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Dear Readers, Transport infrastructure is the backbone for economic growth and sustainability. India’s urgent need for infrastructure development both basic and advanced requires considerable investments and support from the Government; and the Union Budget announcements of 2020-21 by Union Finance Minister Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman seem to provide impetus to enable further development of transport infrastructure in the coming year. Keeping in line with the National Infrastructure Plan (NIP) which set the context for the budget expectations this year, the budget also stresses on resource mobilization through private sector participation and asset monetization. The Budget speech re-iterated that transport infrastructure investment and development forms part of the main set of priorities of the Government, with a total outlay of Rs 1,69,637 crores for 2020-21. Roads & Highways and Shipping have been key beneficiaries in terms of percentage increase with their budgets increased by 10.6% and 18.2% increase over FY20 outlay. In absolute terms allocation to Roads & Highways has been increased by Rs 8,807 crores and Railways has been increased by Rs 2,248 crores.

The spend on shipping and ports sector has increased marginally in absolute value terms compared to FY20. However, one of the crucial announcement in the Budget was regarding corporatizing at least one major port and listing on the stock market. While the Union Budget addressed some pressing issues, announcements related to other issues such as Electric Vehicles, Urban Mobility and innovative financing mechanisms such as Value Capture Financing could have helped some of the other concerns regarding the sector. In all, the Budget announcements seem to uphold the need-of-the-hour of infrastructure development in the country. They seem to provide the required impetus to the economy, which shall hopefully have the desired multiplier effect. However, the conversion of these announcements in to reality and the subsequent impact will have to be monitored regularly at the highest level. In this special edition, we have tried to provide in-depth analysis on Union Budget 2020-21 and its impact on transport infrastructure sector in India. Kindly share your valuable feedback so that we can improve and provide more useful information to our readers in future editions. Happy reading! Mamta Shah Managing Editor editor@urbantransportnews.com MARCH 2020 // Urban Transport Infrastructure

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HIGHLIGHTS JAN-FEB 2020 January 2020 DMRC submits DPR for Vaishali-Mohan Nagar Metro Corridor | Metro Rail Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) submitted the detailed project report (DPR) for the Vaishali-Mohan Nagar Metro Project on January 4, 2020. MMRDA to commence Trial run for Mumbai metro Line 2A & 7 by September | Metro Rail The trial run for the Mumbai Metro Line 2A & Line 7 is likely to be commenced by September 2020. AIIB approves proposal for providing funds for Corridor IV of Chennai Metro Phase-II | Metro Rail Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) approved the proposal for providing funds worth Rs 23,069.4 million (USD 320 million) for the development of 27.05 km long Corridor IV (Lighthouse to Poonamallee Bypass) of the Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase-II on January 9, 2020. MMRDA to commence construction work on Mumbai Metro Lines 10, 11, 12, 14 in 2020 | Metro Rail Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is likely to commence construction work for the Mumbai Metro Line 10 (Gaimukh-Shivaji Chowk), Mumbai Metro Line 11 (Wadala-CSMT), Mumbai Metro Line 12 (Kalyan-Dombivli-Taloja) and Mumbai Metro Line 14 (Kanjurmarg-Badlapur) in Maharashtra in the year 2020. Work on Visakhapatnam Light Rail ‘Metrolite’ to complete by 2024 | Metrolite The construction work on Visakhapatnam Light Metro Rail Project-Phase I is likely to be completed by the year 2024. Andhra Govt. proposes development of tram rail in Visakhapatnam | Metrolite The Government of Andhra Pradesh has proposed development of tram in Visakhapatnam city. CMRS grants safety clearance for JBS-MGBS stretch of Hyderabad Metro Phase I | Metro Rail The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) granted safety clearance for 11-km long Jubilee Bus Station (JBS)Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS) stretch of the Hyderabad Metro Rail Project - Phase I on January 12, 2020. DMRC submits DPR for two Metrolite projects to Delhi Government | Metrolite Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has submitted the detailed project reports (DPRs) to the Government of Delhi for Corridor 1 under the Delhi MRTS Phase IV and Kirti Nagar-Bamnoli Village Metrolite project. Commercial operations on Phase-I of Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar Metro to commence by end-2021 | Metrolite The commercial operations on Phase-I of the Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar Metro Rail Project (Corridor 3 of Pune Metro) are likely to commence by end-2021. HMRTC to implement Gurgaon-Manesar-Bawal Metro project | Metro Rail Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation Limited (HMRTC) is now expected to implement the Gurgaon-ManesarBawal Metro Rail Project. WWW.URBANTRANSPORTNEWS.COM

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ď ľď ˇ ROUND UP Haryana Govt plans to extend HUDA City Centre-Cyber City Metro to Dwarka Sec 21 | Metro Rail The Government of Haryana is planning to extend the HUDA City Centre-Cyber City Metro Rail Project to Dwarka Sector 21 metro station. Excavation work for 13 stations completed for Mumbai Metro Line 3 | Metro Rail Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) has completed the excavation work for 13 stations for the Mumbai Metro Line 3 Project (Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ). MMRDA proposes double-decker flyover for Mumbai Metro Line 9 | Metro Rail Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has proposed a double-decker road-cum-metro rail flyover on Kashimira road stretch for the Mumbai Metro Phase III Line 9 Project [Dahisar-Mira Road-Bhayander and Andheri (E)-CSMIA]. First girder of MTHL project inaugurated on January 15 | Road Transport The Government of Maharashtra (GoM) inaugurated first girder under the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) Project on January 15, 2020. MMRDA proposes construction of Eastern freeway-Thane road extension project | Road Transport The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has proposed construction of Eastern FreewayThane Road Extension Project. Proposal submitted to MoF for grant of approval for Bengaluru Suburban Rail project | Suburban Rail A proposal was submitted to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) for grant of approval for the Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project (Bengaluru Commuter Rail System) on January 10, 2020. CMRS to conduct safety inspection for Phase IB of Jaipur Metro in March 2020 | Metro Rail The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) is expected to conduct safety inspection for Phase IB of the Jaipur Metro Rail Project on March 14, 2020. Kolkata Metro to commence commercial operations on Noapara-Dakshineswar line by mid-2020 | Metro Rail The commercial operations on 4 km long Noapara-Dakshineswar corridor under the Kolkata Metro Expansion Project are likely to commence by mid-2020. Maharashtra Govt decides to scraps HCMTR project | Road Transport The Government of Maharashtra (GoM) scrapped the High Capacity Mass Transit Route project on January 17, 2020. State Govt directs authorities to execute Pune Metro extensions through PPP mode | Metro Rail The Government of Maharashtra has directed Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), Pune Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (PMRDA) and Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro) to execute the proposed extensions of the Pune Metro Rail Project - Phase I on public-private partnership (PPP) mode. CMRS grants safety clearance for Vasudeo Nagar Metro station of Nagpur Metro Phase I | Metro Rail The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) granted safety clearance for Vasudeo Nagar metro station in SitabuldiLokmanya Nagar stretch (Reach-3) of East-West Corridor of the Nagpur Metro Rail Project-Phase I on January 17, 2020. DMRC commences feasibility study for Rezangla Chowk-Dwarka Sector 21 Metro line | Metro Rail Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has commenced conducting feasibility study for the Rezangla Chowk-Dwarka Sector 21 Metro Rail Project.

DMRC submits revised preliminary report for Noida Electronic City-Sahibabad Metro to GDA | Metro Rail Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has submitted the revised preliminary report for the Noida Electronic CitySahibabad Metro Rail Project to the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA). SPV formed for development of Jewar Greenfield Airport | Airport Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV) has been formed by the

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 ROUND UP Directorate of Civil Aviation, Uttar Pradesh, Noida International Airport Limited (NIAL) and Flughafen Zürich AG for development of the Jewar (Greater Noida) Greenfield Airport Project.

DMRC submits revised DPR for Noida Electronic City-Sahibabad Metro to GDA | Metro Rail Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) submitted the revised detailed project report (DPR) to the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) for the Noida Electronic City-Sahibabad Metro Rail Project on January 25, 2020. Work on Kolkata East-Eest metro to complete by March 2022 | Metro Rail The construction work on the Kolkata East-West Metro Project is now expected to complete by March 2022. Land acquisition completed for development of Phase I of Jewar Greenfield Airport | Airport The Gautam Buddha Nagar administration completed the acquisition of about 1,334 hectares (ha) of land for Phase I of the Jewar (Greater Noida) Greenfield Airport Project on January 27, 2020. Chief Minister Maharashtra inaugurates Reach-3 of Nagpur Metro Phase-I | Metro Rail The Government of Maharashtra (GoM) inaugurated 11 km long Sitabuldi-Lokmanya Nagar stretch (Reach-3) of EastWest Corridor of the Nagpur Metro Rail Project-Phase I on January 28, 2020. GDA submits DPRs for two metro projects to Uttar Pradesh Government | Metro Rail The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) submitted the detailed project reports (DPRs) for the Vaishali-Mohan Nagar Metro Project and Noida Electronic City-Sahibabad Metro Rail Project to the Government of Uttar Pradesh on January 28, 2020. SBI to provide term loan for Phases I, II of Navi Mumbai International Airport | Airport The State Bank of India (SBI) is expected to provide term loan worth Rs 40-45 billion for development of Phases I and II of the Navi Mumbai International Airport Project. NOIDA approves funds for Delhi-Noida elevated road project | Road Transport The New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) board approved funds worth Rs 6.05 billion for implementation of the Delhi-Noida Six-Lane Elevated Road Project on January 31, 2020.

February 2020 Centre allocates capital outlay of Rs 1,607.92 billion for IR under Union Budget 2020-21 | Indian Railways The Union Government allocated Rs 1,607.92 billion as the total capital and development expenditure for the Indian Railways (IR) under the Union Budget 2020-21 on February 1, 2020. Centre inaugurates Hubali-Dharwad BRT Project in Karnataka | Road Transport The Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the Hubali-Dharwad Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) Project on February 2, 2020. Maha-Metro, EIB signs loan agreement for Pune Metro Phase I | Metro Rail Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro) and European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a project loan agreement for disbursement of the first tranche of funds worth Rs 16,000 million (EURO 200 million) for the Pune Metro Rail Project - Phase I on January 31, 2020. Maharashtra Govt requests EIB to provide funds for Nashik MetroNeo project | MetroNeo The Government of Maharashtra (GoM) has requested European Investment Bank (EIB) to provide funds for the Nashik MetroNeo Project (Light Metro). Centre allocates funds of Rs 37.97 billion for Airports Sector under Union Budget 2020-21 | Airport The Union Government allocated funds of Rs 37.97 billion as central plan outlay to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) for airports sector under the Union Budget 2020-21 on February 1, 2020.

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ROUND UP ď ˇď ľ Centre allocates Rs 18 billion under Union Budget 2020-21 for Shipping | Water Transport The Ministry of Shipping received an allocation of Rs 18 billion under the Union Budget 2020-21 on February 1, 2020. MRVC submits proposal for Maglev system for CSMT-Panvel corridor under MUTP-IV in Maharashtra | HSR Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) has submitted a proposal to the Government of Maharashtra (GoM) and Ministry of Railways (MoR) for development of Maglev transportation system for the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)-Panvel fast elevated corridor under the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) - Phase IV. MMRDA terminates three contracts with two firms for Mumbai metro Lines 2B, 7 | Metro Rail Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has terminated three contracts, signed with Simplex Infrastructure Limited (SIL); and the joint venture (JV) of RCC Infra Ventures Limited and Mostobudivelnyi Zahin Limited (MBZ), for implementation of the Mumbai Metro Phase I Line 2B Project (DN Nagar-Mankhurd-Mandale) and Mumbai Metro Phase III Line 7 (Andheri East-Dahisar East) owing to delays in execution of the work. DPRs prepared for two light metro projects in Jammu and Kashmir | Light Rail The Housing and Urban Development Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir has prepared the detailed project reports (DPRs) for the Srinagar Light Metro Rail Project Phase-I and Jammu Light Metro Rail Project Phase-I. Centre sanctions Rs 56 billion for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail corridor | HSR The Union Government sanctioned funds worth Rs 56 billion for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor Project on February 1, 2020. Telangana Govt inaugurates JBS-MGBS stretch of Hyderabad Metro-Phase I | Metro Rail The Government of Telangana inaugurated the 11-km long Jubilee Bus Station (JBS)-Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS) stretch of the Hyderabad Metro Rail Project - Phase I on February 7, 2020.

IRSDC sets deadline for redevelopment of Chandigarh Railway station | Indian Railways Indian Railway Station Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC) has set December 2021 as the deadline for completion of the Redevelopment of Chandigarh Railway Station Project. Maharashtra Govt releases funds for three airport projects in the state | Airport The Government of Maharashtra has released funds worth Rs 590 million for development of the New Pune (Purandar) International Greenfield Airport Project, Amravati Airport Modernisation Project and Solapur Greenfield Airport Project Phase I. Maha-Metro to submit revised cost estimate for Thane LRT by February 20 | Light Rail Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro) is likely to submit the revised cost estimate to the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) for the Thane Light Rail Transit (LRT) Project by February 20, 2020. Systra MVA Consulting commences feasibility study for Chennai Metrolite | Light Rail French firm Systra MVA Consulting (India) Private Limited has commenced feasibility study for the Chennai Light Rail Transit (LRT) Project. Railway Minister inaugurates Phase-I of Kolkata East-West Metro | Metro Rail The Ministry of Railways inaugurated 5.3 km long Sector V-Salt Lake Stadium elevated section (Phase-I) of the Kolkata East-West Metro Project on February 13, 2020. RZD International evinces interest for implementation of Ahmedabad-Rajkot semi-HSR | HSR RZD International has evinced interest in implementation of the Ahmedabad-Rajkot Semi-High Speed Rail Corridor Project.

