.

In essence, trackless trains hit every objective highquality transit systems should: They fit lots of people, run in dedicated lanes, are electric-powered, and are relatively cheap and easy to build. In other words, they are nearly identical to bus rapid transit, with a crucial, and arguably worrying, distinction: They’re called trains instead. (Or, in the case of the video the Miami-Dade administration recently showed business leaders, “rapid transit service.”) What’s in a name? When that word is “bus,” a lot of strongly negative reactions. Studies in cities over the world show that riders overwhelmingly prefer trains—whether subways, streetcars, or light-rail systems—to buses. Some of the reasons are tied to bad bus riding experiences: Buses belch diesel fumes, get stuck in traffic, clump and cluster, hit potholes, and break down. Fare collection can be both tedious and flustering, and they can be difficult to board if you’re older or disabled. And some bus stops are unpleasant by design. Fixed rail transit, on the

other hand, is less susceptible to the whims of traffic, more predictable, easier to hop on, and often provide a physically more comfortable ride.

Passengers queue up to take a ride on a trackless train, developed by the CRRC Zhuzhou Institute Co. Ltd, on the world’s first ART (Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit) line in Zhuzhou city, central China’s Hunan province (Photo: Rex)

Battery-powered and capable of speeds up to 43 miles per hour, a threecarriage vehicle can hold more than 300 passengers. CRRC, the Chinese transportation company that manufactures them, estimates that building and running a network of roborail-buses would be about 20 percent of the cost of a subway system. ____________________

Then there are the more emotional, social reasons many people avoid buses: In U.S. cities, buses tend to be the only transportation mode available to lowerincome citizens, who therefore make up a disproportionate share of riders. The second-class stigma gets reinforced through routine underfunding. When it’s time to raise tax dollars to build transit, officials often dangle uber-

expensive rail projects that appeal to higher-income, non-transit users whose votes are needed, rather than invest in a more advanced bus system that could perform as well or better, and for less money. As L.A. and Denver have recently shown, rail-centric packages often fail to produce the ridership increases that they promise, are incredibly costly, and still don’t directly serve people who already ride transit and arguably need improvements the most. Because buses stay crappy. How projects are described and packaged can affect the way people feel about them, which is why a slick video with CGIrendered trackless trains might be so alluring to city leaders desperate for new narratives. But if transit is going to succeed, the rail-bias cycle needs to break. And it actually can, studies have found, when buses are as good as trains. The Orange Line, a BRT that runs along a closed corridor through L.A.’s San Fernando Valley, has spacious cars, frequent service, dedicated lanes, and smooth connections to bus and rail; it’s tripled its original ridership estimates. In a 2009 report by the U.S. DOT, some Orange Line passengers said they didn’t even see it as a bus at all, but something closer to a train. Part of that is due to how the system was marketed and branded—the Orange Line was always portrayed as an extension of L.A.’s Metro rail system, rather than as a regular part of the bus network. But it’s also because this bus is objectively superior to most others.

The new trackless trains are 30 metre long and can carry up to 300 passengers (Photo: Rex)

MEDIA INTERVIEW

Exclusive Media Interview with Kumar Keshav, MD – Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC)

ucknow Metro Rail Project considered as fastest and cheapest metro project among other metro projects in the country. Kumar Keshav took the charge of Managing Director of Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) in the year 2014. The entire LMRC project and other metro projects in the Uttar Pradesh state are being executed and implemented under the leadership of Kumar Keshav. Metro Rail News team talked with Mr. Kumar Keshav on current progress on project expansion. Here are excerpts from the interview:

Lucknow Metro has been ensuring an environment friendly and eco-friendly mass rapid transport for the public from the first day of its inception. - Kumar Keshav MD, LMRC

Please tell us on the progress of Lucknow Metro Phase 1A project? The 8.5 km “Priority Corridor” of the North-South Corridor (Phase 1A) is already operational for public services with effect from 6th September, 2017. The civil work of the remaining stretch of 15.5 km is going at a rapid pace to finish the job well ahead of the target. Out of this, the civil work for the 3.5 km underground section comprising the Hussainganj, Sachivalaya and Hazratganj route is almost complete. Work for the Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport underground Metro station is also progressing at a fast pace. LMRC has started laying tracks and the work of the Over Head Electrification (OHE) for providing power supply to the Metro trains for the balanced elevated corridor from KD Singh Babu Stadium to Munshipulia. Civil work for the Amausi Metro station is complete with the finishing and the Electrical & Mechanical works going at present.

91.1 FM and launched its very own FM Radio. It is now providing specialised content, public announcements, jingles and melodious music at all Metro stations for the commuters of Lucknow Metro. In order to provide a push to government’s ‘Digital India’ campaign and an extended benefit for the Metro commuters, Lucknow Metro started providing free WiFi facility to its ‘GoSmart’ card users at all its operational Metro stations. The facility is available for the GoSmart card holders who register their card on Lucknow Metro’s website. Fare-Chart / Operation & Maintenance (O&M) leaflets regarding the safe use of Metro (i.e. How to use GoSmart Card & Tokens and its benefits, Do’s and Don’ts in Metro, Emergency evacuation, facilities

Lucknow Metro is slated to commission the whole North-South corridor (Phase 1A) from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Munshipulia by April, 2019. LMRC started its commercial services on 6th September, 2018. How has been the response of the passengers so far? Could you brief us on the facilities of convenience for the passengers? The response of the people of Lucknow has been immensely encouraging ever since the start of Metro services in their city. On the inaugural day of the commercial services (i.e. 6th September, 2017), they welcomed their ‘Metro’ with their both hands wide open. Such was their eagerness that everyone wanted to be the ‘first’ among themselves to travel by Metro, enjoy the journey and immortalise their name in the history on the fateful day.

provided by LMRC for commuters, offences within Metro premises & corresponding Penalties etc.) distributed to the commuters at all Metro stations for the convenient journey of the Metro train.

