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India has fifth-largest metro network in the world: Hardeep Singh Puri

The Water Metro will also provide a cheaper and more sustainable alternative to daily commuters

Centre to hold meeting on Nov 10 to discuss payment of dues to RInfra

In the last hearing on October 10, DMRC told the High Court that if Delhi Metro were to raise loans to pay the arbitration award to DAMEPL, it would fall into a 'debt trap'

Mosquito breeding found at govt offices, public places in Delhi: MCD

Mosquito breeding was found at public places and government offices, including a police academy and a metro station, during an anti-dengue drive following which legal measures were taken, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi said on Friday. This year, MCD has issued "82,490 legal notices and 28,846 challans so far against defaulters," the civic body said in a statement. Intensifying its ongoing drive for prevention and control of vector-borne diseases, the MCD has carried out a "massive drive to detect mosquito-breeding in the premises of government offices, construction sites, schools, universities, educational institutes, metro parking lots, metro stations". During the drive, mosquito breeding was found on their premises and the "department issued 42 challans and 18 notices", it said. Action against these entities were taken under the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Malaria and other Mosquito Borne Diseases), Bye-Laws, 1975 Act. A fine of Rs 1,66,600 was also imposed on the defaulters

Tata Sons to invest Rs 975 crore in Pune IT City Metro rail project

The Rs 7,420-crore, 23-km project is being financed through debt-to-equity of 1.8 times and the entire debt has been tied up, and the envisaged equity commitment is supported by Tata Sons

RIL's initial bid for Metro Cash & Carry India at Rs 5,600 crore: Report

Thailand's CP Group has placed a bid of about Rs 8,000 crore, or $1 billion, to acquire Metro Cash & Carry India

18% people in India reinfected with Covid-19 in last 6 months: Survey

Around 46 per cent of those surveyed said their second infection was more severe than the first one.

Fewer deaths, more hospitalisations in metros amid the spike in cases

Large cities are seeing an increase in occupancy, though most beds still remain vacant

Metro cess back on property registrations in Mumbai, 3 Maharashtra cities

The metro cess is intended to fund transport infrastrucuture projects in these cities

Skywalk linking New Delhi railway station to metro station opens for public

The 242-metre long modern facility will also help in streamlining the traffic flow on the Ajmeri Gate side of the railway station, officials said

DMRC to construct metro loop corridor under Centra Vista project

The new circular line will have four metro stations and it will be built separately from the existing metro corridors -- Yellow Line and Violet Line -- passing through the area, officials said

Major strike by workers at Paris metro disrupts daily commute for millions

'We call on businesses to make maximum use of home office working,' Transport Minister Jean-Baptiste Djeebbari said on Twitter

DMRC milestone: First-ever tunnelling stretch of Ph-IV project completed

This was achieved at Krishna Park Extension on the Janakpuri WestR K Ashram Marg corridor with a tunnel boring machine (TBM) breaking through after boring a 1.4 km-long tunnel

Delhi Metro services briefly delayed due to mild tremors: DMRC

A senior DMRC official said, there are protocols in place for such situations, and the delay happened on account of it.

Delhi Unlock: 16 additional metro gates to be operational from tomorrow

At Model Town, Kashmere Gate and Central Secretariat stations, additional gates will be open only for entry.

DMRC monitoring Ph-IV, Patna Metro via indigenously-built software

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has implemented a custom-made project monitoring software for monitoring the progress of work on its Ph-IV corridors and the Patna Metro, officials said on Sunday.

TN govt eases curbs; bus, metro, rail services to resume in Chennai

The Tamil Nadu government announced more relaxations in lockdown norms for 27 districts and bus services are all set to resume in four districts including Chennai from Monday, after a gap of 42 days.

Tata Projects secures Rs 2,000 crore order from Chennai Metro Rail

Tata Projects has won an order from the Chennai Metro Rail to build a nine-kilometre underground stretch with four stations for an estimated cost of Rs 1,999 crore. The project is part of the phase 2/corridor 3 of the Chennai metro and falls between Venugopal Nagar and Kellys Station, the company said on Wednesday without revealing the order value. A source at the company said the project is for Rs 1,999 crore. The work involves construction of the nine-kilometre twin bored tunnels, totalling 18 kilometres, from Venugopal Nagar to Kellys Station. The work has to be completed in four years. It also involves construction of the diaphragm walls of the station box and entry/exit structures of the Madhavaram Milk Colony, Murari Hospital, Ayanavaram and Purasaiwakkam High Road stations, including launching and retrieval shafts as required at these stations. Raman Kapil, vice-president and head of metros & tunnels business unit at Tata Projects, said they have received the letter of ...

Noida metro services to remain suspended during weekend curfews in UP

NMRC will suspend its services on Saturdays and Sundays in view of the weekend curfew imposed in Uttar Pradesh

Rajnath Singh unveils India's first indigenous driverless metro car

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled the country's first indigenously developed driverless metro car at the BEML manufacturing facility here

Metro services to reach over 25 cities by 2025, says PM Narendra Modi

By 2025, metro train services will be expanded to over 25 cities across the country, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while adding that "Make In India" is essential for the expansion