Trial run commences on Thykoodam-Petta stretch of Kochi Metro Phase-I | Metro Rail Kochi Metro Rail Limited commences trial run on 1.2 km long Thykoodam-Petta stretch of the Kochi Metro Rail ProjectPhase I on February 15, 2020.

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 ROUND UP Tamil Nadu Govt allocates funds for Chennai Metro Phase-II in budget 2020-21 | Metro Rail The Government of Tamil Nadu has allocated funds worth Rs 31 billion as share capital assistance, subordinate debt and pass through loan assistance for the Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase-II in its budget 2020-21. State proposes LRT system for airport connectivity in Tamil Nadu | Light Rail The Government of Tamil Nadu has proposed the development of 62-km Light Rail Transit (LRT) system as airport express link to connect the existing Chennai airport to the proposed airport at Parandar. AAI, Adani sign concession agreement for O&M of three International Airports | Airport The Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed a concession agreement with Adani Ahmedabad International Airport Limited, Adani Lucknow International Airport Limited and Adani Mangaluru International Airport Limited for Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and development of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport and Mangaluru International Airport respectively on February 14, 2020. HMRL proposes LRT system in Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh | Light Rail Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) proposed implementation of light rail transit (LRT) system in Tirumala town in the state of Andhra Pradesh on February 14, 2020. VHO proposes hyperloop transportation system to connect Delhi and Mumbai | Hyperloop The Virgin Hyperloop One (VHO) has proposed development of hyperloop transportation system for providing connectivity between Mumbai and Delhi. CMRL plans implementation of fifth corridor under Coimbatore Metro project | Metro Rail Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) is planning to implement fifth corridor connecting Vellalore to Ukkadam under the Coimbatore Metro Rail Project.

State allocates funds for Metro, RRTS projects in Uttar Pradesh under budget 2020-21 | RRTS & Metro Rail The Government of Uttar Pradesh allocated funds worth Rs 17,440 million for various metro and rapid transit projects under its budget 2020-21 on February 18, 2020. Railway lays foundation stone for Cherlapally Satellite terminal under Hyderabad MMTS-II | Suburban Rail The Ministry of Railways laid the foundation stone for a satellite terminal at Cherlapally under the Hyderabad MultiModal Transport System (MMTS) Project - Phase II on February 18, 2020. Gujarat Govt allocates funds for metro rail projects in state under budget 2020-21 | Metro Rail The Government of Gujarat allocated funds worth Rs 4,060 million for the Surat Metro Rail Project Phase-I and Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar Metro Rail Project -Phase I under its budget 2020-21 on February 26, 2020.

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India’s Urban Rail Network AT A GLANCE

OPERATIONAL NETWORK System

# As on 29th February 2020

Network Length (km)

Metro Rail

Network Length (km)

696.72 Total Network:

3347.72

Monorail

19.5

High Speed Rail

Tram

38.0

Regional Rail (RRTS)

2593.5

Suburban Rail

Regional Rail (RRTS)

Tram

High Speed Rail

Suburban Rail

Total Network:

2593.5 38

Monorail

19.5

Metro Rail

3347.72

696.72

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2000

3000

4000

UNDER CONSTRUCTION System Metro Rail

Network Length (km) 965.84

Metrolite

Network Length (km) Total Network:

High Speed Rail

Suburban Rail

Regional Rail (RRTS)

High Speed Rail Total Network:

508

1637.84 508 85

Suburban Rail

Metrolite

Metro Rail

965.84 0

1637.84

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1000

1500

2000

NEW APPROVED System

Network Length (km)

Metro Rail Metrolite/MetroNeo Suburban Rail

626.67 69.85 252.96

Regional Rail (RRTS)

High Speed Rail

Total Network:

949.48

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Network Length (km) Total Network: High Speed Rail Regional Rail (RRTS) Suburban Rail Metrolite MetroNeo Metro Rail

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MAJOR CONTRACTS AWARDED IN 2019-20 Project Name

Contractor

Tender Value

Work

Pune Metro

Alstom Transport India

₹164.79 Cr.

Supply of Signalling and Train Control Systems

Pune Metro

AFCONS-SPCPL JV

₹470.43 Cr.

Construction of 7 metro stations (Ramwadi-Mangalwarpeth stretch) of Reach-3

Mumbai Metro

Alstom Transport India

₹292.30 Cr.

Supply of Train Control, Signalling & Telecommunications Systems for Mumbai Metro Line 2A, 2B and 7.

Pune Metro

URC Constructions

₹377.90 Cr.

Construction of Range Hill and Vanaz Depots including E&M works.

Pune Metro

Alstom Transport India

₹93.40 Cr.

Supply of 25kV Rigid OHE/OCS Systems

Mumbai Metro

J Kumar Infraprojects

₹444.98 Cr.

Construction of viaducts and 3 elevated metro stations of Mumbai Metro Line 6

Pune Metro

Gulermak-Tata Projects JV

₹826.24 Cr.

Construction of underground stations at Budhwar Peth, Mandai & Swargate and associated tunnels on North-South corridor

Bangalore Metro

Alstom Transport India

₹580 Cr.

Supply of 750V DC third-rail traction, 30 33kV/415V auxiliary substations, 26 33kV/750V DC traction substations and a 33kV Cable distribution network

Pune Metro

Sterling & Wilson

₹297 Cr.

Supply of Sub-station, ASS , SCADA System and 33kV Cable Network.

Bangalore Metro

Parnika Commercial & Estates

₹170.41 Cr.

Construction of Metro depot in Hebbagodi in Reach 5 line of Bangalore Metro Rail project (Phase 2)

Mumbai Metro

Sterling- Cimechel JV

₹168.09 Cr.

Supply of 25kV OHE, SCADA, 33Kv ASS at Charkop depot of Mumbai Metro Line 2A

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 INFRA BUSINESS REPORT Project Name

Contractor

Tender Value

Work

Mumbai Metro

BEML Limited

₹834 Cr.

Supply of additional 21 Metro trains sets (126 coaches) for Mumbai Metro Line 2 and 7

RRTS

KEC-CCECC JV

₹580 Cr.

Construction of viaduct and 2 RRTS stations (Sahibabad & Ghaziabad) of Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor

Pune Metro

Titagarh Firema SpA

₹1125 Cr.

Supply of 3-coach metro train sets (102 coaches)

Kochi Metro

KEC-CCECC JV

₹265 Cr.

Construction of viaducts and stations of Kochi Metro Phase I Extension project

Delhi Metro

ETA-Tricolite JV

₹100.91 Cr.

Supply of ECS/TVS Systems for Extension Delhi Metro Airport Line and Line-9

Kanpur Metro

Afcon Infrastructure

₹734.56 Cr.

Construction of elevated viaducts and 9 elevated metro stations

Pune Metro

Schindler India JV

₹122.56 Cr.

Supply of Heavy Duty Room less Elevators and Escalators (Lot 2)

Pune Metro

Johnson Lifts

₹52.1 Cr.

Supply of Heavy Duty Room less Elevators and Escalators (Lot 1)

Delhi Metro

BEML Limited

₹729 Cr.

Supply of 80 nos. broad-gauge metro coaches (RS1)

Bangalore Metro

Vascon Engineers

₹159.88 Cr.

Construction of Metro depot at Kadugodi in Reach-1 Extension Line of Bangalore Metro Phase 2

HSR

BL Kashyap & Sons

₹332 Cr.

Constructions of Sabarmati High Speed Terminal on MumbaiAhmedabad High Speed Rail corridor

Bangalore Metro

ITD Cementation

₹1771.25 Cr.

Construction of Underground tunnel and 4 metro stations in Reach 6 of Bangalore Metro Phase 2 project

Delhi Metro

KEC-CCECC JV

₹954.87 Cr.

Construction of elevated viaduct and 10 metro stations on Janakpuri West-RK Puram corridor (Line-8 Extn) of Delhi Metro Phase 4 project. (Package 1)

Kanpur Metro

KSM Bashir Mohammad & Sons

₹83.89 Cr.

Construction of Metro depot at Govt. Polytechnic for Line 1 of Kanpur Metro Rail project

Delhi Metro

KEC-CCECC JV

₹1080 Cr.

Construction of elevated viaduct and 8 metro stations on Majlis Park-Maujpur line of Delhi Metro Phase 4 project. (Package 2)

Delhi Metro

YFC Projects

₹726.08 Cr.

Construction of elevated viaduct, 6-lane flyover and 4 metro stations on Aerocity-Tughlakabad line of Delhi MRTS Phase 4 project. (Package 4)

Bangalore Metro

CRRC

₹854.95 Cr.

Supply of Rolling Stock trains (216 metro coaches) for Phase 2 of Bangalore Metro Rail project

Delhi Metro

HCC-VCCL JV

₹478.12 Cr.

Construction of twin tunnel including one underground metro station at Krishna Park Extn. (Package 6)

Chennai Metro

Nippon Koei-Aarvee Associate-BARSYL JV

₹348.1 Cr.

Consultancy services for execution of first section (Corridor 3 & 5) of Phase 2 of Chennai Metro Rail project.

RRTS

PORR Bau GmbH

₹348.1 Cr.

Track consultancy services for Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor of NCRTC

RRTS

L&T Construction

₹1797.0 Cr.

Construction of viaducts and 7 RRTS stations of Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor of NCRTC (Package 3)

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ď ľď ˇ UNION BUDGET 2020-21

Union Budget 2020-21: Govt. of India allocates Rs 169,637 crore for Rail and Transport sector

Vinod Shah Head Communications Urban Transport News

n 1st February 2020, Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman had presented first Union Budget of second term of Narendra Modi-led UPA government for the year 2020-21. The total budgetary allocation for the transport sector at Rs 169,637 crore for 2020-21 is a very disappointing 7.2% rise

over the revised estimate of Rs 1,58,207 crore in 2019-20. Given the country is aiming for Rs 102 lakh crore projected investment between 2020 and 2025 in the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP), with an estimated Rs 35.77 lakh crore outlay for highways, railways, aviation and ports, the outlay for 2020-21 is rather small. Finance Minister said an accelerated development programme for highways would be undertaken. She also talked about 15,500 km highways development programme although no timeline was specified. However, she said the DelhiMumbai Expressway and two other packages would be completed by 2023 and the Chennai-Bengaluru Expressway would also be started. Apart from Rs 42,500 crore budgetary allocation, the finance ministry has allowed NHAI to borrow Rs 65,000 crore in 2020-21.

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For the railways, the aim is to achieve electrification of 27,000 km of tracks, set up a large solar power capacity alongside the rail tracks, operating 150 passenger trains through PPP mode and more Tejas type trains to connect iconic tourist destinations. The high speed train project between Mumbai to Ahmedabad would be actively pursued, the Finance Minister said. It has been observed that though there has been some increase in the budgetary allocations towards roads and railways, the increase in overall capital outlay has remained significantly lower when compared to the requirement highlighted in the National Investment Pipeline (NIP) released by the Government at the beginning of this year. For 2020-21, the Govt. has allocated Rs 91,823.32 crore to the highways, WWW.URBANTRANSPORTNEWS.COM

UNION BUDGET 2020-21  Rs 72,216 crore for the railways, Rs 3,798 crore for Aviation and Rs 1,800 crore for shipping. In 2019-20, highways received Rs 83,016 crore, railways Rs 69,967 crore, aviation Rs 3,700 crore and Rs 1,523 crore was allocated to shipping. In the port sector, the government would consider corporatising at least one major port and subsequently its listing on the stock exchanges. The Finance Minister said 100 more airports would be developed by 2024 to support Udaan scheme. It is expected that the size of the aircraft fleet would go up from the present 600 to 1,200 by 2024. Allocation for Road Transport, Bridge & Highways projects The total expenditure on the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for 202021 is estimated at Rs 91,823 crore. This is 11% higher than the revised estimates for 2019-20. In 2020-21, capital expenditure is estimated at Rs 81,975 crore while revenue expenditure is estimated at Rs 9,849 crore. In 2020-21, of the total expenditure, the highest allocation is towards roads and bridges at Rs 48,777 crore. This is followed by allocation towards NHAI at Rs 42,500 crore. • • • •

Road & Bridges: Rs 48,777 crore NHAI: Rs 42,500 crore Road Transport & Safety: Rs379 crore Others: Rs 167 crore

Allocation for Railways The total expenditure on the Ministry of Railways, DFCC, RRTS, MumbaiAhmedabad High Speed Rail, Bengaluru Suburban Rail and Kolkata Metro Rail projects for 2020-21 is estimated at Rs 72, 215.63 crore. This is 11% higher than the revised estimates for 2019-20. • • • • • •

Indian Railways: Rs 72,216 crore DFCC: Rs 7,500 crore Bengaluru Suburban Rail: Rs 1 crore HSR project: Rs 5,600 crore MUTP: Rs 550 crore Kolkata Metro : Rs 905 crore

Allocation for Metro Railways & RRTS • •

Metro Railways: Rs 17,482 crore RRTS: Rs 2,487 crore

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Policy announcements in the Budget Speech • •

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Rs 100 lakh crore will be invested on infrastructure over the next five years. Accelerated development of highways will be undertaken. This will include development of 2,500 km access control highways, 9,000 km of economic corridors, 2,000 km of coastal and land port roads and 2,000 km of strategic highways. The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and two other packages would be completed by 2023. The Chennai-Bengaluru Expressway will be started. At least 12 lots of highway bundles of over 6,000 km will be monetised before 2024. Setting up a large solar power capacity alongside the rail tracks, on the land owned by the railways. A proposal is under consideration. Four station re-development projects and operation of 150 passenger trains would be done through PPP mode. The process of inviting private participation is underway. More Tejas type trains will connect iconic tourist destinations. High speed train between Mumbai to Ahmedabad would be actively pursued. 148 km long Bengaluru Suburban transport project at a cost of Rs 18,600 crore, would have fares on metro model. Central Government would provide 20% of equity and facilitate external assistance up to 60% of the project cost. The Jal Vikas Marg on National Waterway-1 will be completed. Further, the 890 Km Dhubri-Sadiya connectivity will be done by 2022 One hundred more airports would be developed by 2024 to support Udaan scheme.