Lucknow Metro is the first Metro in the country which has tied up with Radio City

In the near future, LMRC will be taking up the 11 km East – West Corridor from

Lucknow Metro GoSmart Card for commuters

Any future plans for extending Metro Rail in Lucknow?

Charbagh to Vasant Kunj as part of the Phase 1B of the future Metro Rail Project expansion in Lucknow.

Tell us about the unique characteristics of the Lucknow Metro Project which sets it apart from other Metro systems? Lucknow Metro is the fastest ever Metro project implemented in the Country. The 8.5 kms of the ‘Priority

Stretch’ has been completed and made operational for public in less than three year which is a record in itself. No other Metro Project has even been able to achieve this feat in the past. Even contemporary Metro projects in the country have also not been able to match up with the speed of deliverance in the country as compared with LMRC’s strength in project execution within such a stiff target date and the sanctioned budget.

At Mawaiya Railway Crossing, LMRC has constructed a special balanced cantilever span of 255 meters (central span 105 meters; end spans of 75 meters each). This is one of the most challenging and a critical job which has been executed at a height of 21.5 meters above the ground level while passing over 12 railway tracks at a height of 15.2 meters under extremely difficult situations. It is one of the rarest feats achieved for any Metro project in the country. At Awadh Rotary, Lucknow Metro has launched a 60 meter special steel span bridge crossing the rotary over a statue in the middle of the rotary. This bridge which has been built at a height of approximately 13 meters above the ground connects both the ends of the Metro viaduct to provide a special seamless connectivity for Metro train operation.

LMRC has been ensuring from day one of its construction activity that its every endeavour is eco-friendly so as to keep the city green and lively. Lucknow Metro has been ensuring an environment friendly mass rapid transport for the public from the first day of its inception. Lucknow Metro is taking several energy conservation measures, such as, the use of regenerative braking in the trains which will result in saving of 30 to 35 per cent traction energy, thereby resulting in reduction in emission of Green House Gases (GHG), use of 1% criteria for underground stations in the AC system for the stations, using Variable Voltage Variable Frequency (VVVF) drive for all lifts and escalators, provision of LED lights

at stations, use of energy efficient equipment for Environmental Control System (ECS) and Tunnel Ventilation System (TVS) system for the underground station etc. Currently, 1.5 MW – 2MW of electricity has been planned by Lucknow Metro to be used from the roof mounted photo voltaic cells on train stabling and inspection line sheds under the RESCO model. Because of all these novel measures, society will be able to recover the entire investment cost of the project in 5 years, its Economic Rate of Return (ERR) of the Project being 19.46%. How will this Project business in Lucknow?

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The Metro project will link the major localities of the city thus reducing commuting time from hours to minutes. It will also ease congestion and encroachment, a problem which has assumed a massive proportion in the recent years. The Metro Project is also expected to reduce the cost of travel. Boosting the transport and infrastructure is expected to attract more companies and services to the city bolstering the employment prospects and thus it is expected to get a boost in IT sector also.

What is the role of Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation with respect to the other Metros being planned in Uttar Pradesh?

What were the challenges that you overcome while implementing this Metro project?

The Uttar Pradesh Government has also appointed LMRC as the 'Interim Consultant' for the upcoming Metro Rail Projects in Kanpur, Varanasi, Agra and Meerut. LMRC has coordinated for preparation of the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of all these upcoming Metro Rail Projects in important cities of Uttar Pradesh.

In August 2014, the first civil contract was finalised and work started in September, 2014. Before starting our work, we did a lot of public interaction. Utility identification was a big issue. The entire area had already been utilised for the road purpose and there were narrow footpaths and congested buildings. We widened some of the footpaths, removed large no. of the electrical poles, electrical cables, huge number of telecoms and water pipelines were also shifted.

LMRC’s “Centre of Excellence for Training” (CoET) situated at the Transport Nagar Metro Depot, Lucknow is the only one of its kind in Uttar Pradesh – imparting specialised training on Metro technology. The fresh recruits to LMRC are given rigorous training at this training centre. It will be the mother Metro Training Centre in Uttar Pradesh for all Metro recruits who will be joining the Metro Rail Projects in Kanpur, Varanasi, Meerut, Agra, Allahabad and Gorakhpur in near future.

Since the city had never seen this type of work being undertaken on busy roads, we had to face big challenges in terms of taking people and utility agencies together. We took help of the utility agencies and are thankful to them as they supported us despite LMRC being new to them. Gradually, people developed their confidence in us and we shifted the utility zone on their behalf.

of the local police. Weekly monitoring of activities was being done and the State Government was kept informed of the latest happenings. Meticulous planning and implementation was controlled at our level. Strict timeframe was a challenge but close monitoring was involved. Baseline time diagram was made in the beginning. December 26, 2016 was the date for commencing the trials which later advanced to December 1, 2016. We are thankful to all the contracting agencies who believed in us. It was a collective effort. In a big city, infrastructure capability is available for construction such as big machinery, capable contractors, good vendors, materials etc. But in a city like Lucknow, these technologies are not available. Most of the things we started working with were outsourced.

Lucknow Metro has ushered a revolution in bringing Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) in important cities of Uttar Pradesh. It is now a role model for other Metros that shall be coming up in various cities of Uttar Pradesh.

As a result, delays could be controlled and contractor was given a clear zone to work within a strict time-frame. We overcame this big challenge. We maintained proper barricades; we deployed our own marshals and trained them with the help

As far as the land requirement and land acquisition is concerned, LMRC tried to reduce the private land requirement to the bare minimum. The Government issued notification and orders for us for direct negotiation with private parties.

