This thread is for tracking the updates, posting pics and discussing on the Nagpur Metro Rail Project for the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. :)

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Phase-I

* Sitabuldi to Mihan via airport - 4,400 crore

Phase-II

* Sitabuldi to Automotive Square - 3,800 crore

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Centre okays metro rail projects for Pune, Nagpur

Source: Daily Bhaskar (http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/MAH-PUN-centre-okays-pune-metro-rail-2626684.html)
Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday said the Central government has given in principle approval to the proposed metro railway projects in Pune and Nagpur.

Speaking after inaugurating the Babasaheb Ambedkar bridge near Bund Garden here, Chavan said he had discussed the metro projects with Union urban development minister Kamal Nath, and added that the state government is working on a financial model and on setting up a special purpose vehicle.

Some people have suggested alternatives regarding the Pune metro rail project, he said, alluding to deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar preferring an underground metro project instead of an elevated one. The state government would develop it at the earliest after considering the alternatives.

He said a decision on the development plan (DP) of 23 merged villages, pending with the state government for 6 year, "will be made in a few days". "There are differences on one small issue, and I am trying to remove them," he added.

Chavan said it was not proper to withhold inauguration of projects if leaders could not spare time for it. Hence, he decided to open a bridge in Mumbai on Thursday without a formal inauguration.

Municipal commissioner Mahesh Pathak said work on the new bridge at Bund Garden was started in 2008. Built at a cost of Rs 32.5 crore, the four-lane bridge is 425 metre and 21 metres wide. Everyday 80,000 vehicles pass on the old bridge at Bund Garden and the new one would ease the traffic flow.

Metro rail project in 18 months if proposal is received: Kamal Nath

Source: TOI (http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-11/nagpur/30504446_1_kamal-nath-project-report-phase-ii)
Confirming that the ambitious metro rail in the city is very much feasible, Union minister for urban development Kamal Nath said that the project may commence within one-and-a-half years if the proposal is received early. The minister said that as far as Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme is concerned, phase-II will be of around Rs 1 lakh crore.

Giving details about the metro rail, Kamal Nath said that he is a true lover of the city as it is a gateway to his constituency. "Metro rail project has been proposed in 24 cities including Nagpur. I have asked chief minister Prithviraj Chavan to send a proposal. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) requires 8 months to prepare the detailed project report (DRP) highlighting various technical issues including distance of over and under ground rail network. The operation will be done by a special purpose vehicle. The government is also ready to bear 50% cost of DPR. There should be no delay in sending the proposal," he told reporters.

Taking the points from EGS minister Nitin Raut's speech, Kamal Nath, while addressing the inauguration programme of 240 MLD Kanhan Water Treatment Plant, said that NIT and NMC should immediately take a final decision as to which body will send the proposal. "Raut and BJP national president Nitin Gadkari should held a meeting with these two bodies and ensure that the proposal is sent to the state government at the earliest."

Asked about phase-II of JNNURM following completion of phase-I on March 31, 2012, Kamal Nath said, the Central government has started the JNNURM to overcome the huge gap between population growth and infrastructure in the urban areas. "The government requires at least Rs 10 lakh crore for proper development of urban pockets. The capital outlay of phase-II will be of around Rs 1 lakh crore. The government will go for phase-II continuing the pending works under phase-I. A conference on phase-II will be held on December 13 at New Delhi in the presence of prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh," he said.

Throwing light on phase-I projects, Kamal Nath said, the government has learnt several lessons from phase-I. "Components in phase-II will be different and successful. The phase-I could not be cent per cent successful. Many projects were completed and few failed to take off. The government will not provide grants first in the phase-II. The civic bodies have to first take loan and then they will be given grant. Besides, no project will get sanction prior to land acquisition and all clearances. Top priority will be given for PPP model in the phase-II. Besides, the projects will be sanctioned for nagar panchayats, municipal council and corporations in phase-II," he said.

Meanwhile, it has come to fore that the state government is yet to appoint a nodal agency for preparing the ambitious metro rail proposal. Two bodies- NMC and NIT are showing interest in the project. NIT has also sent a proposal to the government a month ago. NMC is claiming to have a project report of metro rail already with it. Thus, the chances for yet another tussle between these two bodies may not be ruled out. Anyhow, the state has to take a decision soon in the interest of the city as the Central government is eager to give approval.

Metro rail project to get on track during winter session

Source: TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Metro-rail-project-to-get-on-track-during-winter-session/articleshow/11087277.cms)
The winter session of state legislature might see the metro rail project get on track. The state government is likely to send a proposal to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to start the process of preparing a detailed project report (DPR) within 15 days.

As per information available from officials, chief secretary Ratnakar Gaikwad has convened a meeting in the city on December 16. Gaikwad will revive the special purpose vehicle - Nagpur Mass Transport Company (NMTC) - set up for the city metro rails way back. NMTC holds the shares of five institutions - MADC highest with 33.80%, NIT, NMC and MIDC with 21.90% and SICOM Limited with 0.5%. NMTC had held four meetings but not in continuous process. Gaikwad will revive the NMTC and appoint executive director for looking after the day-to-day work.

After revival of NMTC, the government is likely to appoint NIT - the nodal agency for metro rail. NIT has sent a proposal to the government requesting to appoint it as a nodal agency on October 7, 2010. "NIT is a front-runner in the race as the already appointed planning authority of metro region. Once the nodal agency is finalized, the government will send a proposal to the union urban development department. Later, the government will send a proposal to DMRC for the DPR," said an official.

Already, L&T Ramboll has prepared a metro rail plan in 2004 and revised it in 2008. But it is clear that DMRC will prepare the DPR for metro rail. During his visit to the city on Saturday, the union minister for urban development Kamal Nath cleared that the DMRC is the only agency to prepare the DPR of the metro rail. He also hinted at the delay on the part of the state government in dispatching the proposal. The union minister added that the state should finalize the nodal agency and send the proposal as soon as possible as DMRC requires at least eight months to prepare the DPR.

AICC general secretary and MP Vilas Muttemwar has been pursuing the metro rail issue with the Centre for a long time. Muttemwar has requested chief minister Prithviraj Chavan to hold a meeting during the winter session for getting the project in momentum.

Why the hell does Nagpur need Metro? I can't think of one place where there is traffic jam or congestion.

Thanks for starting this thread.

This thread is for tracking the updates, posting pics and discussing on the Nagpur Metro Rail Project for the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. :)

Didn't know Govt OK'd Metro Rail for Nagpur.
Thanks for starting this thread.

Please keep the thread posted.

Thanks for the thread, World8115! but I don't think there will be any real progress soon.. Maha Govt has a habit of announcing big things for Nagpur but not sticking to it..

Why the hell does Nagpur need Metro? I can't think of one place where there is traffic jam or congestion.

So what do you think govt should first wait for "congestion" to increase like hell just as we see in metro cities and then start thinking of having a metro.. and start implementing it when people are thoroughly pissed off at increased traffic problems.. and then construction work adding to more problems. This is exactly how it works in India and it seems that we are getting used to it..

So what do you think govt should first wait for "congestion" to increase like hell just as we see in metro cities and then start thinking of having a metro.. and start implementing it when people are thoroughly pissed off at increased traffic problems.. and then construction work adding to more problems. This is exactly how it works in India and it seems that we are getting used to it..

It should repair roads first. When I first came to Nagpur, I fell in love with the roads...then the roads themselves fell apart. Widen the roads maybe in some of the old areas, if possible.

Then it must look for a place to implement BRTS (much, much cheaper) or if nothing else an Autorickshaw dedicated corridor at least. It may sound funny but IMHO it would really work in Nagpur cuz the roads are not that wide per se.

Then if the need arises, they can build monorail, maybe.

See, metro at this point will be 'excess infrastructure' when in reality Nagpur sudhar pranyas should take care of basics first. Last I heard some of the residential projects in the outlying areas weren't even getting water by the authorities cuz they claimed that the projects lie beyond their limits. And although trash collection etc in Nagpur is much better than in some other cities but emphasis at this point should be to cover at least basics EVERYWHERE rather than some glitzy structure at the top of the pile.

Plz. metros run on their special tracks and in no relation with trafiic roads and also the city is at very great distances....it is a great idea indeed.......

City to get metro rail by Dec 2016

Prafulla Marpakwar & Ashish Roy, TNN | Dec 17, 2011, 01.45AM IST

MUMBAI/NAGPUR: When it comes to granting infrastructure projects, Nagpur and Vidarbha has always been given the short end of the stick. But, for the metro rail, the state government has reacted with alacrity by approving the ambitious project.

Nagpur, the second capital of Maharashtra, will finally join the big league of cities in the country which have the urban necessity of a metro rail network. Work on the project is expected to begin in January 2013. With not many hurdles in the way unlike other cities, Nagpurians may be able to make their first trip by December 2016.

Sources in Mantralaya said that the metro link will be 25km long from Sitabuldi to Butibori via Mihan. The cost of the project is Rs 1,250 crore. It will run partly on an elevated corridor and the remaining will be on-ground.

A meeting of high level committee headed by chief secretary Ratnakar Gaikwad discussed the project on Thursday. It decided that the project will be financed by the Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT), Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) and the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO).

The high level committee was attended by urban development secretaries Manu Kumar Srivastava and TP Benjamin, MSRDC managing director PS Srimali, NIT chairman Pravin Darade and NMC commissioner Sanjeev Jaiswal.

TOI was the first to report on the plan on October 1. On November 17, Union minister of road transport announced that all cities with a population of more than 20 lakhs will get metro rail. In Nagpur on December 10, Nath asked the state government to put the project on the fast track by seeking the detailed project report which was to be prepared by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.

State chief minister Prithviraj Chavan is expected to make a formal announcement before the state legislature's winter session ends on December 23.

At present, the city population is over 25 lakh. However, by 2030, it is expected to cross the 50 lakh mark, according to an ASSOCHAM estimate. Going by this trend, metro will become vital by 2020.