Reaction from Industry Leaders

Himanshu Chaturvedi, Chief Strategy Alain Spohr, Managing Director of Alstom India and South Asia, said: Officer, Tata Projects Ltd., said: “Accelerating India’s Progress’ is the common intent of the Government and Tata Projects Ltd. The Union Budget 2020 is positive since it has taken serious and concerted efforts towards creating an enabling environment that brings together public and private players thereby creating mutual synergies geared towards achieving national developmental objectives. More such initiatives towards ensuring bettertendering processes, quicker payment mechanism and lower-cost funds are needed to spur the infrastructure and construction sector but this is a good beginning. We are certain that the government will chalk-out more such positive initiatives in near future after consultation with all industry stakeholders.”

“The first budget of the decade had tremendous expectations and the finance minister has presented a well-laid roadmap to meet them. The focus on leveraging technology and boosting transport infrastructure coupled with worthy goals of reducing emissions are laudable. However, the government could have done more to promote localisation and Make in India.” Creation of five smart cities and modernizing transport infrastructure with a Rs 1.7 lakh crore allocation are commendable. Plus, the progressive initiatives by the Railways of promoting solar energy, upgradation of railway stations, electrification of tracks and operating 150 Tejas-like trains through the PPP model are welcome steps, he added.

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MMRDA transforming Mumbai into a World-class city

ndia’s financial capital is one of the world’s most densely populated metropolitan areas, and its population of 26 million is projected to continue growing to more than 45 million people by 2052. The strain on infrastructure and services has already lowered the quality of life and slowed down economic growth. Seeking to reverse this decline, the city planning body Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has started pressing for drastic infrastructure improvements and better planning and governance.

The authority has created a vision documents to transform Mumbai into a world-class city with a vibrant economy and a high standard of living for all citizens. The document has been prepared based on a Comprehensive Transportation Study (CTS) conducted by MMRDA under Project TRANSFORM for the MMR area in 2005, with technical

consultation and financial assistance of the World Bank. The study recommended appropriate transportation improvements to be implemented under various horizons until 2031. Based on this study, many transport infrastructures projects such as metro, monorail, highway, suburban rail projects have been initiated. By carefully assessing the current scenario of the city infrastructure, MMRDA has been striving to create a new, future-ready Mumbai. At present, the city’s public buses and trains are overcrowded and despite best efforts to improve the given conditions, commuters have to travel by the available means to reach their work places. The Metro aims to deliver a seamlessly connected and intuitively designed experience for the residents and visitors to the city. The Metro project by MMRDA is planned to improve the living standards in Mumbai, a city with abundant

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opportunities and dreams for all. “The 337-km long metro network will change the travel patterns of the city thanks to its inclusive, accessible to all, human-centric approach. The challenge is huge for any Regional authority to handle simultaneously, but as these metro networks were required ‘yesterday’ and we cannot wait for ‘tomorrow’, we are doing it ‘today’, said in the document. The vision document unfolds the vision of the Government and its commitment to the citizens in overcoming the inevitable challenges of commuting in densely populated urbanised cities. It provides an overview of the Metro Project of MMRDA, highlighting its vision and approach. Taking the reader on a quick journey of the metro experience, the Document also highlights the passenger-centric approach that is consistently and innovatively delivered through various touch points across the commute. WWW.URBANTRANSPORTNEWS.COM

INTERVIEW  In alignment with the larger national goal, MMRDA has been working on its vision of building a robust transport infrastructure, thereby enhancing the liveability of Mumbai city. MMRDA, MSRDC (Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation), MRVC (Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation), CIDCO (City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra), ULBs (Urban Local Bodies), PWD (Public Works Department), NHAI (National Highways Authority of India), etc. are making consistent and continuous efforts in improving the public transport and road

transport in MMR. MMRDA in coordination with other stakeholders carried out a number of planning and project preparatory works for implementation of public transport and road transport projects during the last two decades and a few major projects are summarised as follows:•

Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP): The works under MUTP 1, 2A, 2B and 2C will complete the physical separation of the major part of suburban rail system from the longdistance passenger and freight operation. It is expected that demand will continue to increase further, and

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MRVC has put forward proposals for further expansion of system capacity through implementation of MUTP III and III A. Mumbai Urban Infrastructure Project (MUIP) Eastern Freeway SCLR, JVLR, etc. Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) Virar-Alibag Multi Modal Corridor Airoli-Katainaka Road Other vital missing links, flyovers etc.

The newly developing metro plays a key role in this endeavour.

Q&A with Mr. R. A. Rajeev, Metropolitan Commissioner, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) ____________________ Mr. RA Rajeev is a senior IAS Officer of the 1987 batch. In the world of real estate, the role which the MMRDA plays is vital as it controls Mumbai's urban layout, water & energy needs, sanitation and a lot of other issues dealing with the lives of Mumbaikars. Kindly brief our readers about your professional journey in the industry. Mr. RA Rajeev: I belong to the 1987 batch of IAS, Maharashtra cadre. In my thirty-two years’ career, I have mainly worked for ten years in Urban Development, four years in Environment and four years in Finance in addition to other sectors at State as well as Central Government levels. Before joining my present assignment, I was working as Principal Secretary in the Finance Department, Government of Maharashtra. I have also worked as Joint Secretary (Finance), Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India. However, it is my long tenures in the Urban Development sector as Joint Municipal Commissioner and Additional WWW.URBANTRANSPORTNEWS.COM

Municipal Commissioner in Mumbai and Municipal Commissioner of Thane city, which has shaped my career path. Alongside this, my experience in Finance and Environment helps me handle urban issues with more effectiveness and efficiency. What would you rate as the single most positive aspect of this incredible journey? The public transport in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, though it is one of the best-connected in India, is overburdened. Looking ahead, will the Metro make a substantial difference? Mr. Rajeev: My strength lies in designing and executing urban infrastructure projects. So far I have

completed an award-winning Gorai landfill closure project and Automated Traffic Signalling project in Mumbai and long-pending infrastructure projects in Thane like Kopri road overbridge and Vitawa road underbridge. At one point of time, there used to be a 75 percent share of public transport in the total daily passenger trips in the city. In this, the majority of the share was that of suburban trains. However, it has reduced to 65 percent today, as the population grew rapidly but the capacity for public transport has not been increased. At present, the public transport system is overburdened with a crush hour density of 12-18 persons per square metre in suburban trains, as against the ideal travel density of 6-8 persons per square

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 INTERVIEW metre of space. As a result, every day, 810 people die on tracks of Mumbai, which is a terrible situation. We are trying to increase the capacity of public transport by double as we are constructing 337 km of Metro network at a time in the metropolitan region. There has to be an alternative to highways and suburban rail network. Even a single operating Metro line (Versova-Ghatkopar) is being utilised to the fullest. However, one single line will not make a huge impact. Once all the lines are completed, a commuter will certainly be able to travel long distances in not more than an hour's time. This will also help ease the crushing crowd on the suburban railway and also lessen the traffic on highways. What would be your vision of a comprehensive concept to ease urban mobility in a sprawling and fat expanding urban megapolis like Mumbai? There are initiatives in some cities in Europe and the US, apart from Japan, to exploit the digital environment, like mobile apps, to include connections to feeder services, other modes of public transport and even booking parking space. Your comments on this are welcome.

would have a seamless transport experience. In addition, merely constructing Metro lines will not be enough. Public transport solutions need to include first and last-mile connectivity options for people so that the real shifts happen from private vehicles to the public transport system which ultimately reduces congestion. What technical, financial, logistic, and project management challenges did you have to deal with to make Metro and other associated projects one of the best urban mass rapid transit systems in the country? Mr. Rajeev: The biggest challenge is to keep Mumbai functioning while it is being upgraded. A megapolis like Mumbai cannot stop even for a day. To construct a world-class infrastructure model with this level of population density, it certainly will be an example for the world as hardly any country has been able to achieve such a feat in such a short time. You need the best of the contractors, consultant experts, technology and certainly good financial resources.

JV for Metro 2A and Metro 7. Will this action affect the commissioning deadline of these lines? When will both lines be opened for the public? Mr. Rajeev: The termination was done precisely for the reason of getting things done on time. The deadlines were not followed by the contractors despite reminders and notices. We were left with no other option. The aim is and will be to complete the projects on time. We have planned to open these two lines— Metro 7 and Metro 2A— in 2020. When will you receive the first Metro trainset from BEML? Any additional features you would like to highlight here that differentiate them from metro trains already deployed in other cities. Mr. Rajeev: The first train set would be delivered to us by BEML in August 2020. As far as the special features are concerned, the rakes will be India's first indigenously-developed driverless trains for unattended train operations. Also first of its kind initiative in the country, there will be a dedicated space for a cycle stands

Mr. Rajeev: We are currently focused on the cohesive development of the city with a focus on rapid infrastructural growth, along with a keen environmental-friendly outlook. The MMRDA will soon enable first and last-mile connectivity which will provide urban mobility solutions for seamless transport from one end to the other. An application would be available to commuters along with a payment gateway which will enable them to plan their journey through all the modes of transport. The application would suggest the fastest route and modes of transportation to their desired destinations.

Talking of learning from doing, what would be the main takeaways from the Mumbai Metro Line 1 and Monorail projects, in terms of lessons learned? Mr. Rajeev: The biggest positive would be that there was a dire need for a horizontal transport system that would connect areas asides from the vertical transport system of the rail network. Once these dots are connected, Mumbai

RA Rajeev, Metropolitan Commissioner briefing about the Mumbai Metro Rail Network in a event.

Recently MMRDA has terminated major civil contracts awarded to Simplex Infrastructure and RCC-MBZ

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inside each coach. There will also be a dedicated wheelchair space and the total capacity of each coach will be WWW.URBANTRANSPORTNEWS.COM

INTERVIEW  approximately 380 commuters with a total of 2,280 passengers on every six-car train. The coaches will also have a distinctive colour scheme, both interior as well as exterior, for each Metro line. What are the salient features of the Mumbai Ropeway project? Please tell us about its design and construction features and current progress in the project. Mr. Rajeev: The ropeway from Mahavir Nagar to Gorai Village island will have eight stations with access to crucial areas like Charkop and Pagoda. This 7.2 km long corridor will save much time as people have to take ferries to cross the 1.8 km wide Gorai creek to reach Gorai island or Pagoda. The speed of these cable cars will be 1km every two minutes. The cars are expected to carry around 3,000 passengers every hour in the peak direction. The system can also be designed to carry up to 5,000 passengers. These will be mono cable detachable Gondola which can run on single cable

wire and can be detached to change direction. What are your views on the contents we cover in Urban Transport News publications i.e. online news portal and bi-monthly magazine? Mr. Rajeev: An online portal and magazine dedicated to the transport system is an excellent idea. In a country that's progressing at frantic speed, infrastructure and transport are what enable people to keep pace with the progress. The portal focuses on all the important aspects and the latest trends and news about transport. I must congratulate you for providing this platform. Anything else you want to share with our readers.

