Punj Lloyd to build metro stations in Singapore

September 22nd, 2009 DUBAI - A record 97,527 passengers used the Dubai Metro on the first day of Eid holidays Sunday, WAM news agency reported Tuesday citing statistics released by the Dubai Road Transport Authority (RTA) Rail Agency. Aysha Al Busmait, director of RTA's Customer Service Centres Department, said the "Musanada Team" (Support) formed by the department was available at the metro stations and has been providing support and guidance to the public in the use of metro services.

August 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Metro will run curtailed services on the Independence Day Saturday and no parking facility will be available at stations for commuters till afternoon, a Delhi Metro Road Corporation (DMRC) official said Friday. "The Metro trains will run as per normal timings starting 6.00 a.m.

August 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Metro stations will soon have 160 kiosks exhibiting and selling handicraft and food products from all over the country. The ministry of textiles in collaboration with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will set up the kiosks in select Metro stations with an aim to promote the small-scale industries in the country.

July 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Construction and engineering major Punj Lloyd Monday said it has posted a net profit of Rs.125 crore in the first quarter this fiscal, up 27 percent from the Rs.98 crore it earned in the corresponding quarter last fiscal. Revenues increased 12 percent to Rs.2,979 crore, compared to Rs.2,658 crore in the year-ago period, the company said in a regulatory statement.

July 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - There's good news for those who commute by the Delhi Metro. They will be able to travel to the Metro stations in air-conditioned feeder buses by January next year.

July 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Ahead of throwing open the track from Yamuna Bank to Noida across the state border from east Delhi, Delhi Metro began trial runs Saturday on a section of the route, a Metro official said. The trial run, which began at 10 a.m., was conducted only till the New Ashok Nagar station in east Delhi.

July 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Engineering and construction conglomerate Punj Lloyd Friday said it has bagged three projects in Libya worth Rs.5,904 crore ($1.2 billion) for building commercial and residential complexes. The contracts were awarded to Sembawang Engineers and Constructors - a wholly-owned Punj Lloyd subsidiary in Tripoli, Libya - by the International Investment and Services Co, the company said in a regulatory statement.

July 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Engineering and construction major Punj Lloyd has bagged three contracts worth Rs.1,873.18 crore ($392 million) from the Housing and Infrastructure Board of Libya, the company said Thursday. As per the contract, the Indian company will build roads, networks for drinking water, sewage water and storm water and electrical and communication infrastructure in three towns in Libya, the company said in a regulatory statement.

June 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The next time you realise your mobile phone has run out of battery charge and you are commuting by the Delhi Metro, don't fret - just connect your phone to the charging points that will soon be available at stations for free. For the convenience of its commuters, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will install 134 multiple mobile charging machines at stations by July this year in a phased manner.

June 25th, 2009 DC Metro red line stations open after crashWASHINGTON — Metro is reopening all the stations along its red line during the morning and evening rush hours after a crash earlier this week killed nine people. The crash occurred on the red line between the Fort Totten and Takoma stations.

June 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nearly 50 volunteers of the Delhi Metro Citizens' Forum Wednesday went on a special drive on Metro trains and stations to check indisciplined commuters. About 50 volunteers are on a special drive to check indiscipline inside the Metro trains and stations dividing themselves into two groups who travelled on the Dwarka Sector 9 to Yamuna Bank and Dilshad Garden to Rithala routes, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation spokesperson Anuj Dayal said.

April 16th, 2009 MUMBAI - Engineering and construction firm Punj Lloyd has won orders worth Rs.308 crore ($62 million) from Bangalore Metro Rail Corp to build eight stations, the company said Thursday. The projects are to be completed in 22 months.

April 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Keeping in mind the large number of foreigner tourists expected during the Commonwealth Games 2010, Delhi Metro is training over 200 personnel in customer relations to help commuters. The Delhi Metro carries an average of 850,000 people daily on its operational network spanning 74.56 km.

January 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An NGO has taken the Delhi Metro to court alleging it had failed to provide drinking water and toilet facilities for commuters. A petition before the Delhi High Court, filed by Voice of India, has said that it had last year sent a representation to the Delhi government and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) seeking basic facilities in the Metro trains but got no satisfactory reply from them.

January 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Engineering and construction major Punj Lloyd has secured a Rs.2.64-billion contract from Airports Authority of India to construct a new airport in Sikkim, the company announced Tuesday. The project -- at Pakyong in East Sikkim and expected to be completed in 24 months -- includes the construction of a 30 metre wide runway of 1.7-km length, taxiway, apron drainage system and electrical work on the airport.