Metro rail in Nagpur was proposed way back in 2001 in view of the Mihan project. L&T Ramboll was asked to do a feasibility report. In the 2002 report, L&T Ramboll proposed a total length of around 100km to be built in four phases. In the first phase, Kamptee Road transport plaza was to be linked to Mihan. The 21km railway line was to provide a link to Nagpur railway station and airport.

The second phase was to link Pardi Naka to Wadi and intersect phase I at Kasturchand Park. The third phase was to start from Futala Tank Road (a station on phase II) intersect phase I at Dhantoli and go up to Yashodhara Nagar (a station on phase I) via Manewada Road and Hasanbagh intersecting phase II at Mahavir Square. In phase IV Manewada Road will be connected to City Centre I and II, which were planned at that time in Besa-Beltarodi area.

Metro is already operational in Kolkata, Delhi and Bangalore and is being constructed in Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad. DMRC is already preparing DPRs for Ludhiana, Pune, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Bhopal and Chandigarh.

ON FAST TRACK

Metro will be 25km long

Will run between Sitabuldi and Butibori via Mihan

Is expected to cost Rs 1,250 crore

Work to commence in January 2013

To be completed by December 2016

Should be smooth sailing as not many hurdles

Partly elevated and remaining on ground

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/City-to-get-metro-rail-by-Dec-2016/articleshow/11138139.cms

This is good news. I agree that it has generally been ignored as the reporter says in the beginning of the article. The plan seems straightforward and I hope it gets implemented painlessly.

Yes, due to such highly populated city, Nagpur is urgently need a subway network.

Nagpur needs metro and especially looking at the recent developments happening in Mihan (kudos to current provincial chief Mr Chavan for showing his interest in development of this region).

Nagpur + Mihan + Butibory MIDC will really get a platform for a take off.

Hope Metro along with Mihan becomes a reality.

Nagpur metro rail project report to be ready in 6 months: Prithviraj Chavan

Source - TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Nagpur-metro-rail-project-report-to-be-ready-in-6-months-Prithviraj-Chavan/articleshow/11198706.cms)

NAGPUR: Nagpurians can now expect that the much-awaited metro rail project would not remain on paper. Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday announced that Detailed Project Report (DPR) would be ready within six months.

He was replying to a query raised by MLCs Mohan Joshi, Suresh Navale, Subhash Chavan and Bhai Jagtap in the legislative council.

Though the query was raised in connection with Pune metro, the CM stated that the central government had offered metro rail project to cities having population of over 10 lakh and the state had decided to start it in Pune and Nagpur.

Chavan said the Nagpur metro project would incur an expenditure of about Rs 4,400 crore and Rs 3,800 crore for two phases respectively for which financing would be done on equity basis by bodies like MADC, MIDC, CIDCO, NMC and NIT.

He informed that these organizations would invest Rs 100 crore each over the next few years for the project. "We conducted a meeting with chief secretary in this regard last Wednesday. The government would take help of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to prepare DPR for the project. NIT would be made nodal agency for the project."

Among two phases of Nagpur project, the first would pass from Sitabuldi to Mihan via airport while the second would be from Sitabuldi to Automotive Square in Kamptee. The first phase of 25km would incur an expenditure of Rs 4,400 crore while the second one of 20km would require Rs 3,800 crore.

On MLC Anil Bhonsale's contention that Nagpur and Pune can't be equated owing to huge population difference and also looking after financial viability, Chavan reiterated that the government was committed to start metro rail in these cities as per the Centre's policy.

The CM said that the project would be completed under Metro Act and a notification would be issued soon. "The Centre had already made it clear that it would provide funds only to those projects under Metro Act and not under Railways Act.

Replying to members' contention that elevated tracks would destroy the city's history and change its map, Chavan stated that in high density or congested areas, the tracks would be laid underground while at other places, they would be elevated. "The expenditure to lay underground tracks is three times more than elevated ones. We will conduct public hearings before taking any decision," he said.

Joshi who initiated the query hailed the CM for these projects and appealed to the members to support metro rail project for the second capital as a gift of the winter session from the legislature. Jainuddin Zaveri raised a query as to whether areas like Kamptee, Wadi and Butibori would be connected with the project.

Part of Nagpur metro may be along road
Source - TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Part-of-Nagpur-metro-may-be-along-road/articleshow/11212232.cms)

NAGPUR: The first metro corridor proposed in Nagpur might not be entirely elevated. A major portion of it is likely to run along the road. The route is planned to connect Sitabuldi to Butibori via the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar airport.

At a meeting on Thursday, officials decided to consider development of a major section of the route at grade, which is along the road surface, to bring down the cost of the construction. All metro projects taken up in the state so far have either been elevated or underground.

A senior official said that an elevated portion will be considered only in areas where the development along the road is not feasible.

The metro route is expected to run along the centre of the road. The option of metro-at-grade was opted for on the basis of a feedback that the proposed road width along the route was sufficiently wide at most locations.

In another related decision, it has been decided to develop a metro station right at the airport. This will allow citizens from either ends to directly use the metro.

On Wednesday, chief minister Prithviraj Chavan announced that consultants Delhi Metro Railway Corporation (DMRC) will study the alignment and submit a detailed project report. On Thursday, the urban development (UD) department convened a meeting with officials from DMRC and Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT). Accordingly, the DMRC has committed to submit a plan regarding the alignment within three months.

The government has already identified land in the MIDC area in Butibori for a car depot for the project. Even this will be conveyed within three months. The DPR will be submitted within eight months.

The department had earlier estimated a project cost of Rs 4,400 crore towards the project. This could considerably reduce if the metro-at-grade plan is pursued. The state has plans to allow commercial development along metro stations (permit use of higher floor space index) to raise resources. Also, NIT, which will be a stakeholder in the project, will be permitted to sell some of its land assets to make the project financially viable.

^^ :cheers:

Part of Nagpur metro may be along road
Source - TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Part-of-Nagpur-metro-may-be-along-road/articleshow/11212232.cms)


Yes. This is exactly the kind of thing I had in mind. Low cost and effective. :cheers:

Running the Metro on road probably saves a lot of money, relatively easy to build operate and maintain as well.

How will traffic at intersections cross the road where metro is running? They will have to build flyovers at multiple points over the metro line to allow traffic movement across it. It may not end up as cost effective as it sounds.

How will traffic at intersections cross the road where metro is running? They will have to build flyovers at multiple points over the metro line to allow traffic movement across it. It may not end up as cost effective as it sounds.

They can just lift off the metro if they need to. Or, they can build proper railway crossings, or they can see to it that metro doesn't need to cross that many roads. I don't, however, think that they'll build multipile flyovers.

How will traffic at intersections cross the road where metro is running? They will have to build flyovers at multiple points over the metro line to allow traffic movement across it. It may not end up as cost effective as it sounds.

Only part of Metro will be on road, rest will probably be buried or lifted up to avoid the traffic intersections.

Wait for the final report to come in on Nagpur Metro. Do anyone has got the plan yet?

How will traffic at intersections cross the road where metro is running? They will have to build flyovers at multiple points over the metro line to allow traffic movement across it. It may not end up as cost effective as it sounds.

They don't have to. The metro line can be an intersection on the road protected by traffic lights and gate. They just need to automate the system such that traffic light does not stay red for too long before and after the metro crosses. Metro are short trains so red light duration should not be too bad. In the city I live in US, metro runs at the same grade level as normal roads, and it has never bothered me. In fact in downtown area, the metro shares a lane with the rest of the traffic. Of course because of so much traffic (including pedestrian) the speeds are low in downtown but in other areas it runs just fine.

^^ I am sure it would be a tram or an LRT which you are talking about and it would not run at speed of metro.

^^ I am sure it would be a tram or an LRT which you are talking about and it would not run at speed of metro.

In a sense you are right. But broad gauge also runs at street grade most of the time all over the world, it is not called as TRAM or LRT.

May be the gauge they will use may define whether its an TRAM or LRT or Metro or a full fledged broad gauge railway.

Gauge has nothing to do with the type of system (tram/LRT/metro). Tokyo metro runs on narrow gauge (1067 mm) which is much narrower than standard gauge (1435 mm) or Indian broad gauge (1676 mm).

Govt sets yardsticks to decide metro rail route

Source: TOI (http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-25/nagpur/30556408_1_nagpur-metro-nit-dmrc)
While Sitabuldi to Mihan or Butibori is likely to be corridor for phase I of Nagpur metro, the government has decided that two criteria will determine the route. First is the passenger volume but the route where chances of opposition from various quarters are minimal will also be taken into account. The second criteria are being considered as problem in land acquisition is causing inordinate delay in completion of Mumbai monorail.

Addressing a press conference on Saturday, Pravin Darade, chairman of Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT), said that the government felt that if metro rail met with opposition in the very beginning then it will become a non-starter.

NIT has been made the nodal agency for the project and will provide back office support to the consultant Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). The executing agency is a special purpose vehicle (SPV) - Nagpur Mass Transport Corporation Pvt Ltd (NMTC) comprising five agencies - NIT, NMC, MADC, MIDC and CIDCO. Earlier, SICOM was in the league but chief secretary Ratnakar Gaikwad decided to replace it with CIDCO.

"The government has decided to get the detailed project report (DPR) and comprehensive mobility plan (CMP) prepared simultaneously. CMP will cost between Rs 1.5 crore and Rs 2 crore while DMRC charges between Rs 8 lakh and 10 lakh per km for DPR. The central government will pay 50% cost of the DPR while remaining 50% will be borne by NMTC. Initially, NIT will pay half the money on behalf of NMTC. Subsequently, this amount would be adjusted in NIT's share in the SPV," Darade said.

"The government has set a target that tenders should be floated in January 2013 and the work should be completed by December 2019. This is an ambitious target but NIT is fully geared up for it. We will, however, require the support of people," he further said.

Replying to a query, Darade said that metro needed to be extended to Butibori as the depot would be set up there. "Land in Mihan is very costly. We will appeal to MADC to give us some concession. Let us see."
As on date the cost of onground metro was around Rs 80 crore per km, elevated - Rs 200 crore and underground - Rs 400 crore. "DMRC will finalize a design wherein the cost will be minimum," the NIT chief said. On the second phase, he said that DMRC would decide the corridor.

