Railways will lay 7 km of tracks every day in 2016-17 as against an average of 4.3 km per day in the last six years, as part of its capacity augmentation plan
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Category: Railways & Metro Rail
Pune-based MP Group bags 10-yr contract from NMRC
Pune-based MP Group, provider of integrated support services, today said that it has won a 10-year contract from Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) to ply buses within Noida and Greater Noida
L&T wins Rs.1,213 crore DFC project
Engineering and construction giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T) said its consortium with Sojitz Corp of Japan has won a Rs 1,213 crore project from Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd (DFCCIL).
SE Railway achieved a 7.1% higher freight loading
South Eastern Railway achieved a 7.1 per cent higher freight loading at 97.70 million tonne of revenue earning freight during the first nine months of the current financial year (April-December, 2015).
IR to redevelop Gomtinagar and Bhubaneswar stations
The railways is mulling a plan to offer two stations to National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) for conversion into the country´s ´most- modern´ rail premises.
Kochi Metro to start operations on Kerala Formation Day
Kochi Metro will begin commercial operations on November 1 - Kerala Formation Day, since both Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and Kerala Metro Rail Limited are confident of completing all works and obtaining mandatory clearance by that time, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said.
City infrastructure to be restructured
The Meerut Development Authority (MDA) has plans to restructure the city´s infrastructure to make way for the Meerut Metro, which officials say will be operational by 2022.
Hitachi organises Hitachi Social Innovation Forum 2015
Hitachi India, a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd, recently organised the Hitachi SOCIAL INNOVATION FORUM 2015, in New Delhi. The two-day forum sought to bring together esteemed participants to deliberate upon how social innovation can propel India
Cost over-run of 1.07 lakh cr in railway projects: CAG
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has pointed out cost over-run of more than Rs.1.07 lakh crore in 442 ongoing projects of Indian Railways.
IL&FS bags Rs.375-cr metro contract
IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company has bagged a Rs.374.64 crore project from Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) for construction of viaduct corridor.


