Pratap Padode, Founder, FIRST Construction Council, supports Dr E Sreedharan’s suggestion that outlay for metro projects is woefully short Padma Vibhushan Dr E Sreedharan captivated the 150-plus audience at the Metro Rail Conference in Mumbai. He shared his learnings and recommended a course of action for the Government which he asked the FIRST Construction Council and Construction...
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Why RRR will be the Government’s formula too in 2023
The Budget may unlock the prospects the sector has to offer. This south Indian movie (RRR) has made record collections globally and received rave reviews. But India’s infrastructure story is also set to attract global attention. Pratap Padode, Editor-in-chief reveals the magic RRR formula As we enter the new year in 2023, the market investors...
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Mumbai to host METRO RAIL CONFERENCE on 20th January 2023
The high-profile Metro Rail Conference to be held on 20th January 2023 at JW Marriott, Mumbai‘Metro Man of India’ Padma Vibhushan E Sreedharan to make a special addressOpportunities of over 1000 km of upcoming metro rail projectsTrends and adaptation of technologies in the Indian metro rail segment.Experience sharing by proven stalwarts on speedy metro execution. Mumbai, 19...
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HMT Machine Tools Ajmer develops grinding machine for railway axles
Equipment to cost less than half of the imported ones On Sunday HMT Machine Tools Ajmer, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HMT Limited, said that it developed a highly-productive grinding machine that might cost less than half of the imported equipment for the railway axles.Indian Railways is importing the equipment from European countries as...
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Railways Loads Record 114.8 MT Freight in May
Amid the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian Railways’ freight business registered the highest ever loading in May. The world’s fourth-largest rail transporter clocked 114.8 million tonnes (MT) of freight, which was 9.7 per cent more than May 2019. Important items transported included 54.52 MT of coal, 15.12 MT of iron ore, 5.61...
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Need to develop 700 km of metro rail lines annually to meet future growth
With Indian cities emerging as the key drivers of economic growth, attention also needs to be paid to developing a robust public transportation system in them, observes Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs. Puri made these observations at a panel discussion moderated by Pratap Padode, Editor-in-Chief, CONSTRUCTION WORLD, and Aashish Chandorkar, Columnist,...
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Indian Railways freight loading forecasts growth
April to February cumulative freight data up by year-on-year basis
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Danfoss India supplies cutting edge drives to Kolkata, Chennai metro rail projects
Danfoss Industries has partnered with the Kolkata Metro Rail Corp. (KMRC) and Chennai Metro Rail Ltd, (CMRL) to offer cutting-edge drive solutions of varying capacities, to enhance safety, comfort, energy efficiency, sustainability, and reliability of their networks.
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L&T Construction wins new transportation infra contracts
The railways strategic business group of L&T Construction’s transportation infrastructure business has secured an order from Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (UPMRCL).
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Arbind Kumar to helm Louis Berger’s rail & transit systems business
Arbind Kumar has taken charge as Director, Rail & Transit Systems, South Asia at the global professional services corporation, Louis Berger.