The government has asked DMRC to suggest various modes of financing the project. It has directed NIT to prepare a proposal to increase the floor to space index (FSI) near the proposed metro rail stations and raise money through this increased FSI.

1 UK London Rapid 400 1863/1933/1985 29.5 Standard Third Rail/ Over head
Contact Line
2 France Paris Rapid 211 1900 60 Standard Third Rail
3 Russia Moscow Rapid 292 1935/2002 68 Broad -
4 Canada Toronto Rapid/LRT 70 1954/2002 0.9 Standard -
5 Canada Montreal Rapid 65 1966 8.35 - Third Rail
6 China Beijing Rapid 200 1969 34 Standard -
7 USA Washington
DC Rapid 171 1976 7.98 Standard -
8 USA Buffalo Rapid 110 1985 0.23 Standard -
9 Singapore Singapore Rapid 83 1987 1.5 Standard Third Rail
10 USA Los Angeles Rapid 28 1993 3.08 Standard -
11 China Shanghai Rapid 228 1995 3.09 Standard Over head Contact
Line
12 India Kolkata Rapid 16.45 1984/1995 5.16 Broad Third Rail
13 India Delhi Rapid 68 2002 7.02 Broad Over head Contact
Line
14 Thailand Bangkok Rapid 21 2004 1.8 Standard Third Rail
15 UAE Dubai Rapid 52 2009 1.7 Standard Third Rail
16 India Kolkata Rapid 13.7 2014
(To be Opened) 4.0 * Standard Third Rail
17 India Bangalore Rapid 42 2014
(To be Opened) 10.2 * Standard Third Rail
18 India Mumbai Rapid 63 2014
(To be Opened) 12.75 * Standard Over head Contact
Line
19 India Chennai Rapid 45 2015
(To be Opened) 7.74 * Standard Over head Contact
Line
20 India Hyderabad Rapid 71 2015
(To be Opened) 14.76 * Standard Third Rail

# Country | Length in KM | Year started | Ridership in millions | Gauge and traction
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1 UK London Rapid | 400 | 1863/1933/1985 | 29.5 |Standard Third Rail/ Over head Contact Line
2 France Paris Rapid | 211 | 1900 | 60 | Standard Third Rail
3 Russia Moscow Rapid | 292 | 1935/2002 | 68 | Broad -
4 Canada Toronto Rapid/LRT |70 | 1954/2002 | 0.9 |Standard -
5 Canada Montreal Rapid | 65 | 1966 8.35 | - |Third Rail
6 China Beijing Rapid | 200 | 1969 | 34 |Standard -
7 USA Washington DC | 171 | 1976 | 7.98 | Standard -
8 USA Buffalo Rapid | 110 | 1985 | 0.23 | Standard -
9 Singapore Rapid | 83 | 1987 | 1.5 | Standard Third Rail
10 USA Los Angeles Rapid 28 1993 3.08 Standard -
11 China Shanghai Rapid 228 1995 3.09 Standard Over head Contact
Line
12 India Kolkata Rapid 16.45 1984/1995 5.16 Broad Third Rail
13 India Delhi Rapid 68 2002 7.02 Broad Over head Contact
Line
14 Thailand Bangkok Rapid 21 2004 1.8 Standard Third Rail
15 UAE Dubai Rapid 52 2009 1.7 Standard Third Rail
16 India Kolkata Rapid 13.7 2014
(To be Opened) 4.0 * Standard Third Rail
17 India Bangalore Rapid 42 2014
(To be Opened) 10.2 * Standard Third Rail
18 India Mumbai Rapid 63 2014
(To be Opened) 12.75 * Standard Over head Contact
Line
19 India Chennai Rapid 45 2015
(To be Opened) 7.74 * Standard Over head Contact
Line
20 India Hyderabad Rapid 71 2015
(To be Opened) 14.76 * Standard Third Rail

Not sure how the metro rail is classified....below is an example of different types of mass rapid transits around the world :
Reference : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_rail

Type | Rapid Transit | Light Rail | Tram / Streetcar | Heritage Streetcar

Width | 3.2 metres (10ft) | 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) | 2.6 metres (8.53 ft) | 2.62 metres (8.6 ft)
Length | 22.9 metres (75 ft) | 27.7 metres (91 ft) (articulated) | 20.13 metres (66.0 ft) | 15.16 metres (49.7 ft)
Capacity | 150 max | 220 max | 157 max | 88 max
Top Speed | 125 kilometres per hour (78 mph) | 106 kilometres per hour (66 mph) | 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph) | 48 kilometres per hour (30 mph)
Typical Consist | 8-10 vehicles | 1-4 vehicles | 1 vehicle | 1 vehicle

After reading may articles available on Internet on what is metro/LRT/Subway/TRAM, whether it should run at grade/elevated/underground etc etc, it appears that the this question is moot.

One excerpt from the conclusion of one of study paper on Belgrad Metro:


Long history of dispute on metro versus light rail in Belgrade enlightens both transport systems. Program of
stable financing is necessary for a successful construction of quality transport system.
If metro or light rail construction opens a chance for modern urban development of Belgrade, this excellent
chance should not be missed.

Some of the interesting links:

http://www.humantransit.org/2010/03/streetcars-vs-light-rail-is-there-a-difference.html

http://www.corp.at/archive/CORP2011_173.pdf

http://rajvdb.home.xs4all.nl/lra/e_htm/e_2m06.htm

http://railforthevalley.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/is-lrt-becoming-the-new-light-metro/

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/NIT-DMRC-meet-on-Monday-for-city-metro/articleshow/12011729.cms

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/NIT-DMRC-meet-on-Monday-for-city-metro/articleshow/12011729.cms

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NAGPUR: The ambitious metro rail project in the city is expected to get rolling soon. Officials of Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will be meeting on Monday to decide the modalities before going ahead with preparing the detailed project report (DPR). Nagpur Mass Rapid Transit Company (NMRTC) is the company executing this project with NIT nodal body for it. The other partners in NMRTC are Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation (MIDC), Maharashtra Airport Development Company ( MADC) and Nagpur Municipal Corporation ( NMC).

The two-day meeting will lay ground work for the DPR work on which is expected to start by May. It is expected to be ready within a year. NIT chairman Praveen Darade said that DMRC will understand the basic requirements of the project in the meeting. Although actual work is planned to start shortly after DPR is ready, it is expected that the entire 30-km metro rail will take a minimum of seven years to be ready. By that time enough demand may be there for a rapid transit system, he said. Nagpur will be the third city in the state to have a metro system after Mumbai and Pune.

Darade said that project cost has been estimated at Rs 12,000 crore of which around 15% will be borne by NMRTC over a period seven years. This comes to Rs 250 crore a year to be shared by the four partners in the company. NIT has already made provision for Rs 50 crore it may have to pay each year. By the time the project starts, NIT is expected to have a surplus of around Rs 200 crore and is focusing on raising income through public private partnership projects (PPP). Other partners are also cash rich, he said.

The current estimate is on the higher side as it is considering entire route to be underground. There is good chance of a mix of surface and underground and elevated tracks being picked. In such case the cost may be well within Rs 10,000 crore, said Darade. About remaining funding, Darade said 60% will be raised by the central government through loan from Asian Development Bank and 25% will come from the state government.

Source - The Hitavada
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/4568/news103483.jpg

Nagpur Metro site inspection begins

Source - Indian Express (http://www.indianexpress.com/news/nagpur-metro-site-inspection-begins/919348/)
Express news service : Nagpur, Sat Mar 03 2012, 01:30 hrs

The Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) took the first step towards providing the growing city population with mass rapid transport system by holding preliminary site inspection for Nagpur Metro along with project consultant DMRC on Thursday. NIT Chairman Pravin Darade led the team to routes previously suggested by L&T Ramboll, which had prepared the initial feasibility study report for this project. NMC Commissioner Sanjeev Jaiswal also accompanied the team that later had a detailed discussion at the NIT headquarter.

A 30-km corridor has been tentatively identified in Phase-1 of the project. It will be a north-south corridor passing through the middle of the city.

An MoU for preparation of the detailed project report was signed between NIT and DMRC Ltd on February 22 with a deadline of eight months. It will then be forwarded by NIT initially to the state government and later to the Centre for final approval.

The Rs 10,000-crore project will be executed by a new company called Nagpur Metro Transport Co Ltd formed under the NIT. NMC, Maharashtra Airport Development Corporation (MADC) — that is developing the MIHAN project — MIDC and CIDCO are the other participating organisations.

MIHAN vice-chairman UPS Madan will be the chairman of the new company and NIT chairman Parvin Darade will be its executive director.

^^ :cheers:

This is simply amazing news. The DPR is expected in next 8 months or so, that is around end of this year. Now sure how long the approval at two Govt levels take.....but looking at quite fast execution of infrastructure projects by Govts.....one can safely say that the dream is coming to reality.

This Metro Rail will give MIHAN a real advantage and help gaining the lost ground.

"A 30-km corridor has been tentatively identified in Phase-1 of the project. It will be a north-south corridor passing through the middle of the city."

Can someone show the path [may be its too early to chalk out the path] via some drawings / google maps ??

Thanks

Here, it'll mostly run on NH7

Phase 1: Transport Plaza - Sitabuldi - Airport - MIHAN SEZ
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- This comes out to be roughly 22 kms, not sure how they got 30 kms.

A couple of sources claim that it'll include extensions to Butibori MIDC in phase I and Kamptee in phase II, but those towns are pretty far from the city. There's also not much urban development between the two. Even the extension to MIHAN is not really justified at the moment but this project will go a long way to improve connectivity, boost its image and bring in investments.

The DPR should make things clearer.

Here, it'll mostly run on NH7

Phase 1: Transport Plaza - Sitabuldi - Airport - MIHAN SEZ

- This comes out to be roughly 22 kms, not sure how they got 30 kms.

A couple of sources claim that it'll include extensions to Butibori MIDC in phase I and Kamptee in phase II, but those towns are pretty far from the city. There's also not much urban development between the two. Even the extension to MIHAN is not really justified at the moment but this project will go a long way to improve connectivity, boost its image and bring in investments.