Tell us on the green initiatives of Lucknow Metro Rail project that has helped it to earn several awards at the national level. LMRC has been ensuring from day one of its construction activity that its every endeavour is eco-friendly so as to keep the city green and lively. Lucknow Metro planned to provide an environmental friendly mass rapid transport for the public from the first day of its inception. The project is already providing the residents and visitors of Lucknow a stateof-the-art modern world class Mass Rapid Transit System that is safe, convenient, fast, reliable, cost effective and barrierfree mode of public transport for the differently-abled persons.

The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) – one of the apex body in India to rate and certify a system as a ‘Green’ system – has certified LMRC a “Green Metro Rail System”, thereby, awarding platinum certificate to all its eight Metro stations on the ‘Priority Corridor’ from Transport Nagar to Charbagh on 31st August, 2017. This is highest green rating for any civil structure or building which has been awarded to LMRC. With this, LMRC has become the 1st government entity in Lucknow region and 1st one in transport sector in U.P. to attain Indian Green Building Council’s Platinum Certification. LMRC is, thus, taking forward the mission of “Cleaner and Greener Uttar Pradesh” in the area of mass rapid transport system.

The Metro Stations and the Transport Nagar Metro depot have been designed and built as ‘Green’ buildings in accordance with the standards of the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). Apart from this, on the occasion of the World Environment Day on 5th June, 2017, LMRC was awarded with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001:2004 & the Occupational Health & Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) 18001:2007 certificates in recognition of the organization’s integrated management system which complies with the ISO & OHSAS standards and requirements.

What do you think on the future of Metro in India? Metro Rails are, definitely, the future of the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) in most of the urban centres in India. It may be a light Metro, a medium Metro or a large Metro. The decision for it largely depends on the population, traffic and geographical constraints of the city. India is already on its way to create a world-class state-of-the-art Mass Rapid Transit System in different parts of the Country which shall be integrated with other modes of public transport for better public transport connectivity. ***

MEDIA INTERVIEW

Sky high: can flying taxis transform public transport?

As cities become ever more congested, the question lingers over transport authorities and passengers alike – what is the future of urban mobility? Metro Rail News team spoke to Alex Zosel, CoFounder of Volocopter GmbH, at IT-TRANS 2018 to find out more about this innovative start-up company’s answer to that very question.

In 1981, aged just 15, Alex Zosel construed and built one of the first skateboard half-pipes in Germany together with a few friends. Whilst studying for his degree in civil engineering he developed his first patent and in his capacity as ‘Serial Entrepreneur’ and self made man he is now an entrepreneur through and through. With his enthusiasm and his firm belief in his vision regarding mobility of the future in the third dimension he brings much innovative buzz to the whole team.

We don’t want the Volocopter to simply be a toy for the wealthy. We strive for it to be a public transportation means for everybody to use. As such, it has to be affordable, and with this in mind, we have calculated it not to be much more expensive than many other forms of transport. ______________________

What are Volocopter’s aims and how possible to lift a human off the ground can such a service be adopted by a city? electrically powered, but that was just a scientific curiosity. We wrote aviation Our aim is to deliver a complex system history with our first flight in 2011, making for urban mobility in the third dimension. the impossible possible and now, air taxis We are talking about working not only on are kind of mainstream already. People aircraft, specifically our vertically know they will come. There are significant, launching, fully electrical multicopters, large companies investing in this – our but on a full mobility system. Imagine shareholders include Daimler and Intel for you have hundreds of cable cars in your instance. It’s not a question of if it’s city, just without the cables. We want to coming, but when its coming. provide the physical and digital infrastructure for air taxis, and we aim to We never thought that we’d exhibit this be a global player in this field of mobility aircraft here [at IT-TRANS], in our home in the future. town of Karlsruhe, Germany. About 400m behind the fair halls is the field where the We don’t want the Volocopter to simply VC1 was flown for the first time! In the dm be a toy for the wealthy. We strive for it arena the VC200 had its first indoor flight, to be a public transportation means for so this is a historic place for us. While the everybody to use. As such, it has to be Volocopter is being talked about affordable, and with this in mind, we internationally, we are not recognised as have calculated it not to be much more much here in our home town, as we don’t expensive than many other forms of make a lot of noise about it. Today is the transport. first time we were mentioned in the regional newspapers. For us it’s an honour The most important thing in actually to stay here and present this to the world. getting our technology into the city is to gain the acceptance and trust of the people living there. Put very simply, if people don’t like it, they won’t use it. So it has to be a comfortable means of travel, comfortable getting into and out of the aircrafts, and especially while flying – even in poor weather and windy conditions, we want people to be able to use the Volocopter for travel every day. Another consideration is the noise level; it has to be quiet. People on the street should not be able to hear it. We are working hard in all these fields. We are forward thinkers, always looking ahead. I first had these ideas for future travel in 2011, and yet when we speak of them today they’re already mainstream. It’s amazing that things are developing so quickly. Not only is the technology evolving rapidly, but so are the perceptions of the authorities, of the companies, of the people.

In terms of location, obviously your company is based in Karlsruhe. You’ve mentioned that it’s not your primary aim to roll it out here, so which location(s) are you looking at?