Mr. Rajeev: The MMRDA has always strived to make MMR a destination for economic activity by promoting infrastructure development and

improving the quality of life. Currently, it is executing projects worth Rs 1.5 lakh crores in the metropolitan area. MMRDA is working on several different projects of transport, infrastructure, environment, and other additional innovations to give the city an altogether different look and make Mumbai stand by its name of the Maximum City. Mumbai of 2026 will be a completely improved city so far as mobility is concerned, that is my promise. ***

MUMBAI METRO RAIL NETWORK (AT A GLANCE) Total Network Length: 337.1 km (14 Lines) Project Cost: Rs 1,40,814 Crore Line

Corridor

Length

Stations

Daily Ridership (2031)

Opening Target

1 (Blue)

VARSOVA-GHATKOPAR

11.0 km

8.0 Lakh

Operational

2 (Yellow)

HAHISAR-DN NAGAR-MANDALE

42.2 km

19.5 Lakh

2A-2020, 2B-2022

3 (Aqua)

CPLABA-SEEPZ

33.5 km

17.0 Lakh

2021

4 (Green)

WADALA-KASARWADAVALI-GAIMUKH

35.0 km

13.4 km

2022

5 (Orange)

THANE-BHWANDI-KALYAN

24.9 km

3.03 Lakh

2022

6 (Pink)

SWAMI SAMARTHNAGAR-VIKHROLI

14.5 km

7.7 Lakh

2022

7 (Red)

DAHISAR EAST-ANDHERI EAST

16.5 km

6.7 Lakh

2020, 7A-2024

8 (Gold)

CSIA-NMIA (Airport Metro)

35.0 km

8.9 Lakh

2026

9 (Red)

DAHISAR (E)-MIRA BHAYANDER-CSIA

13.5 km

4.42 Lakh

2024

10 (Green)

GAIMUKH-SHIWAJI CHOWK

9.2 km

7.4 Lakh

2024

11 (Green)

WADALA-CSMT

12.7 km

1.92 Lakh

2026

12 (Orange)

KALYAN-TALOJA

20.7 km

1.92 Lakh

2024

13 (Purple)

SHIWAJI CHOWK-VIRAR

23 km

4.8 Lakh

2026

14 (Magenta)

KANJURMARG-BADLAPUR

45 km

7.9 Lakh

2026

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 UNION BUDGET 2020-21

Union Budget 2020-21: An analysis on budget for developing Transport Infrastructure sectors in India • By: Economic Law Practices

he Finance Minister of India Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman focused on infrastructure as part of her second theme for the Union Budget i.e. economic development. As regards infrastructure, the focus has been on transportation and connectivity as well as increasing the solar power generation capacity, in the backdrop of the larger theme of 'Aspirational India' being development for all. In line with the overall "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas" principle, the FM also proposed that the National Skill Development Agency would give a special thrust to infrastructure-focused skill development opportunities in light of the huge employment potential of the infrastructure sector. A project preparation facility for infrastructure projects is also proposed to be set up.

This step is significant, given that the lack of capacity with the relevant expertise has been identified as a major requirement for the sector. INVESTMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR Tax Exemptions for Sovereign Wealth Funds One of the most significant announcements for the infrastructure sector was the 100% tax exemption granted to sovereign wealth funds of foreign governments in respect of their interest, dividend and capital gains income from investments made in infrastructure and other notified sectors before March 21, 2024. The only conditionality placed on such exemption is a minimum lock-in period of 3 years. The aforesaid move should definitely incentivize further investment in India by sovereign wealth funds, that generally make longer term investments in socially relevant sectors as compared to other

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foreign funds. National Infrastructure Pipeline In consonance with one of the prominent themes of the FM for the Union Budget i.e. a caring society, the Union Budget aims to improve the physical quality of life through the NIP. The NIP was launched by the FM on December 31, 2019. As per the PIB release dated December 31, 2020, the total project capital expenditure in infrastructure sectors in India during the fiscals 2020 to 2025 was projected at over INR 10.2 trillion. The FM indicated that the NIP would consist of over 6,500 projects. As per the FM, about INR 220 billion has already been provided, as support to NIP, which would cater for equity support to infrastructure finance companies such as IIFCL and a subsidiary of NIIF. As per the Union Budget, such companies would leverage it, as permissible, to create financing pipeline of more than WWW.URBANTRANSPORTNEWS.COM

UNION BUDGET 2020-21  INR 1 trillion which would in turn create a major source of long-term debt for infrastructure projects.

In our view, the NIP is a critical measure that would boost investments in the infrastructure sector. However, given the mammoth proposal, the financing of the NIP may be a challenge. ROADS The FM announced that accelerated development of highways would be undertaken, including development of 2,500 km access control highways, 9,000 km of economic corridors, 2,000 km of coastal and land port roads and 2,000 km of strategic highways. The DelhiMumbai Expressway and two other packages are targeted to be completed by 2023 and work on the ChennaiBengaluru Expressway would also be started. The FM also stated that the FASTag mechanism encourages towards greater commercialization of highways enabling the NHAI to raise more resources. It was proposed to monetize at least 12 lots of highway bundles of over 6,000 km before 2024. While monetization of 12 lots of highway bundles is a welcome move, it would be important to see whether timely monetization is actually achieved in a manner that enables NHAI to decrease its debt burden. Given the tepid response received for the previous TOT bundles, it would be crucial to ascertain whether the Central Government proposes another model for the monetization or amends the TOT model as envisaged by the Cabinet in November 2019. The geographies of the identified bundles would be key. RAILWAYS The FM envisions the setting up of "Kisan Rail" through PPP arrangements, with a view to attaining a seamless national cold supply chain for perishables, inclusive of milk, meat and fish. Equipping express and freight trains with refrigerated coaches is also identified under the theme "Aspirational India' in the Union Budget. As regards railways, the Central Govt.’s WWW.URBANTRANSPORTNEWS.COM

focus has been on fostering economic development through optimization of costs and ensuring greater connectivity through the following:• Increase in the number of Tejas type trains; • High speed train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad; • Setting-up a large solar power capacity alongside the rail tracks on the land owned by the railways; • Re-development projects for 4 stations and operation of 150 passenger trains would be done through PPP mode; • Grant of financial assistance for the 148 km long Bengaluru Suburban transport project; The Union Budget reinforces the importance of raising resources through PPP for network strengthening, connectivity and modernization of Indian Railways. In light of the announcement by the FM that bidding for various PPP projects is underway, it is clear that effective steps are being taken to make the sector on railways amenable to private investment. Insofar as the setting up of large solar power capacity alongside the rail tracks on the land owned by the railways has been envisioned, it remains unclear whether land owned by private players will be excluded for the purpose, in a scenario where the stretch of land alongside the rail tracks owned by the Indian Railways is not contiguous.

private parties in the sector and more realistic bids. PORTS AND WATERWAYS In order to increase the efficiency of seaports, the FM proposed to implement a governance framework in line with global benchmarks. Further, it has also been proposed to corporatize at least 1 major port and subsequently list it on the stock exchanges. As regards inland waterways, the FM announced that the Jal Vikas Marg on the 1,620 km Haldia-Allahabad stretch of river Ganga would be completed. Further, the 890 km Dhubri-Sadiya connectivity was proposed to be done by 2022. The FM announced that in consonance with Arth Ganga, plans are being prepared to energize economic activity along river banks. Corporatization of ports would go a large way in improving operational efficiencies which has been a challenge with India's major ports. It would be interesting to see the way this would be achieved and to also evaluate the global benchmarks that are introduced by the Central Government. LOGISTICS

The FM announced that a National Logistics Policy would be released clarifying the roles of the Central Government, the State Governments and AIRPORTS other regulators. A single window elogistics market is also envisaged under Noting the rapid growth in air traffic in the policy. the country, the FM announced that 100 more airports would be developed by Given that a National Logistics Policy 2024 to support the Regional has been in the works for a while now, it Connectivity Scheme i.e. UDAN. It was would be important to ensure that the also proposed that the air fleet number is aforesaid announcement of the FM is expected to double from the present implemented timely and efficiently. number of 600 by 2024. Considering that logistics involve interstate movement, it would be crucial for The development of new airports would the policy to harmonize the roles of the ease the strain on the existing airports. Central Government and the various However, it would be important to see State Governments, whilst at the same whether such development is done time bringing down the cost of logistics through the PPP mode or otherwise. and making the Indian logistics sector Furthermore, given the news reports from globally competitive. January 2020 suggesting that the Central Government may introduce a cap on the *** number of projects a bidder can get, it The information contained in this article is would be interesting to see whether such intended for information purposes only and move leads to wider participation by does not constitute legal opinion or advice. MARCH 2020 // Urban Transport Infrastructure

 INTERVIEW

110 railway stations are being redeveloped and modernised, will be similar to airports - Sanjeev Kumar Lohia, MD & CEO, IRSDC Sanjeev Kumar Lohia, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Indian Railway Station Development Corporation (IRSDC), talked to Iram Siddique on the planned redevelopment of 110 railway stations across India. Here are edited excerpts:What does the redevelopment of a railway station entail and how does it help commuters? Mr. S.K. Lohia: Redevelopment of stations does not mean improving its façade and lighting, rather it entails complete transformation with wellplanned entry and exit points, improved road accessibility and segregated passenger movement — similar to airports. The stations will be transformed into seamlessly connected hubs with adequate waiting rooms for all classes of passengers and no one will have to sleep on platforms. The new waiting rooms will be built at a concourse above the platform which will have retail outlets, and passengers will have to come on the platform only 5-10 minutes prior to their journey. The stations will become much safer, unlike the present scenario where stations have multiple exit and entry points. They will be completely equipped with CCTV cameras. How many stations are being redeveloped? Mr. Lohia: In all, there are about 110 stations across India on which a detailed

project report is being prepared. Of these, 60 stations are being taken up by IRSDC while another 50 stations are being done by Railway Land Redevelopment Authority (RLDA). The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) had studied about 398 stations which fall under the A and A1 category — based on passenger footfall, land availability and commercial potential, and prioritised a few stations; we are working on those priorities. We have at present called for a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Amritsar, Nagpur, Gwalior and Sabarmati. While the proposal for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) has been sent for approval to the Mantralaya, Surat and Udhna are also in quite advanced stages and we are hoping to call for their RFQ very soon. Work at Habibganj has been completed 80 per cent and it will be ready by April. Similarly, in Gandhinagar, the station redevelopment work will end in the next few months. Given that there is zero investment from railways, what is the funding model? Mr. Lohia: It has been decided that the first 50 stations will be bid out on PublicPrivate Partnership (PPP) model with funding through land monetisation along with user charges. The user charges will

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be a nominal fixed amount. It will give the developers a reasonable degree of revenue surety. The user charge will be a part of the ticket price and would be applicable only if one is boarding /deboarding at the redeveloped station. With the current economic slowdown, do you see any hurdles in the redevelopment plan taking off? Mr. Lohia: We have to be always conscious of ground realities, market conditions and state of developers. Instead of just relying on infrastructure developers, we have also opened it to various investment funds who can also participate. The pre-bid meeting had a tremendous response — it saw participation from nine funds, 17 developers and at least 40 consultants. The lease period of land where we are doing residential development has also been increased to 99 years as against only 15 years. Earlier, the lease for commercial development was given for only 45 years; now it is being given for 60 years. To further ease out the process, there is a single-window clearance. We will be approving the plans in consultation with the urban local bodies and statutory bodies so that the development in railway properties is in harmony with the surrounding development.. (Source: The Indian Express)

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 RAIL MARKET INSIGHTS

Rolling Stock Market Insights 2019: Trends and driver

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industries related to the rolling stock. This could be the regulatory authorities, operators, manufacturers, or a railway consultant. A Rolling Stock Market Insight, one might say, and to limit the discussion of this topic, we would like to emphasize its growth from 2015 until 2019. Bedy Kharisma Data and Business Analyst Global Rail Market

olling stock refers to the wheeled vehicles that run on railway tracks. By that definition, rolling stock includes railway vehicles such as Locomotives, High-Speed Trains (HST), Electric Multiple Units (EMU), Diesel Multiple Units (DMU), Passenger Coaches (PC), Freight Wagon (FW), And Mass Transit Vehicles, such as Metro, Light Rail Vehicle (LRV), or Tram. And the pursue of an environmentally friendly vehicle introduce a new category of railway car: energy efficient railway cars, which may include: Bi-Mode, TriMode, Battery railway car, Hydrogen Railway Car, Solar Powered Railway Car. Understanding the growth for each vehicle in every region, in the most detailed and specific way, is interestingly beneficial to those

Just before we dive into the topic, we want to state the methodology and geography definition to make sure we are all in the same issue within the discussion. A brief methodology of this study, it will only discuss the market of new railway cars, produced by OEM, from secondary data. This study will answer: "what" and "how much” vehicle

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gets ordered, to which country, at what price, and within how many months will it be delivered. The correlation amongst those topics will give an insight into how the business nature in the rolling stock industry. And so, the region in this article will be divided into eight areas, namely: CIS, Western/Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa/Middle East, Australia/Pacific, North America, and South America. The volume of vehicles ordered globally shows an exponentially increase, though the majority of it dominated by freight wagon. The fact that railway vehicles consist of many types from low-cost freight wagon to a high-value high-speed train. The volume trends will not necessarily mean the same with value

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RAIL MARKET INSIGHTS  trends. Another reason that we really can’t rely on how big the rolling stock market is the fact that most of the railway vehicles order different significantly amongst regions around the world. Rolling stock market is a market, in which 56% of it developed in Europe (CIS, western and eastern europe combined).