The DPR should make things clearer.

Ahh...great.....many thanks for rendering the metro rail path. I understand this is just a initial guess, but this helps understand from where the metro rail will potentially travel.
DPR will surely make the things clear.

Butibori MIDC I guess is still down south of MIHAN. If metro extends till Butibori right in this phase, it will definitely help attract investment there as well.

Wow....this city really showing its aspiration to become a maga metropolis.

Use Central Jail land to build metro station: MP

Source: TOI (http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-11/nagpur/31324369_1_metro-station-delhi-metro-railway-corporation-project-report)
City MP Vilas Muttemwar has revived an old proposal for shifting out the Central Jail sprawled in 125 acres bang in the heart of the city. "The land thus freed can be used for building modern urban infrastructure like an underground plaza station for the proposed Metro rail network, an international convention centre, a modern market or large auditoriums," Muttemwar wrote in a letter to chief minister Prithviraj Chavan.

"The Central Jail is over a century old and squats over prime land within the city. Looking at the growing needs of the fast expanding city, it is high time the government at least commissioned an expert consultant to prepare a techno-feasibility report on shifting the jail and using its land for meeting the city's needs for a large market, a metro junction station etc.

"Though booming, the Sitabuldi market is now saturated. There is scope for developing a large alternative market place with ample parking places. Besides, pending demand for a world-class convention centre could not be met till date as the Panjabrao Agriculture University is not willing to spare any of its 700 acres of test-farmlands in the city," Muttemwar wrote to Chavan on Monday. A new jail with better facilities could be built outside the city, he added.

"The proposal for jail shifting was moved when the city was celebrating its tercentenary. But it was never taken seriously. Now with the Metro rail network okayed for the city, the move would make more sense as large space would be required for building a central metro station," the MP told TOI. He said the chief minister has agreed to hold a meeting of all stakeholders in the city after the budget session of the state legislature.

Asked if the jail land is suitable for a metro rail junction, a top official of the Nagpur Improvement Trust said: "It's too early to say that. We are now at the survey stage for the network. Moreover, the exact route of the metro rail has to be finalized," he said. NIT, as a nodal agency, has appointed Delhi Metro Railway Corporation to prepare a detailed project report (DPR). The DPR is expected to be completed by December.

Interestingly, Muttemwar, in the same letter, slammed NIT for its lack of vision and expertise and said the city was suffering from poor maintenance of IRDP roads, failure to develop unauthorized layouts and the growing slums which now shelter nearly 10 lakh people in the city.

The MP reminded Chavan of his promise made during recent BNMC election campaign that the city would be developed as an international city. Citing a report of Knight Frank and Citi Pvt Bank that mentioned Nagpur and Surat as two Indian cities with immense potential for development in the next few years, he said a perspective plan keeping in view infrastructural needs till 2050 needs to be prepared. Muttemwar has also demanded that the viability gap of 20% under JNNURM for the funding the Metro rail be increased to 40% to make it economically feasible and attractive for private players participating in the project.

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The Central Jail is over a century old and squats over prime land within the city. Looking at the growing needs of the fast expanding city, it is high time the government at least commissioned an expert consultant to prepare a techno-feasibility report on shifting the jail and using its land for meeting the city's needs for a large market, a metro junction station

-- Vilas Muttemwar | mp

Metro in Nagpur is Rs 8,200-crore project

Source: Daily Pioneer (http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/57521-metro-in-nagpur-is-rs-8200-crore-project.html)
Commuters in Nagpur need not envy the hassle-free metro ride enjoyed by their counterparts in Delhi and Kolkata.

Their dream of having their own swanky transport is closer to becoming a reality with the Urban Development Ministry recently green-signaling the construction of a Rs 8,200-crore metro project in the orange city in Maharashtra.

Maharashtra will thus become the first State to have two cities with metros, Mumbai being the other.

Sources in the Ministry told The Pioneer that the Delhi Metro Rail Cooperation (DMRC) has been asked to prepare the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the metro in Nagpur within the next six months. To expedite the process, the Central Ministry has already allocated Rs 2.4 crore to the State Government for executing the DPR work. The State Government had submitted the project proposal in February.

Of the two phases of the Nagpur project, the first would pass from Sitabuldi to Mihan via airport while the second would be from Sitabuldi to Automotive Square in Kamptee. The 25-km first phase is estimated to incur an expenditure of Rs 4,400 crore while the second one of 20km would require Rs 3,800 crore, the sources added.

The sources said the financial mechanism for the Nagpur project is yet to be decided. Whether it would be on public-private partnership mode or on an equity-sharing basis between the State and the Centre would be decided later.

Presently, Delhi, Karnataka and Kolkata are the three States where metro rail is being operated successfully. Mumbai is in various phases of construction of the project. It has taken up metro projects — Line 1 (11.07 km), Line 2 (31.87 km) — on PPP model at an estimated cost of Rs 10,016 crore. For Line 3 (20.4 km Colaba-Mahim/Bandra corridor), which will cost about Rs 12,015 crore, it has opted for the DMRC model, to be funded by both the Centre and the State.

“Nagpur metro proposal has been given go-ahead as it meets the criteria of having a population of 20 lakh to ensure the viability of the project,” sources said.

Following the success of Delhi metro and the relaxation of norms for population cut-off to 20 lakh recently by the Urban Development Ministry, cities are making a beeline for owning the rapid mode of transport for intra-city travel. Ministry sources said the proposal for Metro in Tier-II cities like Lucknow, Kanpur, Patna, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Pune, Surat, Indore, Kochi, Coimbatore, Kozhikode are also being seriously considered.

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This is a great news. Hope DMRC will complete their work of developing report on time.

These are few of those encouraging moments which contrasts the hopeless decisions made earlier by the Govt.

Has Maharastra come out of Sarad Pawar and Company's terrible rule?

BS (http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/nagpur-harbours-metro-dream/471663/)

Nagpur harbours metro dream

The dream of having a Metro Rail in the second capital of Maharashtra is gradually taking shape.

The Union Urban Development Ministry has assigned the job of preparing a detailed project report (DPR) to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), which has already executed a project in the national capital successfully.

The Maharashtra Government has already appointed the Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT), a civic development authority here, as Nodal agency for developing the Metro Rail project for Nagpur, sources said adding the total cost of the project is estimated to be Rs 8,000 crore.
The DMRC will require nearly six months to prepare the report and are likely to cut the period. The total length of the route will be 37 kms from one end in north to other in south.

Nagpurians are looking for a dependable, affordable and most importantly timing saving mass rapid transport system.

Meanwhile, a demand has cropped up here for shifting out the Central Prisonl in 125 acres bang in the heart of the city on busy National Highway (Nagpur-Wardha).

The land thus freed can be used for building modern urban infrastructure like an underground plaza station for the proposed Metro rail network, an international convention centre, a modern market or a large auditorium.

City MP Vilas Muttemwar has written to Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan in this regard and urged him to convene a meeting especially to discuss the developmental projects in the city.

Chavan has agreed to do so after the Budget Session of the State Assembly is over.

"The Central Jail is over a century old and squats over prime land within the city. Looking at the growing needs of the fast expanding city, it is high time the State Government at least commissioned an expert consultant to prepare a techno-feasibility report on shifting the jail and using its land for meeting the city's needs for a large market, a metro junction etc," Muttemwar, who is also General Secretary, AICC wrote to Chavan.

Maharashtra Cabinet nod for Nagpur metro

Source: TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Maharashtra-Cabinet-nod-for-Nagpur-metro/articleshow/13875721.cms)
The city's metro railway project moved one step forward with the state cabinet giving in principle approval to it. However, the deadline for submission of detailed project report (DPR) has been advanced by over a year.

Chief minister had announced the project during 2011 winter session of the state legislature. He had said that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) would submit the DPR by May 2012. However, now the government says that it would be ready by August 2013. Team of DMRC officials has visited the city a couple of times for survey.

The first route would pass from Sitabuldi to Mihan via airport while the second would be from Sitabuldi to Automotive Square in Kamptee. The financing would be done on equity basis by MADC, MIDC, CIDCO, NMC and NIT. Central government has also decided to provide 20% viability gap funding for metro rail projects under JNNURM. State governments have also been directed to contribute 10%.

However, according to city MP Vilas Muttemwar, 30% of viability fund may not be sufficient for the city metro rail to get going. He feels that the centre's share be hiked to 40% to attract private developers under the PPP model.

Nagpur Metro rail project shaping up

Source: Business Standard (http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/nagpur-metro-rail-project-shaping-up/477103/)
The ambitious metro rail project for Pune and Nagpur in Maharashtra got a boost recently with the state government giving administrative approval for the proposed urban transport system.

It was almost a decade back here that a technical survey was conducted by Larsen and Tourbo on behalf of Nagpur Improvement Trust (NITT) for a Metro Rail for about 70-90 km route.

Now the state government has appointed Delhi Metro Rail Corporation as the consultant which will be preparing a detailed project report (DPR) by August this year.

NIT is the nodal agency for completing the project.

However, it is yet to initiate a process of consultation among leadership and bueaucracy and technocrats on proposed shape, size, length, route and other modalities.

Also, city Congress MP Vilas Muttemwar and other leaders including Maharashtra Minister for Food and Civil Supplies Anil Deshmukh have expressed divergent views on the project.

Muttemwar has demanded that NIT should organise a seminar on various factors to come to a conclusion in the larger interest of Nagpurians and in the best interest of commuters.

The MP in a letter to NIT Chairman Praveen Darade in December last year advocated an underground Metro which does not require land acquisition and also free from legal hurdles though little expensive.

He said approximately Rs 300 crores would be required for laying underground Metro which was higher in cost than the elevated rail line.

Muttemwar has demanded that it should be from Transport Plaza (North city area) to Mihan which is next to city airport and there was no need for extending it to Butibori industrial area.

While Deshmukh was in favour of laying Metro rail either on the ground or above but certainly not underground.

He told reporters recently that underground metro rail project will be an extensive one as compared to other two options.