Flying Taxis are accepted as a future that will come. In 2011 when we started, our In Dubai for example we have this test trial co-Founder & Chief Software Advisor, where we are working to define the Stephan Wolf, was convinced that it was specifications for air taxis and the digital

Nobody wants to wait for 1,5h until their Volocopter is fully recharged. So we put in place a system of rechargeable batteries that can be switched out in just a few seconds. ___________________

infrastructure together with the authorities. Most people have heard about this specific project, but we are also talking to many other cities who are interested. Obviously, every mega city in the world wants to be one of the leaders in mobility. They all have the same pain points– you can’t build more roads, or bridges, or

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The other topic is the physical infrastructure: landing and take-off lots, spaces for charging and changing batteries. We believe strongly in swapping batteries as it allows the system to run faster. Another question is where these aircrafts will be when they’re not in the air. We don’t believe passengers should wait on top of a building in bad weather to get into and out of the aircraft. We need other solutions for this. We also have a lot of other ideas, regarding the infrastructure but it is not ready just yet. tunnels, but cities need to offer more mobility and can only offer it in the ‘third dimension’. We have a lot of calls and meetings from authorities of cities. Our customers are authorities. This is unusual for a start-up company. Often it is the regulators who are halting new technologies, trying to limit what you can do, but for us they are the ones who are pushing forward. Many city authorities are really convinced by the safety and security aspects of the Volocopter, especially as an autonomous system – once it is fully developed and certified to a standard like in commercial aviation, it is really safe. Previously when we spoke to the media, we talked about taking it slow, saying that we needed the steps like those seen in autonomous driving, i.e. levels one to five, and we looked at that. Last year, before we presented for the first time at the AERO aviation fair in Friedrichshafen, we announced that we could fly autonomously. Two weeks later we had the Dubai RTA sitting at our table to discuss test flights there. It’s impressive that there’s that belief from those who would actually implement it, that the demand is there already… We have a lot of enablers around us who support the Volocopter project. They are

authorities, and the people who are incorporating new systems in smart cities. We are proud to be pioneers, not only for creating the Volocopter and flying the first certified autonomous air taxi, but also changing mindsets. We are making flying cars an actual reality. Karlsruhe is a hub for mobility in the world. It has seen many famous mobility inventions from the bike to the car, so we are in good company. In terms of city implementation, what kind of infrastructure is needed? We’re talking about two different kinds of infrastructure necessary for flying taxis The first is digital infrastructure, so it’s about the air traffic management (ATM) systems we need for the lower airspace. It needs to connect drones flying, air taxis, the rescue helicopters, everything in this air space. There are a lot of players in the world working on ATMs for the lower airspace right now. We are cooperating, for example, with the RTA in Dubai to discuss what the parameters are for an aircraft to be part of an urban traffic system. When we flew in Dubai, there wasa large screen displaying the ATM of the Emirates, so you saw the position of every airliner, and the Volocopter was integrated in real time. It is a big learning curve, testing and implementing the elements to understand how to run such a system.

We envisage having hubs. Hubs will encompass the whole infrastructure, for charging, battery swapping, and maintenance, it will all be carried out right there. When implementing the Volocopter in your public transport system, you will start with one or two of these hubs in the city and then grow from there. Once you have a network of these hubs you will add on-demand ports. These are affordable landing spaces for companies, for stores, for organisations to have access to

Volocopters at their headquarters. The hubs are the heart of the system, and the ports allow people to travel door-todoor. It’s an opportunity to create a system that can grow in the city, that can start from a few ports and then grow to a network of 40, 60, 80 hubs depending on what the people want to have. It’s very easy to see how it could grow in an existing city. It’s about developing existing infrastructure rather than developing something new.

We expect the first Volocopter routes to be alleviating high traffic bottlenecks such as bridges or tunnels as point to point connections. More routes will be added and connected with one another. One of the great advantages with Volocopters is that they can provide infrastructure on demand. They can connect the city centre to the airport, but when there is an important game on, they connect the city centre to the stadium. All it takes is a Voloport.

What do you think, from a passenger point of view, is the most important aspect? I would say with certainty that the most important thing to people is safety. We need to have the trust of the people if we want to become their favourite means of transport. Equally, you could state that the authorities would not allow such a system if it wasn’t completely safe. As such, their interest in certifying Volocopter speaks volumes. Imagine a scenario where you have 1,000 of these aircraft in the air and there is a safety alert – you will have the ability to ground all these aircraft to a safe place in just a few minutes. These are all topics you need to consider when building a flying taxi system. The FAA 2012 Flight Safety Report, which reports and provides statistics regarding all of the accidents that have happened involving aircraft, especially helicopters, positively praised the safety potential of the Volocopter in comparison to current helicopters on the market. What is the path forward for making personal flight a common reality in urban areas? How does it integrate with existing air traffic regulations? Regulators are very keen on working with us, as I mentioned above. Building the Air Taxi itself is however not the hardest challenge. You need to build the physical infrastructure of Volocopter hubs and ports and integrate with the public transport system. Another very

important and often overlooked aspect is an air management system for the lower airspace to ensure the whole ecosystem is reliable and connected. Bright minds around the globe are working on solutions for the lower airspace making sure that in the future all cargo, camera, taxi, hobby drones know where they are flying and communicate with each other about changing obstacle such as construction cranes.

affordable, but slower. Some a little more expensive and faster. What will 2018 bring for Volocopter? 2018 will be filled with new milestones developing our aircraft further, building up a small fleet and defining further what the whole Volocopter ecosystem will look like. Anything else you’d like to add?

What are the possibilities for autonomous public air transport in the future? In the future autonomous air taxis will be integrated in the general public transport scheme. Wherever you are you will put origin and destination into your phone and will be presented with different means to get there. Some more

Volocopters are coming and they will be operating commercially much sooner than anybody thinks. ***

EXPERT OPINION

ndia is the second largest population in the world. The world’s fastest growing economy. A reformist Government that has placed investment in infrastructure at the top of its priorities. The level of activity is frenetic. No wonder I get a real buzz every time I visit this vibrant and welcoming country. Colleagues have estimated that more than £1 trillion will be invested in infrastructure in India over the next 5 years, whilst McKinsey say that the growing population, and increasing urbanisation, means a city the size of Chicago needs to built every year from now until 2030. Power generation needs to expand from the current 330GW to 800GW by 2032, even allowing for efficiencies in production.

