Concrete roads are the only salvation for potholed roads in Kerala, a state annually visited by two full-fledged monsoons, says E. Sreedharan, Member, State Planning Board, and principal adviser to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, sees it. Bitumen roads develop potholes primarily due to water seepage and lack of proper sewerage.
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HCC bags DMRC contract
Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) in joint venture (JV) with Samsung C&T has been awarded a contract worth Rs 866 crore by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for design and construction of 4.4 km long tunnel on
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DMRC gets Rs 31 bn
Union Budget 2013-14 allocated Rs 3,120 crore to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for the construction of Metro Phase III. This is higher than the Rs 2,200 crore outlay that the corporation received in 2012-13.
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Kochi metro project may be ready in 3 yrs if issues are addressed
India's metroman E Sreedharan says he expects work on the Kochi Metro rail project to be completed in three years if various issues like strikes, shortage of sand and labour problem are avoided. Sreedharan, who is the principal advisor to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, said this while delivering the keynote address at a function at Kannur University. He said there would not be any problem if there was "social commitment", which is of utmost importance. "Proj
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Kochi’s Banerji Road widening work from Feb 18
Widening of the Banerji Road in Kochi city will be taken up by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on February 18 as part of the next phase of preparatory works for Kochi Metro. The contractors engaged for the road work have already started mobilising resources required to execute the work.
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Kochi’s Banerji Road widening work from Feb 18
Widening of the Banerji Road in Kochi city will be taken up by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on February 18 as part of the next phase of preparatory works for Kochi Metro. The contractors engaged for the road work have already started mobilising resources required to execute the work.
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KSCC to build road at Rs 97-cr to ease traffic in Kochi
To ease traffic congestion from Vallarpadam to NH 17 at Paravoor, Kochi, the Kerala State Construction Corporation (KSCC) will construct a road from Chathanad-Moolampilly at Rs Rs 97-crore. The general council of Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA) held in Kochi on February 12 decided to this extent. It is to entrust the road construction. GIDA had earlier planned to give the project to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).
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KSCC to build road at Rs 97-cr to ease traffic in Kochi
To ease traffic congestion from Vallarpadam to NH 17 at Paravoor, Kochi, the Kerala State Construction Corporation (KSCC) will construct a road from Chathanad-Moolampilly at Rs Rs 97-crore. The general council of Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA) held in Kochi on February 12 decided to this extent. It is to entrust the road construction. GIDA had earlier planned to give the project to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).
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Delhi CM seeks cabinet proposal for funding mono rail project
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit directed transport department to bring a cabinet proposal to fund the proposed Rs 2,235 crore monorail project on the lines of the Delhi Metro Rail project. The move by the minister follows the detailed presentation given by Mangu Singh, Chief of DMRC on the fi
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The journey ahead
The Delhi Airport Express is back on track with its usual traffic resuming on January 18. However, will the country's first airport metro serve its purpose in the long run?After lot of hiccups, the country's first airport express metro resumed its commercial operations in its regular timing from January 2013. The Airport Express line functions on a public-private partnership (PPP) model.