Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal government has cleared the hurdles before the proposed Rs 2,600 crore Joka-BBD Bag Metro Railway project undertaken by the Indian Railways.
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Category: Railways & Metro Rail
Metro delays could cost Rs 50 lakh a day
While delays are the norm in every Metro project, Bangalore Metro’s Phase I has been facing clearance issues after portions of the track were not passed for safety.
Concor depends less on JNPT
Concor's dependency on Jawaharlal Nehru Port has declined following competition from newer ports, Pipavav and Mundra.
Insuredly Yours
LIC's total assets (Rs 12 lakh crore) almost match the amount the Railways are going to spend on infrastructure over the next 10 years.
Rlys to fast-track security system installation
Indian Railways says it will expedite the installation of security equipment. An integrated security system will strengÂthen the surveillance over sensitive and vulnerable stations.
RAIL (MIS)CONNECTION
Words have never been a problem for Chief Minister Mayawati and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee. Both of them are great at politics—emotive, speaking from the heart.
DMRCL award for BEML
BEML has received an order for Rs 925 crore from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (DMRCL) for the supply of 136 intermediate metro cars.
60 pc cargo aimed for rail
The Planning Commission wants to increase the share of cargo moved by rail to 50-60 per cent by 2018 from the current 36 per cent.
Dhamra's pvt rail line is R3i's first
The rail connectivity to Orissa's Dhamra port will be the first such connectivity project in the country under the Indian Railways' New Railways' Infrastructure for Industry Initiative (R3i).
Concor plans hub
Container Corporation of India (Concor) is planning to develop its Shalimar terminal in Howrah, West Bengal into a hub for domestic traffic and is accordingly offering attractive packages to customers guaranteeing cargo.