The European rolling stock manufacturers will benefit the most from this fact. Therefore, we can see that some of the Asian rolling stock expand their market into the European market and goes head to head with European Manufacturers. The competition of rolling stock manufacturers can is shown in the form of rank and market share distribution along the years as follows:• • • • • • • • • •

United Wagon Co.: 30296 CRRC: 22875 Uralvagonzavod: 17000 Alstom: 8837 Bombardier: 7664 American Railcar: 7650 National Steel Car: 5900 Stadler: 5230 CAF: 5069 Hyundai Rotem: 4828

volume trends. While the volume trends show an exponentially increase. The market trends in value seem to show a stagnant pattern, demonstrated by this graph.

crown, despite decreasing trends of CRRC itself. Reasons will always drive the growth of a market. Thus, there are three reasons, or

Since the majority of the market is dominated by freight wagon, and most of the number of freight wagon is ordered in CIS, the exponentially increasing market share can be seen in 2019 is won by UWC, a Russian freight wagon manufacturer from Russia. This Russian manufacture pushed CRRC domination

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driver one may buy rolling stock. Those are: to accommodate an increase in capacity, rejuvenation, or there is fro rolling stock in a new railway line project. Or a combination of those three drivers. And the drivers of rolling stock orders, still dominated by “accommodate an increase in capacity,” followed by rejuvenation and new railway lines, respectively. That being said, A market in which demand is already stable or even increase will be the perfect “ocean” for rolling stock manufacturers. Understanding the driver will undoubtedly help the manufacturers in tailoring a marketing strategy and offering a proposition to the customer.

Alstom takes the leads in terms of value, followed by CRRC and Bombardier. Those three manufacturers demonstrated a fierce competition in this market. The idea to merge Alstom and Bombardier will surely take the CRRC down from the ***

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 GLOBAL RAILWAY PROJECTS

25 Global Railway Projects to watch in 2020

1 FREIGHT CORRIDOR • • • • •

Country: India Project Type: Heavy Haul Project Cost: USD 11.74 billion Construction Period: 2012-2021 Length: 3,360 km

2 BAGHDAD METRO • • • • •

Country: Iraq Project Type: MRTS Project Cost: USD 2.5 billion Construction Period: 2020-2025 Length: 22 km

3 BANGKOK METRO

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Country: Thailand Project Type: MRTS Project Cost: USD 3.1 billion Construction Period: 2013-2020 Length: 26.3 km

4 LAGOS-IBADAN RAILWAY • • • • •

Country: Nigeria Project Type: Mainline Project Cost: USD 1.53 billion Construction Period: 2017-2020 Length: 156 km

5 MURCIA-ALMERIA HSR • • • • •

Country: Spain Project Type: High Speed Rail Project Cost: USD 2.8 billion Construction Period: 2010-2022 Length: 184 km

6 YINXI HIGH SPEED RAIL

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Country: China Project Type: High Speed Rail Project Cost: USD 11.6 billion Construction Period: 2015-2020 Length: 618 km

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7 RAIL BALTICA • • • • •

Country: Lithuania Project Type: High Speed Rail Project Cost: USD 5.8 billion Construction Period: 2019-2026 Length: 870 km

8 ANKARA-SIVAS HSR • • • • •

Country: Turkey Project Type: High Speed Rail Project Cost: USD 1.56 billion Construction Period: 2008-2020 Length: 253 km

9 HO CHI MINH METRO

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GLOBAL RAILWAY PROJECTS  10 CALGARY GREEN LINE Country: Canada Project Type: Light Rail Project Cost: USD 3.7 billion Construction Period: 2020-2026 Length: 46 km

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11 GRAND PARIS EXPRESS Country: France Project Type: MRTS Project Cost: USD 4.3 billion Construction Period: 2020-2027 Length: 35 km

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12 LAS VEGAS-VICTORVILLE Country: USA Project Type: High Speed Rail Project Cost: USD 8.0 billion Construction Period: 2020-2023 Length: 270 km

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13 BAYAN LEPAS METRO Country: Malaysia Project Type: Light Rail Project Cost: USD 2.0 billion Construction Period: 2020-2026 Length: 29.5 km

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14 DELHI METRO PHASE IV • • • • •

Country: India Project Type: MRTS Project Cost: USD 6.6 billion Construction Period: 2020-2024 Length: 104 km

16 BOGOTA METRO • • • • •

21 CHENNAI METRO PH-2

Country: Colombia Project Type: MRTS Project Cost: USD 5.1 billion Construction Period: 2020-2024 Length: 23.9 km

17 CAIRO MONORAIL • • • • •

Country: Spain Project Type: Light Rail Project Cost: USD 4.5 billion Construction Period: 2020-2024 Length: 52 km

Country: Australia Project Type: MRTS Project Cost: USD 13.5 billion Construction Period: 2020-2030 Length: 25 km

19 TEXAS-CENTRAL HSR • • • • •

Country: USA Project Type: High Speed Rail Project Cost: USD 20.0 billion Construction Period: 2020-2026 Length: 390 km

20 BANGALORE METRO PH-2 • • • • •

Country: India Project Type: MRTS Project Cost: USD 6.3 billion Construction Period: 2020-2025 Length: 118.9 km

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18 SYDNEY METRO WEST • • • • •

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Country: India Project Type: MRTS Project Cost: USD 4.5 billion Construction Period: 2020-2023 Length: 93 km

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Country: China Project Type: High Speed Rail Project Cost: USD 13.6 billion Construction Period: 2015-2020 Length: 794 km

23 NORTH BOTHNIA LINE • • • • •

Country: Sweden Project Type: Mainline Project Cost: USD 3.0 billion Construction Period: 2018-2030 Length: 270 km

24 DELHI-MEERUT RRTS • • • • •

Country: India Project Type: Regional Rail Project Cost: USD 4.2 billion Construction Period: 2019-2023 Length: 82 km

25 MUMBAI-AHMEDABAD HSR • • • • •

Country: India Project Type: High Speed Rail Project Cost: USD 15.0 billion Construction Period: 2019-2023 Length: 508 km

15 MUMBAI METRO • • • • •

Country: India Project Type: MRTS Project Cost: USD 12.08 billion Construction Period: 2016-2026 Length: 337 km

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ď ľď ˇ KNOWLEDGE SERIES

Noise and Vibration of Rail Transit and its effects

A Lakshami Narayanan Senior Environmental Health Expert

oise pollution generated by transport is acknowledged to be a major environmental problem. The use of environmental noise barriers, already widespread in Europe and the USA is now becoming increasingly important, changing the face of our road and railway networks and this in large urban areas is regarded as a growing problem of communities and there are various factors that contribute to increase of noise levels in urban areas.

One of the factors is the increase in urban population, which contributes to high traffic volume combined with increased intensity. In most urban areas, the corridors are developed in a close proximity where people live and work, which led to limited space and thus increase the number of high-rise buildings. This type of settlement created a dense environment in urban areas, thus increasing the traffic volume. Numerous countries have implemented new technologies to control noise pollution in urban areas. For example, low noise generating engines, changes in quality of vehicle tyres and changes in road material and these technologies have proven to reduce the noise on individual scale and as the overall noise pollution in urban areas is still increasing because of increasing traffic volume. It is of great importance that noise modelling software on multiple noise scenarios and must be able quickly and reliably to turn these models into noise maps and these maps are used to assess and monitor the influence of the noise

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effects as well noise maps can be helpful in planning and decision-making processes for reducing the noise pollution. Noise Barriers The primary function of noise barriers is to shield receivers from excessive noise generated by railroad traffic. While the onus of mitigating road traffic noise lies with the road projects, noise barriers are considered the most reasonable noise mitigation measures available. Many factors need to be considered in the detailed design of noise barriers. First of all, barriers must be acoustically adequate. They must reduce the noise as identified in the EIA studies. A proper design of noise barriers would need due considerations from both acoustic and non-acoustic aspects. Acoustical design considerations include barrier material, barrier locations, dimensions and shapes. However, they are not the only requirements leading to proper design of noise barriers.

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KNOWLEDGE SERIES  Also, non-acoustical design considerations is equally important as is often the case, the solution of one problem (in this case noise), may cause other problems such as unsafe conditions, visual blight, maintenance difficulties, lack of maintenance access due to improper barrier design and air pollution in the case of full enclosures or deck over. With proper attention to maintainability, structural integrity, safety, aesthetics, and other non-acoustical factors, these potential negative effects of noise barriers can be reduced, avoided, or even reversed for aesthetic aspects.

in Indian scenarios like Europe and the USA, the below check list has to be considered in the design stage of the material • •

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Choice of Material Roadside noise barrier is classified as follows. • • • • •

Reflective type- transparent and nontransparent Absorptive type- sound absorbent materials and possible finishes of absorptive panels Earth landscaped mound and retaining structures Mixed type- a combination of the above types

One of the key features in all structures is the material ultimately chosen. Despite the above classification, the materials could largely be classified as reflective and absorptive. The determination whether reflective or absorptive or the combination of both can be chosen through are EIA studies.

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The intensity for wind load and calculations for acoustic performance. The quality of the materials proposed to be incorporated in the barrier, particularly those, if any, that are not included in the Material Specifications. That the structural grades of materials used are in accordance with those quoted in the calculations. The supply, transportation and storage of noise barrier materials. Workmanship, particularly any preinstallation treatment required and the method of fixing. That the acoustic properties are maintained by the avoidance of gaps, including gaps due to shrinkage or thermal movement. Easy replacement of parts following accidental or wilful damage. Security of components and nature of materials used to discourage wilful damage. Maintenance access is provided at appropriate location.

Also, the specific considerations on the particular issues like effectiveness, structural integrity, compatibility with the environment, maintenance, safety, ventilation, lighting and installation.

Rail Transit Ground-Borne Vibration Transmission and its Control With the speedy development of urban mass transit system, more and more environmental concerns are focused on the vibrations from underground trains. Vibrations can arise from the passage of trains inside the tunnel and spread through the tunnel and surrounding soil into nearby buildings. Ground-borne vibration can be a serious concern for nearby neighbours of a transit system route or maintenance facility, causing buildings to shake and rumbling sounds to be heard. In contrast to airborne noise, ground-borne vibration is not a common environmental problem. It is unusual for vibration from sources such as buses and trucks to be perceptible, even in locations close to major roads. Some common sources of ground-borne vibration (other than train) are buses on rough roads and construction activities such as blasting, pile-driving and operating heavy earth-moving equipment. Vibrations in buildings associated with rail network operations can cause disturbance and complaint in a similar manner to noise. It needs to be considered at the infrastructure planning stage as it is difficult to mitigate retrospectively. The vibration of the transit structure excites the adjacent ground, creating vibration waves that propagate through

(This figure shows the mitigation of railway traffic induced vibrations)

Cleaning of material With the passage of time, barrier surfaces may become stained by contaminants such as water-splash from the road surface, airborne grime, bird droppings, honeydew or sap from overhanging trees. Concrete or masonry noise barriers may not need cleaning in certain locations as the surfaces would be washed by rainwater and their textured finish may control staining. Flat surfaces, however, will require regular cleaning as contamination will be more apparent and will detract from the appearance of the barrier. High pressure water jets mounted on purpose-built tankers, or hand washing with brushes and low-pressure water are suitable treatments. To completely killing the noise pollution WWW.URBANTRANSPORTNEWS.COM

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KNOWLEDGE SERIES  the various soil and rock strata to the foundations of nearby buildings. The vibration propagates from the foundation throughout the remainder of the building structure. The maximum vibration amplitudes of the floors and walls of a building often will be at the resonance frequencies of various components of the building. Characteristics of Vibration Signal Amplitude → Frequency → Phase → Orbit Types of vibration pick up Proximity Probe → Velocity pick up → Accelerometer

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Factors that influence ground-borne vibration One of the major problems in developing accurate estimates of ground-borne vibration is the large number of factors that can influence the levels at the receiver position. The physical parameters of the transit facility, the geology, and the receiving building all influence the vibration levels. The important physical parameters are as below. •

Operational and Vehicle Factors: This category includes all of the parameters that relate to the vehicle and operation of the trains. Factors such as high speed, stiff primary suspensions on the vehicle, and flat or worn wheels will increase the possibility of problems from groundborne vibration.

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Guide way: The type and condition of the rails, the type of guide way, the rail support system and the mass and stiffness of the guide way structure will all have an influence on the level of ground-borne vibration. Jointed rail, worn rail, and wheel impacts at special track work can all cause substantial increases in ground-borne vibration. Geology: Soil and subsurface conditions are known to have a strong influence on the levels of groundborne vibration. Among the most important factors are the stiffness and internal damping of the soil and the depth to bedrock. Experience with ground-borne vibration is that vibration propagation is more efficient in stiff clay soils, and shallow rock seems to concentrate the vibration energy close to the surface and can result in ground-borne vibration problems at large distances from the track. Factors such as layering of the soil and depth to water table can have significant effects on the propagation of ground-borne vibration. Receiving Building: The receiving building is a key component in the evaluation of ground-borne vibration since ground-borne vibration problems occur almost exclusively inside buildings. The train vibration

Criteria for selection of above pick up Proximity Probe • • • •

Shaft Vibration Measurement Key Phaser Marker Shaft Centre Line Position Best suited for 1 to 500 Hz.