A visit to Mumbai Metro Line – 3 fully “Underground Metro” Project

I was in Mumbai with colleagues and clients in first week of April 2018. With a population estimated at over 12 million, it is the 10th biggest city in the world, and another 15 million live in the adjacent region. With an average living space of just 4.5 square metres per person, it is also one of the most densely populated places in the world. So unsurprisingly moving around the city can be slow. The existing Mumbai Suburban Railway, which runs at street level, and Metro Line 1, which is elevated, are hugely overcrowded. The streets are jammed with cars, and the buses get stuck in the traffic. On a normal day speeds through the city can be glacial. On Friday a political rally brought the Western Express Highway to a complete standstill.

Richard Threlfall Partner & Global Head of Infrastructure KPMG, United Kingdom

I thought the trend in corporations was towards consolidation of offices, but KPMG India has taken a deliberate policy of operating from multiple offices across the city, simply because the commuting time would be too great if everyone had to try to get downtown.

project team has done its best to create linear worksites along the edge of roads, but inevitably the project was going to affect properties and parks. A particular focus of public challenge was the number of trees that needed to be felled, even though the contractors are obliged to plant 3 new trees for every one, and the Like Melbourne, Mumbai has decided project had to defend its plans in the that the only solution left to ease the Bombay High Court. gridlock is an underground railway. Mumbai Metro Line 3 was approved in But that is all background. My reason for principle in 2012, and construction is now focussing on Mumbai Metro Line 3 this underway, a fact which was quite evident week, is because I was so impressed at all over the city, which is awash with the the way the project has been developed. official green and blue hoardings both Having been involved in mega-project advertising and protecting the worksites. development for most of my career, as The line runs from the airport south soon as you start learning about one you through the heart of the city to its most mentally start ticking off in your head southern tip. As I walked past the whether what you are hearing sounds like Churchgate station site on Friday evening, best practise or disaster-in-the-making. a pile driver was busily at work, operating And believe me there are plenty of the under floodlights. latter, alas, often in some of the worlds supposedly most advanced countries. It is a significant project. 33.5km in length. 27 stations, of which 26 are underground. First governance, because in my view that 17 tunnel boring machines will eventually is above all what makes or breaks the be working simultaneously 20-25 metres chances of a project being able to succeed under the streets of Mumbai. The work is despite all the unexpected challenges it being carried out under EPC contracts, will inevitably face. Mumbai Metro Line 3 with 7 separate contracts for the is being taken forward by Mumbai Metro tunnelling and stations let to a diverse Rail Corporation Ltd which is a special range of contractors. The total expected purpose project company, whose cost is Rs 23,136 crore, about $3.5billion. shareholding is divided between the So less than a fifth of the cost of Crossrail Government of India and the Government in London for a route a third longer in of Maharashtra. Each has an equal tunnelling. The rolling stock is under number of shareholders on the Board of procurement. Opening is scheduled for Directors, and there are two independent 2021 when up to 24 trains per hour will directors. KPMG’s report on Crossrail be able to operate on the highest density governance, as part of Crossrail’s section. And it will adopt the most admirable Learning Legacy project, modern standards in operation, with highlighted how joint ownership can platform-edge doors, driverless trains and benefit a project, because it reduces the contactless payment. chance of a single project shareholder demanding erratic and unfunded changes You would think Mumbai citizens would in scope. be happy about an investment which offers to bring significant improvement to Second, team caliber. It is evident to me life in the city, but as so often with major that the team knows what it is doing. infrastructure projects, it is not that They took the time to learn from other straightforward. Future gain is today’s projects. They appointed respected pain. The city is so densely developed that advisors (AECOM). They have the benefit there was never going to be any empty of the disciplines expected of the project space in which to locate the worksites, by its partial funder, the Japan and build the station entrances. The International Cooperation Agency which

has provided a soft loan worth around $2billion for the project. Third, following from the above, funding. Mega projects burn through money at a pace and the one way to guarantee delays and wasted cost is to hit a hiatus in funding availability. Good projects have their funding completely sorted, on the basis of robust geotechnical and other due diligence, with appropriate contingency, and clear delegation to the project company to spend the funding to deliver the scope. Fourth, land acquisition well managed and well in advance of need. I will spare the blushes of a particular mega project elsewhere in the world which contrived to let the construction contracts before the land was fully acquired. It is a schoolchild error but it happens all too often. But not in Mumbai, where the land acquisition is largely complete. Fifth, transparency. There is a wealth of information on the project on its website including all the tender documents, full disclosure on funding and ownership and regular updates on progress of works. There is an active social and print media outreach. No major project will ever go completely to plan. Being on the front foot with full disclosure and open communication has always felt to me the way to operate. I am sure all is not perfect on the project. It never is on any mega project. There will always be detractors, challenges that only perfect hindsight would have spotted, random political interventions. But project owners and project promoters can massively increase the chances of a project’s success by following global best practice, being assiduous in preparation, being agile in the face of uncertainty, and maintaining a sense of humour. Best wishes to Mumbai Metro Line 3. The team deserve it, and Mumbai will benefit enormously. ***

ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY

Advanced technologies can help to make metro systems sustainable: Hardeep Singh Puri

operational as of now in 10 different cities across the country. With many cities planning for metro rail and in next few years, the network length of the Metro in India is expected to cross 700 km. In addition to this, regional rail transit systems are also being planned to unclog the cities, the minister said.

confidence that within a year the network length in India's National Capital Region will cross the 350 Km and will place Delhi among the first five cities having the largest metros in the world. The success of the Delhi Metro has shown the other cities in India that such large projects can be efficiently executed and operated here.

