Rs.146-bn Chennai Metro Rail project approved

August 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A coach of a Delhi Metro train derailed near Dwarka station on the Yamuna Bank-Dwarka line Wednesday, metro officials said. All the 39 passengers in the coach escaped unhurt.

July 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In the wake of the recent accidents at two metro rail sites, residents in New Delhi performed 'Havan' to protect themselves from such mishaps and also to safeguard the Delhi Metro project. This Havan was performed on Sunday near Jamrudpur area that witnessed a serious mishap when the girder collapsed last week.

July 13th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Haryana government Monday approved allocation of Rs.900 crore (Rs.9 billion) for metro rail-link project in the IT city of Gurgaon. The metro-link will connect Delhi's Sikanderpur station to national highway no.8 in Gurgaon.

July 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Minister for Urban Development Jaipal Reddy on Monday refuted accusations that the metro rail mishap was a result of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) pushing to complete the rail project ahead of the Commonwealth Games 2010 deadline. Speaking in Parliament, Reddy said the Delhi Metro wasn't operating under any pressure to meet the deadline.

July 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A four-member committee will probe the collapse of an underconstruction Delhi Metro span that led to the death of five people in south Delhi Sunday. "The four-member committee will inquire into the accident and will submit its report within 10 days," Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) chief E.

July 9th, 2009 BANGALORE - State-run Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML) plans to manufacture hi-tech rail coaches for low, medium and high speed trains in technology collaboration with Alstom of France, a top company official said Thursday. "We have signed an agreement with Alstom for technology transfer to build coaches for light-speed, medium and high-speed trains for metro and intra-city commuting.

June 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The cabinet Thursday approved the transfer of 2,029 square metres of defence land to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for construction of its line to suburban Gurgaon. The transfer of defence land in Arjangarh near the Qutab Minar to the DMRC for the construction of Metro rail to Gurgaon has been approved," Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni told reporters after a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

June 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Haryana government has sought the intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to get an early clearance for the Rs.20.8 billion (Rs.2,082 crore) Delhi-Faridabad metro project from the Delhi government. "The detailed project report of Delhi-Faridabad metro project, having a length of 13.875 km, was prepared by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRCL).

June 12th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - To ease traffic problems and provide better transport facilities to commuters of the tri-city of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali, a Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS), including metro rail, is on the anvil, an official said Friday. "The proposed MRTS project will include metro rail, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) and Commuters Rail Service (CRS).

June 10th, 2009 CHENNAI - The Tamil Nadu government has sanctioned Rs.550 crore for the first phase of the Chennai Metro Rail project, Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said here Wednesday.

June 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Realty major Parsvnath Developers has bagged an order worth Rs.19.86 crore from Delhi Metro Rail Corp for constructing a residential project at Mundka Depot here, the company said Thursday. In a regulatory statement, the company said it would build 130 flats during the second phase of the Delhi Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS) project.

March 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has concluded a specialised training programme for engineers and staff of the Bangalore Metro, an official said here Sunday. After this, the DMRC is looking to introduce at it's training school in the capital specialised requirement-based programmes for staff of other Metro rails in the country.

January 21st, 2009 BHOPAL - Both Bhopal and Indore can now dream of having Metro Rail services, if one were to go by Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Minister Babulal Gaur. 'A survey for the Metro Rail project in Bhopal and Indore would be started in a month's time by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)', Gaur told reporters here Thursday.

January 19th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala government Tuesday approved the proposed Rs.3,048-crore (Rs.30.48-billion) Kochi Metro Rail project and sanctioned Rs.5 million to set up an office at Kochi. 'Th project will be on similar lines to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.

January 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Wednesday accused the Planning Commission of refusing to approve the Kochi Metro and sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 'immediate intervention'. The CPI-M said in a statement that the Planning Commission wanted 'a private party brought into the Metro Project on a Private-Public-Partnership (PPP) model ...