To start launching girders for the delayed Santa Cruz Chembur Link Road (SCLR) project in Mumbai, the Central Railway (CR) has finally given permission to the two infrastructure agencies. The nodal agency Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and the implementing agency Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRTC) have been waiting for issue of blocks (time for work) by the CR since March this year.
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Category: Railways & Metro Rail
Penalty on overloaded trucks to help h’way developers
The Union government has proposed to impose hefty penalty on overloaded vehicles on toll roads. More and more roads are coming under toll collection. However, the governmentĆās proposal to impose the penalty on overloaded trucks is likely to benefit highway developers.
Bharat Forge bags crank shaft order from IR
Indian Railways (IR) has always imported its crankshaft, but recently for the first time has placed an order with Bharat Forge. According to the company, Bharat Forge is the only crankshaft manufacturer in India which caters to the industrial sector. Bharat Forge has been already supplying a range of equipment to major rail network in the US and Europe.
MoU for high speed railway system
India and Japan have signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) to undertake a joint feasibility study of high speed railway system on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route.
Lucknow Metro rail work to start in Dec
In Lucknow, the first phase of metro rail project would commence in December. The registrar of companies approved the name of Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC).
Eastern Railway earnings up
Earning a revenue of Rs 717.84 crore, Eastern Railway (ER) in last September loaded 5,270 million tonne (mt) of freight up by 16.67 per cent over 4.517 mt loaded in the same month last year.
IR freight in Apr-Sept 2013
Indian Railways (IR) has carried 511 million tonne (mt) of revenue earning freight traffic during the first half of fiscal 2013.
Flyover to connect Nerul east, west
The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has recently given its nod to the new flyover project to connect Nerul east to west near the railway station. Tenders and work order for the same is likely to be issued soon. A budget of Rs 28.24 crore has been allocated for the civic project.
CM to evaluate Kochi metro progress on Oct 30
The progress on Kochi Metro rail project will evaluated by Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on October 30. The CM's evaluation programme was earlier scheduled on October 26. He will also discuss development plans for Kochi City to be implemented along with the metro construction.
Work on Lucknow Metro rail to start in Dec
In Lucknow, the first phase of Metro rail project would commence in December. The registrar of companies on October 8 approved the name of Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC). The first phase would include work on Amausi-Alambagh, Alambagh-Mahanagar and Mahanagar to Munshipulia.