Velocity Pick up • •

For bearing and structural vibration Best suited for 10 to 1000 Hz.

Accelerometer • •

For high frequency range Best suited for 1000 Hz onwards

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Even though the vibration is considered at the infrastructure planning stage and still vibration persists in the underground corridors means, the following may be the reasons• • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Unbalance Misalignment Looseness Pipe pulls Shaft catenary / bearing loading Resonance Unequal flow path clearances Rubbing Shaft bow Oil / steam whirl Deviated operating parameters Defective bearing / assembly of bearing Vibration transmittance from other source Gear inaccuracies

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Casing distortion Cavitation

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may be perceptible to people who are outdoors, but it is very rare for outdoor vibration to cause complaints. The vibration levels inside a building are dependent on the vibration energy that reaches the building foundation, the coupling of the building foundation to the soil, and the propagation of the vibration through the building. The general guideline is that the heavier a building is, the lower the response will be to the incident vibration energy. Wayside vibration is important factors in the design of new transit track or retrofit of existing track. All too often, vibration is ignored until well into the design phase, at which point incorporation of the most cost-effective solutions may not be possible. Successful vibration controls require consideration of both the track and the vehicle as a system, because the interaction of the wheel and the rail is responsible for the bulk of wayside vibration impacts. Hence, the vibration control provisions should be included in track design to avoid impacting wayside communities. Vibration can usually be held to acceptable levels at reasonable cost with appropriate design and maintenance provisions, especially if the vehicle and track are considered as a system rather than as separate, independent components. For example, expensive track vibration isolation systems might be avoided where vehicles with low primary suspension vertical stiffness are used, whereas vehicles with high primary suspension stiffness might produce vibration that might require a floating slab to isolate the track- an expensive proposition. The choice of vibration isolation provisions depends on vehicle dynamic characteristics, and the track and vehicle design teams must coordinate their designs during and after the early stages of the project. Mitigation could involve considerable expense, weight, space, or special procurements. Late consideration of vibration isolation may preclude some treatments simply because insufficient time exists to obtain them or to implement design changes.

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 KNOWLEDGE SERIES The following steps are considered to be resolving the vibration Problem • • • • •

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Accurate measurement of vibration data Collection of operating parameters Study of history of vibration behaviour / overhauling reports / recurring problem faced Interaction with O & M personnel Collection of detailed vibration behaviour at various conditions of operation like no load run, run up, run down, with and without excitation, part and full load operation etc. Vibration analysis to narrow down the reasons of high vibration Formulation of action plan (short term / long term) Implementation of action plan Response of machine after implementation of action plan Fresh vibration analysis if prolong the problem persists Implementation of new action plan

The cycle of vibration analysis and implementation of action plan shall be continued till the vibration problem is satisfactorily resolved.

Installation of 400 mm deep ballast and 40 mm thick continuous resilient ballast mat expected to achieve required vibration isolation in zones where vibration impact is identified. Possible vibration mitigation at source •

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Rolling stock measures − wheel truing, on-board wheel lubrication, use of disc brakes, dampening of wheels, use of resilient wheels, wheel vibration absorbers, low-squeal brake blocks and using rolling stock that meets environmentally acceptable vibration.

Besides above measures, the below measures can also be considered for vibration mitigation to the acceptable level. •

Vibration control provisions

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Numerous methods for controlling ground-borne vibration include continuous floating slab track, resiliently supported two-block ties, ballast mats, rubber pad link with wheels, tire-derived aggregate (TDA), resilient direct fixation fasteners, precision rail, alignment modification, low-stiffness vehicle primary suspension systems, and transmission path modification. Achieving the most practical solution at reasonable cost is of great importance in vibration mitigation design with the below factors of maintainability, ease of inspection, and cleanliness.

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The main vibration consideration is as below-

Track measures − minimising sharp curves to reduce wheel squeal, rail grinding, welding to smooth discontinuities, lubrication, use of soft rail pads, and relocation of signals or turnouts to minimise impacts on sensitive receivers

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Increasing the elasticity of track superstructure Eliminating the running surface discontinuities Regular maintenance of the rail running surface Regular wheel re-profiling Selecting the appropriate type of rail vehicle Reducing the speed of rail vehicle

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mitigation

Mitigation, subject to feasibility, where vibration impact of 25% or more is predicted. Mitigation performance required in range of 2-13 dBV minimum attenuation, at frequencies as low as 25 Hz.

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About Author A. Lakshmi Narayanan is Senior Environmental Health Expert, representing to NCRTC’s RRTS. He is having very good experience on Environmental Health, Sustainability, Occupational Health, Renewable Energy Technologies in the various overseas countries.

He started my professional career with M/s. Geo-Miller India Private Limited (German Collaboration) where I had an opportunity to carry out the pilot plant bench scale for the chemical factory mother liquor treatment introducing micro-organisms in the reactor and achieved for 99 % efficiency in the treatment. Subsequently, he had switched over to Sri Ram Institute for Industrial Research where he had handled Flue Gas Desulphurization technique in Chennai Petrochemical Refineries Limited He had also worked with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and carried out examination of water quality/environmental sanitation and capacity building in Swajal villages of Uttar Pradesh and worked on sensitizing and capacity building of village women on water resources management and environmental sanitation. While working with Reliance Infrastructure, he was handling with Compliance to Ministry of Environment and Forests to obtain Environmental Clearance (EC). Presently, he is representing National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) system approaches policies of Occupational Health & Safety Policy, Environmental Policy, Waste Management Policy, Quality Policy, Water Policy, Solar Policy, Energy Management Policy and Sustainability in motion Policy etc. including CDM initiation with UNFCCC (United Nations Forum Climate Change on Convention).

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 BRTS

Hubali-Dharwad BRTS: New Bus Rapid Transit System makes travel faster, safer and more convenient

Nupur Gupta Sr. Transport Specialist The World Bank

he twin cities of HubaliDharwad, the second-largest urban cluster in Karnataka, have transformed the travel experience of commuters along a major city artery by introducing a new central corridor exclusively for public buses.

Not surprisingly, within a year of its launch, bus ridership along the critical corridor has grown to 90,000 passengers a day. One in five passengers has switched from other modes of transport, and commuter satisfaction has soared from 56 to 85.5 percent. Other traffic has benefited as well. Private vehicles now have twice the number of lanes for their use – increasing from two to four – enabling traffic to flow much faster and more smoothly.

The state-of-the-art Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) between the commercial hub at Hubali and the educational and administrative center at Dharwad has made public buses faster, more convenient, comfortable and reliable , in addition to being safer for women.

Importantly, the corridor has proved to be a cost-effective alternative to expensive metro systems. Built at an expense of Rs. 970 crores (US$150 million) - or roughly Rs. 44 crores per kilometer ($ 6-7 million) – the BRTS has worked out to less than one-tenth the cost of a metro.

New air-conditioned buses now run every few minutes along the 22 km long route, halving the hour-long commute by express services. Regular buses too have shaved 15 minutes off their earlier time.

The project has the potential to be a game changer for urban mobility in the country . It has been declared the ‘Best Mass Transit Project’ by the Government of India.

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began implementing Bus Rapid Transit Systems (BRTS) with great enthusiasm a decade ago, the idea - which originated in Latin America - gradually lost steam across the country, despite successes in Indore and Ahmedabad. This was for a number of reasons: national funding for BRTS projects dried up, the projects proved to be more complex to implement than previously thought, and Delhi’s decision to abort its own experiment raised questions about the concept’s efficacy. So, what differently?

did

Hubali-Dharwad

Strategically identified First, the corridor was planned along a major city artery where 70 percent of commuters used city buses. However, public buses made up less than 10 percent of the passenger vehicles plying along the route. It, therefore, made sense to widen the four-lane highway into an WWW.URBANTRANSPORTNEWS.COM

BRTS  eight lane one, and reserve three to four central lanes for public transport. Part of a complete transport solution The corridor formed part of a larger citywide public transport solution that kept commuters’ needs in mind. It seamlessly integrated a number of different elements: the construction of a dedicated right of way for buses to ensure faster travel; the introduction of new airconditioned buses with easy boarding to ensure comfort; smoother fare collection; convenient links with city, inter-city and rural bus services; an integrated intelligent transport system (ITS) that provided passengers with advance information on bus arrival times etc.; and a state-of-the-art traffic signaling and management system. Thorough planning Project preparation was robust. Funds to acquire the land, build the eight-lane corridor, and procure a fleet of new buses were sanctioned beforehand. Engineering designs and operational plans were also drawn up in detail before the project commenced, and extensive consultations were held with multiple stakeholders. Thus, despite the large

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number of commercial, institutional, and religious structures along the way, as well as the numerous complaints, court cases and requests for design changes, the project was completed in a record five years’ time. One nodal agency mandated to deliver

High-level commitment throughout Throughout the project, the Karnataka government provided strong support and commitment through the Directorate of Urban Land Transport. It ensured that the project was fully staffed with teams that had the necessary skills in engineering and project implementation, land acquisition and resettlement, as well as in environmental management and in the planning and management of operations. Critically, all financing was approved upfront, resulting in minimal delays in implementation.

The establishment of a fully staffed special purpose vehicle (SPV) with the clear mandate to design, implement and operate the BRTS made implementation smoother and quicker. All key stakeholders held equity in the SPV - the state government, the municipal corporation, the urban development authority, the bus company Hubali-Dharwad’s focus on people, not and the road development corporation - vehicles, together with its emphasis on the bringing all the players on board. provision of quality bus services rather than on the construction of road infrastructure, Strong technical support has shown the way forward for other Indian cities. This is especially so for the mid-sized The strong association of CEPT towns and cities that are looking for costuniversity, Ahmedabad, from the project’s effective solutions that provide rapid conception to its operationalization, mobility for the growing numbers of people proved invaluable. With extensive who travel along their increasingly experience of designing and implementing congested roads. BRTS in Ahmedabad and Surat, the university was a great resource. In *** addition, various project management consultants were mobilized to supervise (This article first appeared in the World Bank Blogs) the construction and implementation of the complex intelligent transport system.

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 WOMEN SAFETY IN TRANSPORT

Public Transport and Women Safety

Dr. Richa Chowdhary Associate Professor University of Delhi

ublic transport is an essential service that provides individuals with access to work, to an education and to all of life’s opportunities. And yet, the access of many women and girls to safe public transport options is threatened by the potential of being assaulted or victimised. Worse still, the freedom of travel provided by transit has been abused by those who are engaged in human trafficking. These threats exist in small towns and large cities across nations. Thus, Women’s Safety in Public Transport is one of the key challenges across the globe. The travel needs of men and women are different. In developing countries such as India, many women are forced to remain at home owing to lack of safer transportation option. It is also seen that often times, women base their travelling choices upon the availability of transport facilities hindering their growth. Women often turn down employment opportunities further away from home for lower paying jobs because public transportation is either unreliable or unaffordable. Women often "chain" their activities by combining multiple stops and destinations within a single, longer trip as a result of their household and caretaking responsibilities. This makes it costlier for women to use public transport, since they may have to pay for numerous single-fare, one-way tickets throughout a chained trip. After the unfortunate Nirbhaya Case in 2011, women have become even more anxious about travelling at odd hours.

However, Transport operators in India are taking various measures to make public transport safe, including: • •

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Installation of CCTV Cameras and Live GPS Tracking Reserving First Coach for ladies in Delhi Metro Operating special Ladies Buses and dedicated cab fleet (She Taxi) Creation of Safety Apps (Himmat – Delhi Police) Separated sections for women in the buses and reserved seats. Appointment of bus marshals by Delhi government to look into matters of women safety.

In addition to affordable and reliable public transport, waiting areas, such as accessible bus stops, auto stands, and areas outside Metro stations need to be well lit with well-organised last-mile transit options around bus stops and Metro stations. The need for safe and efficient first and last-mile connectivity is critical. Women and girls may reach Metro stations and bus stops safely, but unless they can reach their destination safely as well, their mobility will continue to be restricted. Despite such initiatives there is need for Police, transport agencies, and advocacy organizations need to collaborate and coordinate with one another to reduce sexual harassment and violence in public transport, because individual and isolated

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initiatives—like CCTV cameras—are not enough on their own. Instead, transport agencies need to measure, plan, implement, monitor, evaluate, and share insights in order to make long-term progress and deliver concrete improvements. This requires clearly allocating responsibilities and identifying individuals so that ideas and initiatives are successfully implemented. Thereby safe public transit for women and girls must be based on the recognition of women’s and girls’ distinct roles, needs and experiences. In order for women to be able to exercise their right to freedom of movement in cities, public transportation systems should address existing mobility barriers. There is a pressing need for locallyadapted gender-sensitive transport strategies that combat the bias towards men’s needs in terms of variables such as route trajectories and frequencies. Most importantly, now the PPP THEORY (public, people, participation)will do the justice, and some steps towards environmental challenges should be taken care of also by the government as well as by us, for better future outcomes. ***

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WOMEN’S DAY SPECIAL 

Women leading urban rail and transport industry in India

Mrs. Rashmi Urdhwareshe, Director, ARAI

Image Credit: ARAI

Mrs. Rashmi Urdhwareshe is well known automotive research veteran who believes that when a professional – gender no bar but applicable especially to women – starts living the bigger picture and not subscribe to the ‘immediate circle of influence’ that the existence of glass ceiling in maledominated industries like automotive does not matter.