Nagpur Metro rail project shaping up

Source: Business Standard (http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/nagpur-metro-rail-project-shaping-up/477103/)

Has DMRC completed the site survey yet? Any updates on this? Completion of site survey is indication of completion of one of the major mile stones.

Thanks

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation finishes two surveys for metro, 3 more on

NAGPUR: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), which has been entrusted with the work of preparing detailed project report (DPR) for Nagpur metro network, has completed two surveys while work on three others is going on. DMRC will do a number of surveys, all of which will be over by August next year. The DPR will be submitted to Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT), the nodal agency for the project, in October 2013.

A NIT official said that DMRC had recently completed junction and screen line surveys. The junction survey was done at prominent squares and traffic junctions. The screen line survey was done at railway over bridges (ROBs), flyovers, railway under bridges (RUBs), nullah crossings, etc. The screen line survey was done to determine the flow of traffic in north-south, south-north, west-east and east-west directions.

Now, DMRC is conducting outer cordon, parking and door-to-door surveys. "The outer cordon survey has started recently. DMRC agents are asking people travelling by Outer Ring Road and other roads encompassing the city regarding their residences, workplaces, frequency of use of outer roads. People using two-wheelers, cars and buses are being sampled.

"In the parking survey, DMRC is finding out the parking space available in main areas of the city and asking people where they park their vehicles. The door-to-door survey is being done on weekends as most people are available. The survey personnel go to some houses randomly and ask them about mode of travel in city and the places they visit frequently," the official elaborated.

State government aims to start work from December 2013 but this will depend on various factors. The most important is the year when DMRC estimates that metro railway will be viable in the city. This will be crucial in getting finance. The government is banking on soft loan from Asian Development Bank for the project.

As per prevalent rates of construction materials and labour, the cost of constructing metro railway is Rs 400 crore per km for an underground stretch and Rs 250 crore per km for an elevated stretch. The cost for ground level stretch will be far lower. The total cost of first and second phase is over Rs 10,000 crore.

The concept of metro rail was mooted way back in 2001 in view of Mihan. However, as Mihan failed to take off, the metro rail was put in cold storage. It has been revived as union urban development ministry feels that by 2020 cities presently having a population of over 20 lakh will need a metro rail and other modes of mass rapid transport system. On June 6, state cabinet had given in-principle nod to the project but NIT had already signed a memorandum of understanding with DMRC for the DPR on February 22 for early completion of DPR.

SOURCE-- http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Delhi-Metro-Rail-Corporation-finishes-two-surveys-for-metro-3-more-on/articleshow/14396939.cms

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation finishes two surveys for metro, 3 more on


State government aims to start work from December 2013 but this will depend on various factors. The most important is the year when DMRC estimates that metro railway will be viable in the city. This will be crucial in getting finance. The government is banking on soft loan from Asian Development Bank for the project.
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The concept of metro rail was mooted way back in 2001 in view of Mihan. However, as Mihan failed to take off, the metro rail was put in cold storage.

SOURCE-- http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Delhi-Metro-Rail-Corporation-finishes-two-surveys-for-metro-3-more-on/articleshow/14396939.cms

Metro Rail development and like others have direct dependence on availability of infrastructures like MIHAN for their viability and existence.

It is apparent even to a common man that MIHAN with original design must be implemented (which comprises of second runway) to realize its full potential. As the report says, "MIHAN failed to take off, the Metro rail was put in cold storage".

This can again repeat, with metro rail and Mihan getting shelved once and for all, if the Govt. do not take appropriate actions. Politicos from Pune/Nasik will be very happy to see this happen.

Second runway at Mihan is still a dream, I heard. The land for it is still not acquired. Any updates on it?

Ohhh...what an ignorant, irresponsible and corrupt the Govt. functionary is.

with global economy in doldrums you can't blame on govt. or private companies for not setting up shops in Nagpur.

Globally people are spending less and less every month on air travel so you can't expect International or Indian airlines to open new flight routes from Nagpur. If demand is less, Boeing is not going to open MRO in the region as well. Same goes for IT and other industries.

Multi-model cargo can take off if countrywide VAT is in place. If tax is same all over country, companies will naturally open godowns etc in centrally located city (nagpur in this case) so that it is easy for them to distribute all over the country. Govt had done initial work on infrastructure in MIHAN, roads, water, electricity everything is in place, now you can't force private firms to start work when they don't have any customers!

Instead of starting in 2001, if Mihan work would have started in 1995, work would have been finished by now and companies would have started working by the time global economy started declining.

All we can do is wait for global recession to go away which unfortunately could take 10-15 more years!!

with global economy in doldrums you can't blame on govt. or private companies for not setting up shops in Nagpur.

Globally people are spending less and less every month on air travel so you can't expect International or Indian airlines to open new flight routes from Nagpur. If demand is less, Boeing is not going to open MRO in the region as well. Same goes for IT and other industries.

Multi-model cargo can take off if countrywide VAT is in place. If tax is same all over country, companies will naturally open godowns etc in centrally located city (nagpur in this case) so that it is easy for them to distribute all over the country. Govt had done initial work on infrastructure in MIHAN, roads, water, electricity everything is in place, now you can't force private firms to start work when they don't have any customers!

Instead of starting in 2001, if Mihan work would have started in 1995, work would have been finished by now and companies would have started working by the time global economy started declining.

All we can do is wait for global recession to go away which unfortunately could take 10-15 more years!!

It is not ALL about why companies are nor going to MIHAN....the big question here is why MIHAN is not YET developed....as per the plan....MOST or ALL the projects in Vidarbha are either not started, shelved or are in incomplete stage.

There were several occasions where an industry has been turned away from MIHAN on grounds that MIHAN had no electricity supply. And the funny / controversial part is the captive power plant which was designated only for MIHAN was supplying electricity to the National Grid.

As you said.....Boeing will turn away from Mihan if the demand is not there....correct......it will also turn away from Mihan if Mihan cannot provide the necessary, agreed upon, required infrastructure.

Here....the former part is understandable.....I think we see this trend in most of the industries especially IT industries planning to foray into Mihan....but Mihan itself is not ready either.....this is only Govt.'s part which Govt must look at it.....Govt. is the only who can take decision to et Mihan ready.

GOVT HAS FAILED SO FAR on part of DEVELOPING MIHAN.



Govt had done initial work on infrastructure in MIHAN, roads, water, electricity everything is in place



The above statement is FALSE.....the work is still in progress......even after 15 or 20 years.....with no DATE of COMPLETION being provided by the Govt.

Same is with other Mega projects......such as Gosikhurd.......30 years in progress.....billions spent with not a single sq feet of land is irrigated with that water.
Projects like Gosikhurd have no direct impact of global economy....still Govt cannot complete even those projects.
Most recent news on those projects was around corruption which happened on these projects.....where new tenders issued.....initial starting cost paid to the
contractors.... and contractors did nothing or minimal work......waited for costs to rise with no check on deliverables against the paid amount......so eventually new tenders were issued......the projects are yet to complete even after 30 years....

It was learnt that there is one Cable Stayed bridge in Nagpur, an ROB, which is also in progress.....after 6-7 years of initiation......such bridges are completed within 2-3 years....

Shame on such a Govt.

I share your frustration on slow development in and around Nagpur.

The roads work is almost complete in MIHAN along with Bus stops, street lights etc. In my knowledge no companies were turned away because of electricity problem. Abhijeet group built the power plant on time and as there are not many customers around in MIHAN they applied for selling excess electricity to Grid which seems fare to me.

The companies which got allotment are not doing their job. Look at residential projects which at least started building something even though residential demand is low. Calibre point has completed their office and started working from it as well. How can they operate if there is no basic infrastructure available?

For 2nd runway, its problem with local people not allowing takeover of their land. As I'm not being displaced from my ancestral land I can't comment on right and wrong over their demands.

My initial comments were purely for MIHAN, ROB and other projects are due to poor execution from various sect of govt (NMC, NIT, PWD or State govt.)

The above statement is FALSE.....the work is still in progress......even after 15 or 20 years.....with no DATE of COMPLETION being provided by the Govt.

Govt can't give completion certificate to MIHAN project as barring 1-2 no other industries have started their setup. you too will agree to the fact that something or other requirement will prop-up once say TCS or Wipro starts their operations (say new traffic signals or changing of bus stop positions etc.) or may be new water treatment or supply line. Major expensive projects of land aquisition, road development, electricity and water plant is already done. As in construction of apartment you can build 15 floor building in 3 months but finishing takes longer then 8-12 months.

Dear Siddhant4u,

I am trying to understand the justification provided by you.

Seems like you have missed the whole point of developmental backlog of Vidarbha. This backlog is a result of years and years of governance neglect in spite of having proper policies in place, poor execution, pathetic governance, corruption on almost all fronts.

The poor people of Vidarbha are the witnesses of this neglect. This is the result of last 60 years of terrible rule of the incompetent politicians, all the politicians including from Vidarbha as well.

The uneasiness, demoralized Vidarbhaite, almost futureless farmer has been resulted from last 60 years of what you call step motherly treatment (you understand what I mean).

The points you are trying suggest are not wrong, and cannot be ignored but they cannot be taken as a complete justification for the state Vidarbha is in.

1) There was no recession through out the last 60 years.

2) If Vidarbha has its own drawbacks for attracting investment, then this the challenge of the Govt. to ensure that even such places do not remain backward. Successive GOVT. HAVE FAILED on this front.

3) If there is no potential for putting manufacturing industries in Vidarbha (for some reasons), then there has to be some other way to put some other form of industry there. This is Govt's job...Successive GOVT. HAVE FAILED on this front as well.

4) And finally the Govt. is trying to point the finger to economic uncertainty as a cause of backwardness of a region while trying to hide its failure.

In my knowledge no companies were turned away because of electricity problem. Abhijeet group built the power plant on time and as there are not many customers around in MIHAN they applied for selling excess electricity to Grid which seems fare to me.


There was a news report on this, which was also posted in Nagpur subforum somewhere.. a big manufacturing company was shifted to other part of Maharashtra giving the reason that Mihan is still not having basic infra like electricity..

We need to raise our voice in Winter session. Any thots?