He informed that with a view to systematically augment the metro rail transport in India, the government has issued the Metro Rail Policy last year. The policy enables greater private participation, innovative financing, value capture finance and provides more options of financing by the government for creation of metro rail infrastructure. This policy will go a long way in further boosting the growth of metro Observing that holding of this rail. meeting in India has a significant relevance to the metro rail in India as He said that the forerunner of India's the country has undergone a metro metro rail success has undoubtedly rail revolution in the last decade, the been Delhi Metro with an network of 231 minister informed that from a operational humble beginning of just 8 km in kilometers and carrying three million people every day. He expressed 2002, 425 km of metro lines are

He emphasized on the need of devising technologies that will help in constructing and operating Metro systems in the sustainable manner and urged the participants to take with them valuable inputs from the conference which will help them provide better services to the passengers.

ddressing the inaugural session of the COMET 2018 management meeting on 6th March 2018, Sh. Hardeep Puri, MoS (I/C) Housing and Urban Affairs acknowledged the effort of Communities of Metros, i.e. the COMET in bringing together Metro professionals from all over the world and providing opportunity for mutual sharing of knowledge and ideas for improvement in the performance of the Metro rail sector globally. Sh. Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Sh. Mangu Singh, MD, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and representatives from the Railway and Transport Strategy Centre (RTSC), Imperial College London were also at the meeting.

COMET is the world's metro benchmarking group which is comprehensive programme of international urban railway benchmarking providing confidential forum for metros to share experiences, compare performance, identify best practices, and learn from one another for member organizations to improve performance.

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PERSONALITY

Dr. Amita Singh: India’s dynamic woman and HSE expert who implementing metro, railways and infrastructure projects at Health, Safety and Environment norms across the world…

r. Amita Singh is holding a PhD in Environmental Management System. Prior to this she has acquired a Masters in Environmental Sciences management and post graduate diploma in Environmental protection law and completed distance education programme diploma in Industrial Safety Management from Indian Institute of Management & Technology (IIMT) Chennai. She has done also a diploma in Civil Engineering. She is a certified NEBOSH IGC in Occupational Safety and Health, UK + Medic First Aid Certificate USA course, Lead auditor in Safety Management System OHSAS 18001 & Environmental Management ISO 14000 Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment (HIRA) and Analysis, fire safety, confine space, compressed air and many other Health Safety and Environmental certifications

Dr. Amita Singh was hired to fill the role of Chief Environmental Expert for Lucknow Metro Rail project. She was able to quickly evaluate and gather the complexity of the project by assuring continual Environmental Management & HSE Plan, inspections & its compliances. She assisted LMRC in obtaining ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification, finalization of SHE policy & Apex Manual Integrated Management System. - Daljeet Singh Director (Works) Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

Perusing her career in the field of Health, Safety and Environment, Dr. Amita has excelled brilliantly in various Government and Private organizations from time to time in India and abroad. She started her career in 2002 as Assistant Scientist (Environmental) and worked in the field of Environmental auditing & Management and Impact Analysis. From 2007 onwards, she started working with various contractors and consultants for prestigious metro projects, road tunnels and drainage tunnels. Presently she has been working as Lead HSE Manager with CDM Smith, a US based consultant in Qatar and handling two projects, the Flood Prevention Schemes (Micro tunneling) around Doha and 4.4 km of six lane highway road Projects. Prior to this Dr. Amita worked as Chief Environmental Expert in Lucknow India for Lucknow Metro and contractors Leighton for Chenani Nashri 09 KM Tunnel highway road project and Pratibha group & Hindustan Construction Company for Delhi Metro rail projects & with Airport Express Metro line. Dr. Amita Singh has more than 17 years of versatile experience. She had the opportunity to work on multi mega projects including Road & Rail metro projects, storm water, transportation tunnels, Micro tunnel, and deep shafts. Her experience in Health and Safety management is exceptional and expend in various fields of civil engineering construction. Dr. Amita has rich experience to demonstrate her expertise and skills for safe working with tunnel boring machines (TBM’s) and Micro Tunneling Boring Machines In addition to HSE management for projects, her experience expends into Environmental Impact assessment & Audit, Initiative on Environmental Sustainability, Risk identification and Risk analysis. She is also experienced in handling and evaluating Environmental and safety issues related to disposal of water from dewatering lines and treatment plants and utilizing water management. She has extensive experience in preparing and developing

Project Health Safety & Environmental plans for the projects. She has also undertaken studies and analysis on Vibration monitoring.

She is extremely good in understanding & implementation of HSE philosophy in line with the organization core values. And works

The Aim in life is to excel in the field of Health safety and Environment Management to the highest levels and to have a blessed personal life. _______________________

CDMSmith got appreciation successful completed project with safe manhours 4.2 million without LTI ; this project Ashghal’s Mesaimeer tunnel project was wins Global Best Project Award

to the best of her abilities with a professional approach to further enhance the HSE Culture & Productivity while striving for highest HSE standards. She always believes in "Safe & Sustainable Production". Having pro-active attitude, she leads TEAM & also work very well on her own independently.

ACHIEVEMENTS Dr. Amita Singh achievements in her field are numerous and few of which are highlighted as under:As a Chief Environmental Expert in Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC), implemented reutilization of Construction & Demolition Waste

during Projects execution and construction, received IGBC-LEED Audit Platinum Certification for Implementing Green system on Sustainability and awarded for implementing ISO14001 / OHSAS certification for Lucknow metro Rail Corporation (LMRC). •

In Ashghal (Public works Authority) Doha Qatar Took the role of HSE lead in Flood prevention schemes for all 11 projects around the Doha and achieved around more than 8 million safe manhours. Out of these 3 projects have completed plus 2 million, 1.77 million and 1.05 million safe manhours.