Born in Nagpur to professor parents, Mrs. Urdhwareshe grew up to be an NCC cadet, a State-level Bridge Champion, and an avid sports enthusiast at school and a trained Sitarist. A perfect match, Mrs. Urdhwareshe later found her life partner to be an engineering professional and an accomplished Accordion player!

She has risen from a trainee engineer to the Director of the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI).

As a post-graduate in Electronics Engineering from the College of Engineering, Pune, Mrs. Urdhwareshe

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opted for a research position in instrumentation at ARAI in 1983. She never really had to break any societal condition – working in a traditional male bastion like the automotive sector – because ARAI was seen more ‘as a research or a homologation house’ instead of as a ‘hardcore automotive company’.

But sacrifices and challenges did exist, both at home and at work. As a young married woman with an infant son in 1986, she had to decide on whether to leave her 14-month-old baby at home and go on a UNDP fellowship to Germany to train in instrumentation development or give up the latter, “Though leaving my baby home for six months was tough, my spouse’s and family’s support helped me go through it. And it was a game-changer for me. I learnt a systematic approach to R&D of projects, application of electronics in automotives, besides managing and leading a team at a renowned vehicle manufacturer’s R&D center.” She thinks compatibility with the spouse is always critical. Mrs. Urdhwareshe’s career grew along with the growth of ARAI. “I developed electronic controls of hydraulic testing machines which were used extensively to set up of fatigue test laboratory at ARAI. I also contributed towards emission measurements under which the first-ever

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 WOMEN’S DAY SPECIAL emission laboratory was formed in India, which later on has led to various emission regulations in the country.” Calling it as the “most challenging yet pleasurable time building an organization”, Mrs. Urdhwareshe had the opportunity to team up with a senior lady colleague to create a new Automotive Electronics department at ARAI in the ensuing years.

Mrs. Ritu Maheshwari, IAS & Managing Director, Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC)

(Source: Motor India Online)

Mrs. Urdhwareshe is a soft yet strict leader and believes in being fair but firm. She is a risk taker and is tough to be convinced, which was put to test in the early 1990s. “We were designing a circuit which was going on the laser range finders for military applications. Though close to the target specifications, we still needed improvements and were racing against time. My team felt that we should supply it as it is and we can improve in the next iteration. But I didn’t want our Army using it and missing a target. So I took the risk of even losing the project, but asked for more time. We assured them that the design will be improved.”

She says: “People need direction not commands – be it from a lady or a male boss. And the world sees you the way you see yourself.”

Mrs. Ritu Maheshwari is a 2003 batch IAS Officer who is currently posted as Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/ Noida Authority since June 2019 and Managing Director (MD)/NMRC since September 2019. This young and dynamic officer has brought about a remarkable change in the functioning of the bureaucracy wherever she has been posted. Known for her principles and professional approach towards her work, Mrs. Maheshwari has stood out as a shining example of how a little sincere effort can bring about a sea of change in any system and improve the lives of the common people.

People need direction not commands – be it from a lady or a male boss. And the world sees you the way you see yourself.

Mrs. Maheshwari is an IAS officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre and joined the civil services in 2003 after completing a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Punjab Engineering College. Her first major posting was in 2011, when she was posted as the Managing Director of Kanpur Electric Supply Company Limited (KESCO). The debt-ridden utility had run up losses of nearly 30 per cent, brought about by distribution losses, thefts, and tampering of meters. Under the able leadership of Mrs. Maheshwari, KESCO witnessed a major turnaround in fortunes.

Later, when it resulted in repeat orders from the same client, her team admitted that it is professionalism that matters, ultimately.

After her posting in Kanpur, she excelled and left a mark at all her subsequent

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postings as District Magistrate of Amroha, Ghazipur, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur and Ghaziabad, before her current posting as CEO / Noida Authoritry and MD / NMRC. After taking up her responsibility in Noida, Mrs. Maheshwari has transformed this city into a more cleaner, greener and vibrant city. Her efforts have borne fruit when recently the Noida Authority was given the Smart City: Empowering India Award by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). The Noida authority received awards in two categories; the first in the Best Climate Smart City category for converting 74, 000 street lights in Noida to LED lights and the other in the category of Best Greenfield Smart City for clearing the dumpsite at Sector 54 and converting a wasteland to wetland through bioremediation technology. Besides this, Mrs. Maheshwari has also ensured that the aesthetic appeal of the city is enhanced by getting the pillars of flyovers and metro painted in beautiful paintings that depict our culture and at the same time look beautiful and appealing to the visitors of Noida. Mrs. Maheshwari is known as a highly efficient officer who has brought about a remarkable improvement in the areas in WWW.URBANTRANSPORTNEWS.COM

WOMEN’S DAY SPECIAL  terms of functioning of the bureaucracy as well as implementation of innovative ideas to improve the environment of the city and make it more cleaner, greener and beautiful. She is definitely an embodiment of today’s empowered woman who is determined to bring about a change in the minsdset of a patriarchal setup with her work ethics and professionalism.

Dr. Sonia Sethi, IAS & Additional Metropolitan Commissioner, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)

Public Private Partnership Vertical where she spearheaded the India Infrastructure initiative for three years. Dr. Sethi has acquired a Masters degree in Major Project Management from Said Business School, University of Oxford and a Ph.D in Infrastructure Financing. Currently she is serving as Additional Metropolitan Commissioner (AMC) – Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), where she is spearheading the ambitious Mumbai Metro Projects of 14 lines (~337 kms), Multimodal Integration Projects for Last mile connectivity and Integrated ticketing system to make a world class metro for Mumbai. Additionally she is looking after infrastructure project of roads, bridges, flyover etc. along with Transport Planning, Urban Planning and

Dr. Anita Sengupta, Aerospace Engineer Dr. Anita Sengupta is an aerospace engineer, rocket scientist, pilot, and veteran of the space program. Her initial interest in engineering came from her Bengali father who was a mechanical engineer, a graduate of IIT Bombay. After graduating with a bachelors degree in aerospace engineering fron Boston University she went to went for Boeing on the development of the Delta IV launch vehicle propulsion system. Concurrently she earned her masters degree and pilots license. After this she joined NASA and served as a senior engineer for over a decade where her engineering projects included her PhD research on developing the ion propulsion system for the Dawn Mission (currently in the main asteroid belt), the supersonic parachute that landed the Curiosity rover on Mars, and the Cold Atom Laboratory an atomic physics facility now on board the International Space Station.

Dr. Sonia Sethi belongs to the 1994 Batch of the prestigious Indian Administrative Service (IAS). She has many firsts to her credit. Allocated to Maharashtra Cadre, she is the 1st Lady officer to hold prestigious portfolios like Joint MD – CIDCO, Joint MD & MD MSRDC & Transport Commissioner of Maharashtra. The final Commissioning of the iconic Bandra-Worli Sea link was done when she was MD MSRDC, where she also effectively structured projects like extensions of the sea-link, water transport, expressways, flyovers and intracity road networks. She enjoys the distinction of being selected on merit by IDFC to lead their WWW.URBANTRANSPORTNEWS.COM

other developmental works for an area covering 6500 Sq.Kms with 9 Municipal Councils, 9 Municipal Corporations, 48 Census towns & 1427 Villages in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).

After leaving NASA she led the development of the hyperloop as senior vice president of engineering systems at Virgin Hyperloop, a technology that can enable ground based travel in excess of airline speed. Her current venture is Co-Founder at Airspace Experience Technologies (ASX), an electrified autonomous VTOL urban aerial mobility technology company. As an engineering savvy executive and pilot, she is now leading the mobility solutions for smart cities by eliminating congestion and reducing the carbon footprint of air travel. Dr. Sengupta is also a Research Associate Professor of Astronautics and Space Technology at the University of Southern California. In her spare time she is an avid instrument rated pilot, motorcyclist, scuba diver, snowboarder, and Sci-Fi fan.

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Aludecor FireWall A2 MCPs are All Set to Furnish Indian Railways Coaches Aludecor secures the status of being the "Leading vendor for the supply of MCP for interior furnishing of the Indian Railways Coaches"

ludecor- India's most admired ACP brand has envisioned to lend its hand to building a modern India with worldclass Infrastructure that beckons allencompassing growth across all the other industries. At Aludecor we are proud to have collaborated with the Government of India to play an integral part in cladding an array of Airports, Railway Stations, Institutions and Government Administrative Buildings that crowns our status as a "Make In India" brand. Aludecor has been presented with the opportunity by Indian Railways and the Integral Coach Factory to supply FireWall A2 Metal Composite Panels in order to lend a hand in producing state of the art Coaches for the Indian Railways. Our revolutionary Fire Retardant FireWall A2 Metal Composite Panels (MCPs) are being used extensively to furnish the interiors of the Coaches for the Indian Railways. The collaboration uncovers the many possibilities of MCP applications while simultaneously prioritizing Fire Safety to be the top priority when it comes to Passenger welfare. We present to you here, the benefits of Aludecor Firewall A2 MCPs that promise to revolutionize Fire Safety aspects of the Interior Furnishing and Cladding Industry. So far, the Indian

Railways Coaches that were manufactured and designed by ICF were using LP sheets and DGFRP or Decorative Glass Fabric Reinforced Plastic Composite Panels for interior furnishing of the Railway Coaches. By changing the material to Aludecor's Fire Retardant FireWall A2 Metal Composite Panels, the Indian Railways has crowned us with the status of being the "leading vendor for the supply of MCP for interior furnishing of the Indian Railways Coaches". The Indian Railways Coaches will have an array of added advantages by using Aludecor's FireWall A2 Metal Composite Panels, which are listed below.

DGFRP and LP Sheets - Low Fire Resistant Properties amongst Other Disadvantages DGFRP and LP sheets are the most commonly used FRP Composites that contain an amalgamation of a thermosetting polymer matrix like vinyl ester, polyester or phenolic resin or epoxy and glass fibre. The glass fibres are reinforced in the matrix that serves as a binder material for the DGFRP and LP sheets while transmitting the applied load to the glass fibres.

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DGFRP presents many uncertainties about its long term property and durability, which, limits its chances of being widely used in the Civil Infrastructure Industry. Besides, DGFRP has very low ductility owing to the linear stress-strain relationship that results in sudden brittle failure. Moreover, a lack of proper validated data regarding the FireResistance properties of DGFRP makes it difficult to be used as an interior furnishing material for Railway Coaches. DGFRP stands to be non-eligible in having proper fire resistance for structural members of any furnished surface. When set on fire, DGFRP starts to show degradation of its mechanical properties, thus subjecting structural elements to fire damage. In case of a fire incident, the matrix of the DGFRP showcases low melting temperature owing to its high concentration of combustible materials such as Nitrogen, Carbon and Hydrogen. Besides, the polymers produce a lot of dense smoke that has proven to be toxic to human being due to the vast amount of Carbon Monoxide that is present in it. To curb these properties, resin additives can be added to DGFRP matrices. Phosphorus flame retardants or Hydrate WWW.URBANTRANSPORTNEWS.COM

FEATURED SOLUTION PROVIDER  based flame retardants can be added to the matrix of DGFRP during the manufacturing process only to be found that they have negative effects on the mechanical properties of DGFRP. The raw materials used for manufacturing DGFRP carries a lot of potential skin irritants that require no-touch operations. High risks of CNS and Respiratory Systems damage are also plentiful with DGFRP. Aludecor's FireWall A2 MCP Enter Aludecor Fire Retardant FireWall A2 MCPs. It shows excellent fire retardant properties that place it to be the number one choice for innovative use cases and applications. Having received the FPC (Factory Production Control) certificate from Exova Warringtonfire (UK), Aludecor's FireWall A2 MCPs stand to be the best A2 grade interior furnishing material. It contains 90% inorganic mineral content in its core that also makes it boast fireproof properties similar to metals. An excellent choice to clad high-rises beyond 15 meters, industrial and public buildings, airports, hospitals, hotels, tunnels, and underground stations, Aludecor's FireWall A2 MCPs release a negligible amount of heat and doesn't

contribute to flame spread at all. No toxic gases or smoke and flaming droplets are produced during any fire incident. FireWall A2 MCPs also ensure negligible damage to property, hassle-free evacuation, and zero chance of casualty. The core of Aludecor's FireWall A2 MCPs contains 90% halogen-free, inorganic material that produces water vapour when it heats up. It does not produce toxic gases like halogenated materials. Magnesium hydroxide (MDH) is the non-halogenated material that is mixed with PE to form the core of Aludecor's FireWall A2 MCPs. At Aludecor we manufacture the FireWall A2 MCPs indigenously at our two production units that are spread over 25,000 Square Meters in Haridwar. Aludecor FireWall A2 has Factory Production Control certification from Exova Warringtonfire of the UK (ewcl5) for reaction to fire classifications of EN 13501-1 Class A2, s1, d0. Aludecor's FireWall A2 MCPs also come with a very high OI or Oxygen Index. The Oxygen Index is a measure of the percentage of Oxygen that has to be present to support combustion of the plastic materials. The required Oxygen Index as set by the ICF and the Indian Railways for the purpose of interior

furnishings of Railway Coaches is 32% while Aludecor's FireWall A2 MCPs boast a minimum Oxygen Index of 70%. The higher the OI value, the higher the nonflammability. At Aludecor, we only use AL-5005 Marine Grade Alloy to manufacture our FireWall A2 MCPs. This gives FireWall A2 MCPs certain advantages such as high moistureresistant and corrosion-resistant properties over composite materials like LP sheets and DGFRP. Besides, FireWall A2 MCPs are extremely light in weight, thus posing an advantage to clad the highest of surfaces. The super flexible panels can also furnish any surface as it bends brilliantly! The zero undulation aspect of FireWall A2 MCPs assures smooth surfaces. Last but not least, Aludecor's FireWall A2 MCPs are environment-friendly owing to the Aluminium coils that can be easily peeled off from the composite panels. The scrapped coils are usually always sent back to the Aluminium Coil manufacturer who re-utilizes the material to produce new Aluminium Coils. The inorganic mineral core of the FireWall A2 MCPs can be recycled too. The scrapped fire-retardant core is sent to our in-house shredder, which turns it into pellets. Furthermore, these pellets are used as raw materials to produce new MCP core.