There was a news report on this, which was also posted in Nagpur subforum somewhere.. a big manufacturing company was shifted to other part of Maharashtra giving the reason that Mihan is still not having basic infra like electricity..

The problem of power supply was in Butibori, MIHAN power plant is up and running with all transmission lines in place.

and my initial comments were only for MIHAN and *NOT* about development of vidarbha in general still Worldvision failed to understand my point.

The problem of power supply was in Butibori, MIHAN power plant is up and running with all transmission lines in place.

and my initial comments were only for MIHAN and *NOT* about development of vidarbha in general still Worldvision failed to understand my point.

MIHAN is still not developed completely:

1) Rail+Road terminal is yet to start, the case is in the court on who develops it...guess, how long will it take for the court to make a decision
2) Land for second runway is yet to be acquired......Govt must have transparent and acceptable land acquiring policies and must ensure they are executed accordingly (Govt. failure here)
3) The current land of Indian Air Force is still yet to be acquired.
4) IAF is still waiting for land swap, so they can move to a new and bigger area
5) So forget the second runway for now...
6) Because of 1 through 4, Cargo terminal has no existence as of yet
7) Not sure of electricity, water supply, sewage, telecommunications facilities.....
8) The first FLy-OVER road connecting to MIHAN is still not complete
9) Forget about the second fly-over and the new terminal building for now

These are just the hard facts on paper....the ground reality might be even more depressing than this.

So how much MIHAN is complete .....not even half.....difficult to say in %% but definitely the current development is below 50% of the planned.

If Govt is so much concerned about the rate at which MIHAN is expected to be developed and the rate at which it attracts the investment in MIHAN...well....they should have a clear matrix for these two factors and must try to achieve the planned target......as of yet....nobody knows what Govt. has in mind on MIHAN......how a business can bet its money on it with even Govt. being so uncertain?

And now someone is claiming the MIHAN is complete? ????

I think we are talking the same thing in a different tone.

Never mind. Please update on any latest development.

But I think, this is not the correct thread for MIHAN.

I believe this thread is for Metro Rail Project in Nagpur.

Any updates on Metro development is most welcome.

Work on metro to begin next year

Source: TOI (http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-22/nagpur/32788063_1_dmrc-screen-line-survey-delhi-metro-rail-corporation)
Work on Nagpur metro railway is likely to begin next year if everything goes as per schedule. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has told Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) that it will submit the detailed project report (DPR) in September.

NIT chairman Pravin Darade said DMRC had completed the surveys and was now preparing the report. "Once we get the report, we will send it to state and central governments for approval. Then we will start the tender process," he said.

Darade added that NIT had signed the agreement for preparing the DPR with DMRC in February and given it a target to do the job in eight months. "DMRC has assured us that it will meet deadline," he said.

The DMRC had conducted five type of surveys junction, screen line, outer cordon, parking and door-to-door surveys.

The junction survey was done at prominent squares and traffic junctions. The screen line survey was done at railway over bridges (ROBs), flyovers, railway under bridges (RUBs), nullah crossings, etc. In the outer cordon survey DMRC agents studied the traffic movement in areas near municipal limits. Availability of parking spaces was noted down and the agents went to many residences at random and asked them about their vehicular movement patterns.

This is really a wonderful news for people of Nagpur. Hope this project do not run into delays and corruption.

Keep the good work going.

Metro rail detailed project report by mid-October

NAGPUR: Work on the detailed project report (DPR) of Nagpur railway is going ahead at full speed and is expected to complete by mid-October.

SD Sharma, executive director (civil) of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), told TOI that the deadline would be met and there were no glitches in preparation of the report.

State government had announced the metro rail route last year. Earlier, in 2002 L&T Ramboll had prepared a DPR. However, the project will be implemented on the basis of the DMRC report.

For Complete news refer the below link:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Metro-rail-detailed-project-report-by-mid-October/articleshow/15656300.cms
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Updates on Nagpur Metro



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Metro rail's detailed project report gets delayed
Ashish Roy, TNN | Oct 13, 2012, 02.43AM IST

NAGPUR: Metro rail, the city's dream, has been plagued with the common malaise of all projects - delay. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), which is preparing detailed project report (DPR) of the metro rail, had promised to submit it to Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) by September. However, now the report won't be available before mid-November.

A NIT official told TOI that DMRC had not cited any specific reason for the delay except that the work was taking more time than expected. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) between NIT and DMRC was for preparing the DPR was signed on February 22.

NIT chairman Pravin Darade had told mediapersons in July that work on Nagpur metro railway would begin next year. He had assumed that DMRC would meet its deadline of completing the DPR in eight months. If the preparation of DPR gets further delayed that then it is an ominous sign for the project. Delays are likely during execution of the project. Most infrastructure projects in the city are running behind schedule by months. Metro rail projects can be completed before time as was the case with Delhi but the Mumbai monorail project is an example of inordinate delay.

Even though the DPR submission had been delayed, the surveys were completed on time. DMRC and NIT had discussed the modalities of the DPR on February 27. The DMRC officials had done preliminary inspection of March 3.

DMRC started traffic surveys from March 17. Two types of surveys were conducted - screen line volume count and turning volume count. The first was done at railway over bridges (RoBs), flyovers, railway under bridges RuBs, nullah crossings, etc. The turning volume count was done at prominent squares and traffic junctions. These surveys were not done on Saturdays and Sundays as the traffic is less.

Then DMRC conducted outer cordon, parking and door-to-door surveys. Under outer cordon surveys DMRC agents asked people travelling by Outer Ring Road and other roads encompassing the city regarding their residences, workplaces, frequency of use of outer roads. People using two-wheelers, cars and buses were sampled.

In the parking survey, DMRC found out the parking space available in main areas of the city and asked people where they parked their vehicles. The door-to-door survey was done on weekends as most people were available on these days. The survey personnel went to some houses randomly and asked them about mode of travel in city and the places they visited frequently.

All the five surveys were completed on time and then DMRC started the actual preparation of DPR in New Delhi.

Metro rail's detailed project report gets delayed


NAGPUR: Metro rail, the city's dream, has been plagued with the common malaise of all projects - delay. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), which is preparing detailed project report (DPR) of the metro rail, had promised to submit it to Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) by September. However, now the report won't be available before mid-November.

A NIT official told TOI that DMRC had not cited any specific reason for the delay except that the work was taking more time than expected. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) between NIT and DMRC was for preparing the DPR was signed on February 22.


For Complete News refer the following link :

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Metro-rails-detailed-project-report-gets-delayed/articleshow/16790329.cms
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^^ Same news report was posted in the post above yours.

DMRC still not ready with metro rail detailed project report (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/DMRC-still-not-ready-with-metro-rail-detailed-project-report/articleshow/17107813.cms)

City's ambitious metro rail project is getting delayed even before work on it actually began. The deadline for submitting the detailed project report (DPR) was September at the time when Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) signed an agreement with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on February 22. But now, DMRC shifted the deadline to October and again to early November after conducting a survey in the city.

Even though almost a week has passed, lot of work on the DPR is yet to be finished. Also, the Corporation has not given any date for the submission of the report. A NIT official said that it will be available in the last week of November.

The delay in preparation of DPR bodes ill for a project that is expected to take seven years for completion. Work on most metro rail projects barring the one in Delhi have been inordinately delayed leading to heavy cost escalations. Even if the metro rail is completed within the deadline - by 2019 - the executing agencies will have a difficult time raising finances. If the cost escalates due to delays then the project may get stuck.

DMRC has carried out six types of survey-estimation of transport demand, route alignments and assessment of land requirement for facilities like station areas, electric substations, identification of major above-ground utilities along the proposed metro routes requiring diversion/relocation, etc.

In the DPR being prepared it will mention: (1) Location of stations and general layout plans for them (2) Technology to be used (3) Plan for the rolling stock maintenance depots (4) Implementation schedule (5) Estimate of construction cost, operating and maintenance expenses (6) Fare structure (7) Financial and economic analysis of the project (8) Funding plan (9) Identification of issues related to clearances of various government departments (10) Amendment if any required in state or central laws for implementation of the project.

The NIT official said that as the metro rail was a complicated project involving the above mentioned aspects, DMRC was taking time to finalize the DPR. "Metro rail is a new concept in India. As on date it is operational in only three cities which are Tier I cities. The model for Nagpur has to be different because even in 2020 its population won't equal that of Bangalore or Hyderabad," he pointed out.

Bad nEws

मेट्रो रेल्वे प्रकल्प अहवाल डिसेंबरमध्ये!
Nov 7, 2012, 01.30AM IST
म . टा . प्रतिनिधी : नागपूर

उपराजधानीसाठी महत्वाकांक्षी प्रकल्प असलेला मेट्रो रेल्वेची गाडी रूळावर येण्याची गती दिवसेंदिवस मंदावत आहे . ऑक्टोबरची तारीख आता नोव्हेंबरच्या शेवट शेवट गेली असून , डिसेंबरच्या पहिल्या आठवडयात प्रकल्प अहवाल तयार होण्याची शक्यता , नासुप्रच्या अधिकृत सूत्रांनी व्यक्त केली . तुर्तास हीच गती कायम राहीली आणि नव्या अडचणी निर्माण झाल्यास मेट्रो रेल्वे प्रकल्पाचे कामही रखडू शकते . शिवाय प्रकल्पाचा खर्च वाढेल तो वेगळा . नासुप्रने दिल्ली मेट्रो रेल्वे कार्पोरेशन ( डीएमआरसी ) सोबत याप्रकल्पासाठी २२ फेब्रुवारीला सामंजस्य करार केला होता . त्यानंतर प्रत्यक्षात प्रकल्प अहवालासाठी विविध सर्व्हेक्षण हाती घेण्यात आले होते . उपराजधानीसाठी हा आगळावेगळा असा प्रयोग असल्याचे अधिकृत सूत्रांनी सांगितले .