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Coordinated with all contractors’ Project Managers and HSE personnel for safe working. Initiated trainings internally with contractors for various safety aspects the projects.

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In Ashghal (Public works Authority) Doha Qatar received the best tunnel project in world in 2017 and appreciated for achieving 4.3 million safe manhours without LTI for project 9.3 KM Abu Humour (Musaimeer) Surface & Ground Water Drainage Tunnel.

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In Leighton Won Gold award from ROSPA for EPC project. "Leighton Asia India & Offshore (LAIO)'' and Secured Silver, Gold and Platinum award for LTl free man hours.

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Award winner from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation for achieved 4 times Million Man-hours without Lost Time Injury 2012 with Pratibha group industries. New Delhi, India. Award winner from DMRC for achieving 7 times Million Man-hours without Lost Time Injury 2010 with Alpine-HCC JV. New Delhi.

She was involved with active role in development of textile garden of medicinal plants for visually handicapped people at President house

(Rashtrapati Bhavan), New Delhi. With Eco-auditing department underguidence Dr H.M. Behl &Nandita Singh, National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) Lucknow. She was also represented “Center for Environment Education- North (CEENORTH) & National Science Congress under an international program of GLOBE (Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment) and many other trainings held . She was hosted during her study duration several Education drives, skits, publication and Shows to increase awareness and understanding of environmental issues across India.

Amita was promote during her career safely & Environmentally friendly business helps reduce impact on the environment and preserves natural resources and not only benefits the safety & Environment but can also save money and social benefits. Like many ways. For example;

Most important implemented during her currier social benefits contributes with the working in National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) for Tactile garden( garden was especially for blind. Recognizing that the visually impaired have special needs, a a˜blind garden has been set up at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. For the visually

impaired it is a unique opportunity to experience the magnificent splendor of a˜Rang-e-khudaa (colours of heaven) through the sensation of touch and smell. Nearly 60 plant species of aromatic, medicinal, ornamental, herbs and spices, bio-fuel plant, and fruit bearing plants have been grown in this garden which is also called Tactile Garden. Spread over nearly 1500 sq metres with a 150 metre long path, these sprawling lawns have placed Braille placards at the head of each plant to give information on the unique characteristics of each plant. The garden was inaugurated by President APJA Kalam on April 6, 2004 and open for blind visitors for every year three days . even audio-visual programme has been specifically prepared which also gives detailed information on each herbal plant. Rest Also Braille books have been provided to all blind & physically challenged persons with relevant information. And addition in construction Engineering field with India’s & International’s most well recognized road, micro tunnel & Metro rail Infra projects -implementation for using products that reduce reliance on natural resources (e.g. rainwater harvesting, renewable energy, re using water during construction ) & use products that are made from recycled material (e.g. office supplies made from recycled paper, rebar's etc ).

Enforcement many ways of minimizing & reutilizing of water during construction work & Operation phase in Metro projects.

Enforcement with same time implemented many ways of minimizing & reutilizing of construction & demolition waste during construction work & Operation phase in Metro projects. Without LTI Projects recognize Globally Best drainage & surface tunnel Abu hummur project at Doha Qatar. She was very proactive involve in Delhi metro tunnel Projects with achieved more than 7 million safe manhours without LTI (lost time injury). As a Chief Environmental Expert in Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC), implemented reutilization of Construction & Demolition Waste during Projects execution and construction, received IGBC-LEED Audit Platinum Certification for

Implementing Green system on Sustainability and awarded for implementing ISO14001 / OHSAS certification for Lucknow metro Rail Corporation (LMRC). Dr. Amita’s comes from humble Indian educated middle class family and is admired by the preaching and upbringing of her father. Her parents have supported her to achieve the milestones in education, work and family chores. She has a balanced professional and personal life and is blessed with a beautiful daughter and Spouse Mr. Vikram Singh (MBA Project management with by profession charted Engineer (CEng) in Mechanical & Civil). Apart, she has been successfully managing the family and work efficiently by prioritizing the personal family responsibilities of a mother, daughter, daughter in law and professional responsibilities of works. She has been a mentor to many working women and by all norms of reckoning she is credited with unimpeachable integrity and professional maturity.

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Kumar Keshav: Who made Lucknow Metro on track

he Lucknow Metro Rail Project is considered as a cheapest and fastest metro rail project in India. The priority corridor of project has been completed and inaugurated for public operation on 5th September, 2017, thereby, making it the fastest ever Metro Rail Project implementation in the Country. The achievement would not have been possible without the untiring efforts, hard work and determination of Shri Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) and his entire team.

Shri Kumar Keshav took over as the Managing Director of the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) in August, 2014. Mr Keshav graduated his engineering degree (B.E.) from IIT Roorkee and completed his master degree (M. Tech) from IIT Kanpur. He is a gold medalist for both degrees. In June, 1984, he passed the IRSE examination with flying colors and was selected to work for the Indian Railways as an IRSE Engineer. He worked in various responsible capacities ranging from Divisional Engineer to Director (Geotech) and executed various projects. He was Incharge of Operation & Maintenance of railway track, bridges, buildings and maintenance depots for 1100 km main line railway on Central Railway (Jhansi Division) including High Speed route, from Delhi to Bina for 140 kmph Rajdhani/Shatabdi Trains, heavy density freight corridor on South Eastern Railway and Howrah â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kharagpur sub-urban section in Kolkata.