Comparative Analysis of Aludecor FireWall A2 MCPs VS DGFRP Attributes

Firewall A2 MCPs

DGFRP

Harmful Byproduct Release (When Set Aflame)

Turn into innocuous dust particles.

1.CO – Carbon Mono Oxide.-Highly Toxic Gas 2.CO2- Carbon Di Oxide. - Hazardous Gas 3.Methane - Hazardous. 4.Ethylene – Harmful for breathing.

Recyclability

1. Scrapped Aluminium coils are usually always sent back to the Aluminium Coil manufacturer who re-utilizes the material to produce new Aluminium Coils. 2. The inorganic mineral core of the FireWall A2 MCPs can be recycled too. The scrapped fireretardant core is sent to our in-house shredder, which turns it into pellets. Furthermore, these pellets are used as raw materials to produce new MCP core.

1. Thermoset composites therefore commonly end up in landfills, and since the components are not biodegradable, the economic costs of such disposal can be very high. 2. The glass fibres obtained as a solid residue in pyrolysis suffer the degradation of their physical properties, limiting their reuse.

Oxygen Index (OI) The required Oxygen Index as set by the ICF and the Indian Railways for the purpose of interior furnishings is 32% while Aludecor's FireWall A2 MCPs boast a minimum Oxygen Index of 70%. The higher the OI value, the higher the nonflammability. WWW.URBANTRANSPORTNEWS.COM

The Oxygen Index of DGFRP is lower than 32%.

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 FEATURED SOLUTION PROVIDER Attributes

Firewall A2 MCPs

DGFRP

Fire Safety Certification

Having received the FPC (Factory Production Control) certificate from Exova Warringtonfire (UK), Aludecor's FireWall A2 MCPs stand to be the best A2 grade interior furnishing material. It contains 90% inorganic mineral content in its core that also makes it boast fireproof properties similar to metals.

No such Fire Safety Certification can be found.

Presence of No flaming droplets are produced during any fire Flaming Droplets incident. FireWall A2 MCPs also ensure negligible damage to property, hassle-free evacuation, and zero chance of casualty.

Smoke Produces no smoke or toxic gases. Production (When Set Aflame)

In case of a fire incident, the matrix of the DGFRP showcases low melting temperature owing to its high concentration of combustible materials such as Nitrogen, Carbon and Hydrogen. Presence of flaming droplets make it dangerous for passengers. The polymers produce a lot of dense smoke that has proven to be toxic to human being due to the vast amount of Carbon Monoxide that is present in it.

Usage Fire Retardant Additive

The core of Aludecor's FireWall A2 MCPs contains 90% halogen-free, inorganic material that produces water vapour when it heats up. Magnesium hydroxide (MDH) is the non-halogenated material that is mixed with PE to form the core of Aludecor's FireWall A2 MCPs.

Resin additives can be added to DGFRP matrices. Phosphorus flame retardants or Hydrate based flame retardants can be added to the matrix of DGFRP during the manufacturing process only to be found that they have negative effects on the mechanical properties of DGFRP.

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Need for Adoption of Innovation to Enable Multimodal Integration in Indian Cities

ndia’s rapidly expanding urban centres are under tremendous stress as the existing transport infrastructure falls short of meeting the growing travel demands of an increasingly mobile urban population. While public transport agencies have tried to adapt to the demand, limited investment has often led to poor service levels. Adaptive operational plans meeting city commuting patterns and increased inter-institutional engagement will allow for better efficiency in resource allocation. One of the responses to counter the many negative impacts of congestion and pollution has been for Indian cities to invest in high-quality mass rapid transit systems. With addition of a transportation option that provides for a comfortable and reliable commuting option, what now remains is to address enabling of a mobility transition among urban commuters towards more multimodal transport solutions. Much of what is required to enable this is for metro rail agencies to create partnerships and complementarity with other modes of transport keeping commuter experience at its core while planning and strategizing for an integrated mobility service. Though Indian metro rail systems are experiencing growing adoption in Indian cities, they still have to deal with many challenges. Extending quality service and reliability that the system offers to the entirety of the journey while ensuring WWW.URBANTRANSPORTNEWS.COM

Sudeept Maiti Prateek Diwan Transport Professional Associate, WRI India WRI India

that door-to-door trips are competitive, both in terms of cost and comfort levels that are offered by other modes is essential. By implementing services that address these two aspects is when true commuter shifts from private vehicles to public transportation will take place. Addressing these challenges would require addressing issues such as growing dependency on privately owned vehicles for door-to-door trips due to convenience and comfort, integrating ticketing systems to enable seamless commuter experience and reduction of queueing time at different legs of the journey, safety and security of the passengers at metro stations, ease of access to metro stations and other complementary mass transit, parking of vehicles to enable ‘park and ride’ passenger transfers, increasing electric vehicle charging infrastructure, an initiative that would help push for more carbon neutral access. Considering many of these falls in the domain of multiple public and private agencies, a multistakeholder engagement in cities to cocreate and develop a strong solution is required.

A large degree of inconvenience to commuters and inefficiency in services could be attributed to lack of integration among services. In 2006, the Government of India published the National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP) that recommends the creation of a Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) in all cities with a million or more inhabitants. However, while many such organisations have been constituted, they do not have much authority or autonomy. Indian cities still have several distinct public transportation agencies who operate in silos that limits optimal governance and functions to be planned and managed, often leading to inefficient use of resources and hampers impact. While there are discussions for a stronger umbrella body – UMTA, to ensure seamless integration of various modes of commuting and to improve coordination among the various agencies, there is yet to be significant progress on this front. UMTA proposes to enable and implement integrated ticketing, rolling out transportation

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 MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT services by operating and managing them • according to the commuter demand. It also looks to prepare a transportation master plan and a comprehensive mobility plan in accordance with best practices, for the entire urban mobility area to ensure integrated, comprehensive and planned development of urban transportation. Additionally, the authority will also establish an urban transport fund to provide guidelines on budgeting and accounting procedures to be followed and the mechanism for fund collection and disbursement. While UMTA is seen as a first step to unify all public transportation modes in the city, the mobilisation and implementation of such an agency might • be successful through multiple iterations over time. Both Bangalore through DULT and Kochi through KMRL are experimenting with the formation currently. While the impact of a wellestablished UMTA will be unparalleled, there is potential for cities to begin the process of integration through enterprisedriven solutions like shared services model, product innovation in mobility and data-driven decision making for enhanced commuter experience. The challenges of the integration process can be classified as 4 ‘I’s: •

A station plays a key role in the travel experience as a commuter could potentially interact with it multiple times in a round trip. Suboptimal station design can bring unpredictability in travel that increases time and effort for commuters to traverse and transfer to multiple modes. Station design solutions can be tested to shorten transfer paths, reduce wait time, improve navigability, and increase circulation of commuters at transport hubs. Infrastructure integration is important to enhance commuter transfers between transportation modes. The physical design and revamp of the infrastructure would better the commuter experience • and increase the likelihood of repeat usage. Station designs also influence safety and security of travel that enhances commuter experience. Design interventions could also extend to areas outside the metro stations to streamline the movement of pedestrians, entry and exit of parked vehicles, pick up and drop off of commuters and transfer paths to nearest bus stops.

Commuters make transfer choices including the cheapest, safest, fastest, and most convenient mode of travel right from the beginning of the trip and during the trip. Information and payment integration by collecting and using existing data from different systems to draw better inferences for the dissemination of crowd and helping commuters make a seamless switch needs to be enabled. It also helps commuters plan trips with different combinations and permutations best suited to varying needs – cost, time etc. With different transport systems operating in the city, there are many overlapping routes leading to redundancies and cannibalization of services. Integrated operations using data-driven decision-making plays a key role in helping agencies provide commuter-centric services and improve service levels of the network. By working inter-dependently and planning services according to passenger loads data, transport options can create a mobility network where the city can prioritize available resources for better efficiency.

Additionally, to increase the use of public transport and other modes, cities should aim at making the public transportation ticketing system attractive and easily accessible for commuters. The pricing system needs to be designed for coherence across modes for all commuter segments through integrated fares. The initiative for seamless, connected, single PoS ticketing across transport modes should be explored by the metro

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agency. An integrated ticketing system would assist in combination of modes and transfer, reduce time to purchase multiple tickets, reduce fraud and revenue leakage and reduce administrative & fare collection cost. The following technology and data-driven interventions can be useful for UMTA to enable multimodal integration. Some of these could be: •

Data-led station design templates that allow for best commuter experience. For transit agencies, creating a dashboard that allows localised information of passenger flows can assist in understanding and developing infrastructure for different loads and utilise existing infrastructure optimally to meet targeted service levels.

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Fare integration is another aspect technology can assist with. The National Common Mobility Card (NCMC), will trigger rapid adoption of digital payments across transit use cases. Besides being cost effective vis-àvis cash payments, the card also aims to improve the efficiency and scale of public transit systems in the country.

While this will fall under the UMTA purview, examples from models like WHIM and Transport for London has enabled some aspects of multimodal cost saving to be passed on to passengers. •

Protocols for data sharing between agencies will allow for planning of services that could enable seamless commuter transfers and also translate to cost-saving for transit agencies. WWW.URBANTRANSPORTNEWS.COM

MOLTIMODAL TRANSPORT ď ˇď ľ As commuters increasingly demand more seamless multimodal mobility, new technologies and business models are assisting agencies enable and manage the end-to-end travel experience. Parallelly, technology-led innovation in urban mobility has given rise to thriving entrepreneurship in the sector, with the evolution of business models that are transforming the way mobility is delivered and accessed. With multiple challenges faced by the different agencies, a mix of innovative solutions and strategies using design and data can demonstrate shortand long-term solutions wherein start-ups must adapt their business model to fit the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mobility landscape. The need for adoption of innovation and entrepreneurship models to improve city systems is a growing realisation amongst government agencies. There have been many efforts that have been made within the government through start-up initiatives to enable this through the Atal Innovation Mission and Startup India and others. Many government agencies are partnering with education institutions through platforms like hackathons and tech bootcamps that allow for data-based ideations in the Civic Tech space.

One such program is the Station Access and Mobility Program (STAMP) which leverages entrepreneurship, innovation and mass transit, to enable multimodal mobility with the metro network at its core. The initiative has provided insights on how innovation-based improvements can be achieved through intermediary platforms that help enterprises and governments a de-risked sandbox to experiment. These platforms have the potential to help enterprises better understand the needs of a city and ideate service and business models. Recent advances in AI, sensor technologies, IoT, automation, real-time systems, and video analytics have also opened up new avenues for dynamic crowd management measures and feeder service models that help create more interactive and tailored transit experiences for commuters that can be tested through the platform. Some of the enterprises that have been a part of the initiative are last-mile companies who altered their business models to provide last-mile connectivity for public transportation users by enabling a drop-off rental model at metro stations instead of a point-to-point service. Similarly, there have been

multiple solutions proposed integrating ticketing and fares that have experimented with metro agencies and some enterprises use an aggregation model for sourcing surrounding parking inventories to make public transportation the main mile. One start-up is also developing solutions for effective passenger movement and throughput at metro stations using facial recognition and artificial intelligence With 13 Indian cities having functional metro rail networks, another 13 under construction and planning stages [1], and current total ridership of 7 million, the metro commuter market is sizable for enterprises and governments to pay attention to. Increasing adoption of public transit by multimodal integration is the need of the hour. Formation of UMTA in Indian cities will enable this shift once the institutional and governance challenges are overcome. However, technology and data-led innovation is experimenting with and trying to solve for gaps in the current system which can accelerate the process. ***

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