शहरातील पाहणीनंतर डीएमआरसीने ऑक्टोबरपर्यंत सर्व्हेक्षण अहवाल तयार करण्याचे संकेत दिले होते . त्यानंतर नोव्हेंबरच्या पहिल्या आठवडयात अहवाल सादर करणार असल्याचे जाहीर केले . आता मात्र , डीएमआरसीने अद्यापही यासाठी अहवाल सादर करण्याची तारीख जाहीर केली नाही . यामुळे आता अहवाल नोव्हेंबरच्या अखेरच्या आठवडयात येण्याची शक्यता आहे . प्रकल्प अहवाल रखडत असल्याने हा संपूर्ण प्रकल्प पूर्ण व्हायला किमान सात वर्षे लागतील , अशी शक्यता व्यक्त करण्यात येत आहे . दिल्ली मेट्रो रेल्वे वगळता देशातील सर्वच मेट्रो रेल्वे प्रकल्पांची किंमत वाढत आहे . असे असतानाही २०१९ पर्यंत हा प्रकल्प पूर्ण करण्याचा मानस डीएमआरसीने व्यक्त केला आहे . निधीची जुळवाजुळव करण्यात येतील अडचणी हेच प्रकल्प पुर्ण होण्यास मोठा अडथळा असतो .

डीएमआरसीने या प्रकल्पासाठी सहा प्रकारचे सव्र्हेक्षण हाती घेतले होते . यात वाहतूकीची गरज , वाहतुकीचे मार्ग आणि या प्रकल्पासाठी आवश्यक असणारी जागेची गरज . संपादीत करण्यात येणाऱ्या जमीनीवर स्थानक , विद्युत उपकेंद्र आदींची व्यवस्था केली जाणार आहे . यासाठी आवश्यक ती कारवाई पूर्ण करण्यात आली आहे . प्रकल्प अहवालात स्टेशनचे ठिकाण आ ​ णि त्यासाठी आवश्यक योजना , तंत्रज्ञानाचा वापर , डेपोसाठीची तयारी , अंमलबजावणीचे वेळापत्रक , बांधकाम संचालन आ ​ णि व्यवस्थापनाचा खर्च , त्रुटीहीन स्ट्रक्चर , प्रकल्पाच आर्थिक व अंकेक्षण अहवाल , निधीची तरतूद , विविध सरकारी कार्यालयांकडून आवश्यक असणाऱ्या परवानगी आणि या प्रकल्पाच्या संशोधनासाठी केंद्र व राज्य स्तरावरील कायद्यातील दुरूस्ती आदींचा समावेश आहे .

मेट्रो रेल्वे अहवाल हा किचकट स्वरूपाच असल्याचे तो तयार करताना वेळ लागत आहे . मुळात रेल्वे ही भारतातील नवी संकल्पना आहे . ' टायर आय सीटीस ' असलेल्या देशातील प्रमुख तीन शहरांतच आतापर्यंत ही सेवा सुरू करण्यात आली आहे . नागपूरसाठी हा आगळावेगळा प्रकल्प असेल . शहरात हा प्रकल्प प्रत्यक्षात यायला २०२० साल उजाडले तरीही नागपूरची लोकसंख्या बंगळूर व हैदराबादपेक्षा कमीच असेल .

- नासुप्रचे अधिकृत सूत्र

Metro rail project report delayed again (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Metro-rail-project-report-delayed-again/articleshow/17344261.cms)

NAGPUR: The detailed project report (DPR) of Nagpur metro rail has been delayed again with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) setting a new deadline of mid-December. The agency was supposed to submit the report to Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT), the nodal agency, in September. However, the date is being postponed again and again.
Meanwhile, city MP Vilas Muttemwar will move a calling attention motion in Lok Sabha next week. He will also raise issues related to the project, including setting up the central metro station on Central Jail land, underground metro in crowded areas, etc. Delay in preparation of DPR of Nagpur metro rail will also be raised. He had sought more central funds from the project in the last session.
NIT chairman Pravin Darade told TOI that DMRC was having some problems with transport density figures but it was expected to be sorted out soon. "We should get the report by December 15," he said. So far DMRC had not cited any reason for delay just saying the work was taking more time than expected.
Meanwhile, Muttemwar said that he had been following up the DPR issue constantly. "DMRC officials told me that the DPR had to be prepared in great detail. It could not afford to rush it. The corporation is preparing DPRs of several cities. It is also sought additional data like geological survey report, location of railway lines, telephone lines, etc. "Geological survey is important because the soil strata must be known to determine whether an underground or elevated track can be laid there," he explained.
The memorandum of understanding (MoU) between NIT and DMRC for preparing the DPR was signed on February 22. At that time DMRC had promised to submit the DPR by September. After preliminary formalities, DMRC started traffic surveys from March 17. Two types of surveys were conducted- screen line volume count and turning volume count. Then DMRC conducted outer cordon, parking and door-to-door surveys. All the five surveys were completed by June - on time - and then DMRC started the actual preparation of DPR in New Delhi.
Screen line volume count was done at railway overbridges, flyovers, railway underbridges, nullah crossings, etc. The turning volume count was done at prominent squares and traffic junctions. Apparently, DMRC feels that there are some errors in the results and hence is reconciling the figures.

Missed deadlines
September: NIT and DMRC sign MoU on February 22. DMRC promises to submit DPR in September. Completes five surveys by June. DPR submission postponed to October in August. DMRC just says work is taking longer than expected.
October: DPR submission postponed to mid-November. DMRC gives same reason and fixes the next date in late November. Gives no specific reason.
November: Revised DPR submission date to mid-December. Cites errors in traffic density figures.

Metro rail planned for Nagpur (http://twocircles.net/2012dec21/metro_rail_planned_nagpur.html)

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Friday announced plans for a metro rail for the state's second capital, Nagpur, known as Orange City for its luscious varieties of oranges, besides other major projects to boost development in the region.

"The Delhi Metro Railway Corporation will study and prepare a report on the metro railway for Nagpur within a month," Chavan told the state assembly.

The metro rail proposal was among several others for Nagpur and nearby areas made on the final day of the fortnight-long assembly session.

Nagpur will be the state's third city after Mumbai and Pune to have its own metro railway network.

^^ So the DPR still not submitted by DMRC? What the hell is it doing all this time?

any updates?

Guys any updates abt metro rail...
Dint heard abt it frm long time...
Is DMRC serious abt the projct??

It's state govt's seriousness which will make or break the project. DMRC is just a consultant. If DMRC is delaying the DPR, then state govt must bamboo DMRC to get the job done, if not done already. If there is some other reason for delay, such as new suggestions from govt. then it must be attended well by the state.

Metro rail DPR almost ready, says NIT chief
By Ashish Roy, TNN | Jan 10, 2013, 05.43 AM IST

NAGPUR: The detailed project report (DPR) of Nagpur metro rail is almost ready and would be submitted to Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) this month. NIT chairman Pravin Darade has convened a meeting with concerned engineers of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) next week to give finishing touches to the DPR.

Talking to TOI on Wednesday, Darade said, "I am constantly pursuing the issue. I had decided to convene the meeting with DMRC this week but the engineers are attending the Indian Roads Congress (IRC) in Bangalore. So it will take place next week."

When chief minister Prithviraj Chavan had formally announced the project in December 2011, he had said that the DPR would be ready by August 2012. Then NIT signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with DMRC in February and the deadline for submission of DPR was September. Since then DMRC has been extending the deadline, saying that there was some discrepancy in survey data.

Darade had said in July that work on metro railway would begin in 2013. He had assumed that DMRC would submit the DPR by October at the latest. If the preparation of DPR gets further delayed it will be an ominous sign for the project. Delays are likely during execution of the project too. Most infrastructure projects in the city are running behind schedule by months. Many mass rapid transport systems (MRTSs) in the country are running years behind schedule, escalating the cost and affecting their viability.

The DPR is the just the first step in executing the metro rail project. Raising finances would be the first major obstacle. If central government does not agree to fund 40% of the cost then NIT and other state government agencies will have to work out innovative solutions to raise necessary finances. DMRC's brief is also to suggest ways of raising finances. Only time will tell whether it would able to help out the local agencies.

any updates here??

NAGPUR: The ambitious Nagpur metro rail project has taken a big leap forward with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) suggesting two viable routes in the city. DMRC officials gave a presentation to Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) on Tuesday in this regard.

NIT chairman Pravin Darade told TOI that DMRC had suggested two possible routes - North-South and East-West. "The North-South route will start from Kamptee Road Transport Plaza and go up to Mihan. The East-West route will start from Central Avenue, Itwari to Hingna. We asked them to submit a detailed report of the two routes," he said adding that these detailed project report (DPR) should be ready in another 10-15 days.

When chief minister Prithviraj Chavan had announced the Nagpur metro rail project during 2010 winter session of state legislature he had said that the tentative route would be from Sitabuldi to Mihan in the first phase and then it would be extended up to Butibori. Earlier in 2002, a survey done by L&T Ramboll, had however, suggested the Transport Plaza-Mihan route.

Another NIT official said that DMRC showed the results of the five surveys carried out by them in the city to NIT. The Corporation had done screen line volume count, turning volume count, outer cordon, parking and door-to-door surveys from May to July last year.

"The DMRC officials explained how they had chosen the two routes on the basis of the survey data. The most important factor in determining a route is flow of traffic in both directions. Sufficient number of people should be available to travel to and fro by public transport on that route," he explained.

The DPR will be the first stage in executing the project. The most important factor will be the finance part. Union urban development minister Kamal Nath had told state government in December 2011 that centre was ready to 50% cost of the project. Unless Nath keeps his word it will be difficult for state government to raise the required money.

The Nagpur Mass Rapid Transit Company (NMRTC) is the company executing this project with NIT nodal body for it. The other partners are Nagpur Municipal Corporation NMC, MIDC and MADC. The two routes will have total length and cost over Rs10,000 crore assuming that prices of construction materials in coming years do not vary much from the estimates.

As per the present plan, the NMRTC will bear 15% of the cost, which comes to Rs250 crore a year. This will be shared by the four partners. 60% will be raised by the central government through loan from Asian Development Bank ADB and the remaining 25% will come from the state government.