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He joined Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in May 2002 as Chief Project Manager and successfully completed the commissioning including planning, design and execution of the Inderlok / Kirtinagar - Mundka Standard Gauge Corridor of Delhi Metro Phase-II (18 Km. long corridor with 16 stations and Car Maintenance Depot). He also involved in finalization of procurement packages for INR 8 billion for Track System for entire Phase-II project both for Broad Gauge and Standard Gauge corridors for ballast less & ballasted track components such as 1080 Grade Head Hardened UIC60(60Kg./m) rails , High speed turnouts & fastening systems as per ODA procurement guidelines, it being the portion of work funded by Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC). Thereafter, he got promoted as Executive Director (Civil) in DMRC and was Prime Consultant to Metro projects in the city of Chennai, Kolkata & Kochi. He was Team Leader for studies & preparation of Detailed Project Report for Delhi

Metro Phase â&#x20AC;&#x201C; III. He was selected as Director (Project & Planning) and become part of Board of Directors of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. As a Director for planning, execution, testing and commissioning of various Broad

Gauge and Standard Gauge Metro corridors of Delhi Metro Phase-I & II. Both BG corridors and SG corridors of Delhi Metro Phase-II were successfully

completed on time in Oct., 2010 under his mentorship and the Standard Gauge rail-based projects were executed for the first time in the Country. He left DMRC in June 2012 and also executed various foreign assignments. He also has to his credentials planning, design and implementation of an international heavy-haul rail project in Queensland, Australia where he worked as Project Director Rail for a period of two and a half years prior to taking over as Managing Director, LMRC. ***

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Use of steel is more beneficial for construction and infrastructure projects

teel, although often used for all those little bits and bobs to help finish and tidy up a project is rarely used as a sole component for a build. It may be time to change that as steel is starting to play an increasing role in construction around the world. Why steel is increasingly being selected as a construction material is explained by Arun Dabhade Patil, Founder & owner of Viraj Group pf Industries:CRUSHING NEGATIVE PRECONCEPTIONS For many years, steel was subject to heavy negative preconceptions about how it was sourced, how it was produced and how it could be used. Because of these negative preconceptions, it has been shunned in favor of materials such as wood for design and construction.

However, now that we’re in the modern world, things have changed, and with new technologies, new production process and new research, lightweight steel is becoming an increasingly popular choice for construction. In fact, in some cases, it’s now starting to overtake the former traditional choice of wood.

Why? Because, quite simply, it holds considerable benefits right from the moment it’s selected as a material all the way through to its influence in architecture and design, and even to its existence as a final end product. STEEL IS PRODUCED SUSTAINABLY As previously stated, steel holds a variety of benefits right from moment it’s chosen as a material for a construction project. In fact, an increasing number of Australian construction firms are now choosing steel over other materials simply because of the positive sustainable production properties associated with doing so.

Furthermore, reason steel is seeing a rise in popularity in construction is because it is easy to maintain. Whether used internally or externally, steel doesn’t need large amounts of sealants, polishes or paints to maintain both the durability and the appearance of it. Steel is also versatile. It can also be used in a whole range of features to finalize the look and function of a building, from window frames, to Furthermore, compared to other internal and external steel stairs, to building materials such as timber and balustrades and railings. produce the wood framing for an average family home. Recreate the same size home with a steel frame, and it would only require three or four old cars to do so. As well as being costeffective for the construction company, this is also beneficial for the environment as fewer truck deliveries will be need to be made to and from the construction site. It also means an overall reduction in on-site working time.

block, steel possesses the highest strength-to-weight ratio, meaning that less wastage is placed into landfills throughout the entire build process.

I think it’s safe to say that steel has made a case for itself in the modern

Nearly half of the world’s steel production is now produced in electricpowered plants that operate predominantly with recycled scrap, which means no carbon emissions are produced at any point in the production process. No carbon emissions mean no harmful pollutants are emitted into the atmosphere. Producing tones of steel for internal core structures, roof sheeting and finishing features is far more sustainable than the production of other materials such as concrete. STEEL STRUCTURES EFFICIENT

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Steel has also become a popular choice for architects when designing an internal building structure. Most notably, the design flexibility of steel in the use of a building’s frame enables architects to focus on the energy efficiency of the planned building. Steel structures generally have a much better ventilation system thanks to a more capable stack effect, thus making the entire structure more energy efficient. Another consideration associated with the use of steel structures is their efficiency; for example, it takes around a quarter of an acre of fully grown trees to

world of building and construction, and I believe it will only become of greater importance in construction Steel also plays a huge role in the processes moving forward. STEEL IS STRONGER AND EASIER TO MAINTAIN

physical construction of a building. Compared to wood, for example, steel is extremely sturdy and generally has a much higher tolerance to harsh weather conditions, continual use, weight and force. Because of this, steel can maintain a higher resistance to many common construction problems such as splitting, distorting or even breaking entirely, when used for external features.

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Mumbai Metro Line 2B

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568.00 Crore

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23.05.2018

Chennai Metro Rail Limited, Chennai, India

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5th International Conference on Road and Rail Infrastructure (CETRA 2018)

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The Rise of IoT & Big Data in Rail

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General Manager (Rolling Stock) – 2 posts (for Delhi) General Manager (Signal & Telecom) – 3 posts (2 for Delhi & 1 for Mumbai) General Manager (HR) – 1 post (for Delhi) General Manager (Civil) – 6 posts (5 for Delhi & 1 for Mumbai) Manager (Civil/XEN) – 2 posts (for Mumbai) Assistant Manager (Civil/AEN) – 2 posts (for Mumbai)

RITES Limited, Gurgaon, India

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RITES Limited, Gurgaon, India

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IRCON International Limited, New Delhi, India

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Indian Port Rail Corporation Limited, Mumbai, India

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