मेट्रो रेल्वेसाठी दोन मार्ग 'पॉझिटिव्ह'
Jan 23, 2013, 01.30AM IST

म . टा . प्रतिनिधी : नागपूर

उपराजधानीच्या मेट्रो रेल्वेसाठी कामठी मार्गावरील ट्रान्सपोर्ट प्लाझा ते मिहान आणि इतवारी सेंट्रल एव्हेन्यू ते हिंगणा या ४० किलोमीटर लांबीच्या मार्गास दिल्ली मेट्रो रेल्वे कॉर्पोरेशनने अनुकुलता दर्शविली आहे . सोबतच मेट्रो रेल्वेचा रखडलेला अंतिम अहवाल येत्या पंधरवड्यात सादर करण्यात येणार असल्याचेही कॉर्पोरेशनने स्पष्ट केले आहे . या संदर्भात नुकतेच सादरीकरण झाले . नासुप्रचे सभापती प्रवीण दराडे या वेळी उपस्थित होते .

या प्रकल्पाला आधीच उशीर होत आहे . आता मात्र प्रकल्प गती घेईल , असे सांगितले जात आहे . संपूर्ण प्रकल्प सात वर्षांत पूर्ण होणे अपेक्षित आहे . अन्यथा प्रकल्प पूर्ण करणाऱ्या संस्थेला मोठा आर्थिक भूर्दंड सहन करावा लागणार आहे . मेट्रो रेल्वे प्रकल्पासाठी डीएमआरसीने एकूण सहा प्रकारचे सर्वेक्षण केले . यात वाहतुकीची वर्दळ , रस्त्यांची उपलब्धता , भूसंपादन , मेट्रो रेल्वेच्या मार्गातील वीज उपकेंद्राची उपलब्धता आदींचा समावेश आहे . अंतिम अहवाल सादर करताना यात स्थानकांचे ठिकाण व त्यासाठी जागेचे नियोजन , तंत्रज्ञानाचा वापर , दुरुस्ती डेपो , अंमलबजावणी वेळापत्रक , बांधकाम खर्च आणि देखभाल खर्च , शास्त्रशुद्ध स्ट्रक्चर , आर्थिक व वाणिज्यीक प्रकल्प अहवाल , निधीचे नियोजन , प्रकल्पाला लागणाऱ्या इतर विभागाच्या नाहरकत व मंजुरीचे प्रश्न तसेच केंद्र व राज्य सरकारचे यासंदर्भातील कायद्यात असलेल्या दुरूस्ती आदींचा समावेश असणार आहे .

दरम्यान , मेट्रो रेल्वे भारतात नवा प्रयोग असल्याने काळजीपूर्वक त्याची अंमलबजावणी व्हावी अशी अपेक्षा व्यक्त करण्यात येत आहे . सध्या तीनच शहरात हा प्रकल्प यशस्वी झाला . नागपूरचे मॉडेल हे या तिन्ही प्रकल्पांपेक्षा वेगळे आहे . २०२० पर्यंत नागपूरची लोकसंख्या बेंगळुरू व हैदराबाद एवढी होईल . त्यानुसार नियोजन राहणार असल्याचे सूत्रांनी सांगितले .

मेट्रो रेल्वेसाठी दोन मार्ग 'पॉझिटिव्ह'
Jan 23, 2013, 01.30AM IST

म . टा . प्रतिनिधी : नागपूर

उपराजधानीच्या मेट्रो रेल्वेसाठी कामठी मार्गावरील ट्रान्सपोर्ट प्लाझा ते मिहान आणि इतवारी सेंट्रल एव्हेन्यू ते हिंगणा या ४० किलोमीटर लांबीच्या मार्गास दिल्ली मेट्रो रेल्वे कॉर्पोरेशनने अनुकुलता दर्शविली आहे . सोबतच मेट्रो रेल्वेचा रखडलेला अंतिम अहवाल येत्या पंधरवड्यात सादर करण्यात येणार असल्याचेही कॉर्पोरेशनने स्पष्ट केले आहे . या संदर्भात नुकतेच सादरीकरण झाले . नासुप्रचे सभापती प्रवीण दराडे या वेळी उपस्थित होते .

या प्रकल्पाला आधीच उशीर होत आहे . आता मात्र प्रकल्प गती घेईल , असे सांगितले जात आहे . संपूर्ण प्रकल्प सात वर्षांत पूर्ण होणे अपेक्षित आहे . अन्यथा प्रकल्प पूर्ण करणाऱ्या संस्थेला मोठा आर्थिक भूर्दंड सहन करावा लागणार आहे . मेट्रो रेल्वे प्रकल्पासाठी डीएमआरसीने एकूण सहा प्रकारचे सर्वेक्षण केले . यात वाहतुकीची वर्दळ , रस्त्यांची उपलब्धता , भूसंपादन , मेट्रो रेल्वेच्या मार्गातील वीज उपकेंद्राची उपलब्धता आदींचा समावेश आहे . अंतिम अहवाल सादर करताना यात स्थानकांचे ठिकाण व त्यासाठी जागेचे नियोजन , तंत्रज्ञानाचा वापर , दुरुस्ती डेपो , अंमलबजावणी वेळापत्रक , बांधकाम खर्च आणि देखभाल खर्च , शास्त्रशुद्ध स्ट्रक्चर , आर्थिक व वाणिज्यीक प्रकल्प अहवाल , निधीचे नियोजन , प्रकल्पाला लागणाऱ्या इतर विभागाच्या नाहरकत व मंजुरीचे प्रश्न तसेच केंद्र व राज्य सरकारचे यासंदर्भातील कायद्यात असलेल्या दुरूस्ती आदींचा समावेश असणार आहे .

दरम्यान , मेट्रो रेल्वे भारतात नवा प्रयोग असल्याने काळजीपूर्वक त्याची अंमलबजावणी व्हावी अशी अपेक्षा व्यक्त करण्यात येत आहे . सध्या तीनच शहरात हा प्रकल्प यशस्वी झाला . नागपूरचे मॉडेल हे या तिन्ही प्रकल्पांपेक्षा वेगळे आहे . २०२० पर्यंत नागपूरची लोकसंख्या बेंगळुरू व हैदराबाद एवढी होईल . त्यानुसार नियोजन राहणार असल्याचे सूत्रांनी सांगितले .
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Summary:
DMRC has proposed two routes for Nagpur Metro project. They will be “Transport Plaza on Kamthi Road TO MIHAN” and “Itwari Central Avenue TO Hingna”. The traffic and population in 2020 will be taken into consideration for preparing the DPR

2 metro routes suggested for Nagpur

NAGPUR: The ambitious Nagpur metro rail project has taken a big leap forward with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) suggesting two viable routes in the city. DMRC officials gave a presentation to Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) on Tuesday in this regard.

NIT chairman Pravin Darade told TOI that DMRC had suggested two possible routes - North-South and East-West. "The North-South route will start from Kamptee Road Transport Plaza and go up to Mihan. The East-West route will start from Central Avenue, Itwari to Hingna. We asked them to submit a detailed report of the two routes," he said adding that these detailed project report (DPR) should be ready in another 10-15 days.

For complete news refer below link :
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/2-metro-routes-suggested-for-Nagpur/articleshow/18140580.cms
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NAGPUR: The Union ministry of urban development (MoUD) has announced a policy for metro railway projects as these modes of public transports are being developed in many cities. The ministry has received proposals from 34 cities and is working on proposals of around ten cities including Nagpur.

Many state government and city administrations had been seeking guidelines from the ministry for designing metro railways. The policy will help them in preparing feasibility reports. The policy covers both models of developing metro railway - public private partnership (PPP) and government funding.

Many of the norms are contrary to expectations of state government and local politicians. For example, MP Vilas Muttemwar has been demanding that Centre's should provide 40% funds to Nagpur metro railway. UD minister Kamal Nath had made supportive noises. However, the policy has limited it to 20%. State government wants a special purpose vehicle (SPV) of five agencies to be the implementing agency. However, as per the policy centre will have 50% share in the implementing SPV.

An official of Nagpur Improvement Trust ( NIT) said that the policy basically covered five aspects of metro railway - feasibility criteria, financing pattern, institutional mechanism for implementation, legislative cover and approval procedure.

"The ministry has selected cities with 20 lakh population for preparation of detailed project reports (DPR). Other aspects that will determine the feasibility, route, etc of the project will come out in the DPR," the official explained.

Turning to financing pattern, he said, "Under government funding model the centre will either have equity of 20% or will provide a viability gap funding to this extent. The remaining amount will have to be arranged by state and municipal governments. Centre can also arrange this amount by external borrowing from agencies like JICA. PPP model is to be preferred where the corridor is elevated and ridership is quite high."

A special purpose vehicle (SPV) in which centre and state governments both are 50% partners should implement the project. The SPV should high degree of autonomy.

The safety certification of the metro rail projects will be covered by Metro Railways (Amendment) Act, 2009. This will ensure uniformity of standards.

Explaining the approval procedure, the official said, "When the project has been cleared by MoUD, it will be sent to an empowered committee headed by the cabinet secretary and an empowered group of ministers (EGoM). It will be a fast track clearance. The proposal may be sent to the concerned ministries for their comments."

Good News ..!!

DMRC plans 42km metro rail for Nagpur

NAGPUR: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has submitted the much-awaited detailed project report (DPR) of city's metro rail. It has proposed construction of two routes stretching over 42km and costing over Rs 10,000 crore.

After a presentation before guardian minister Shivajirao Moghe, the metro rail's special purpose vehicle Nagpur Mass Transport Company (NMTC) will submit the DPR to the state government which will forward it to the central government for budgetary provisions.

DMRC's presentation to Moghe and NMTC was scheduled on Monday, but postponed due to urgent meeting of cabinet's tally committee on annual budget at Mumbai. Expressing his delight over completion of DPR, Moghe told TOI the metro rail project will play a vital role in Advantage Vidarbha.

"Metro rail will take the city's public transport system to a new level. DF government is very keen to make the metro rail a success in the city. The budgetary provisions will play a crucial role as the project requires huge funds," he said.

Confirming that DMRC is ready with the DPR, NIT chairman Praveen Darade said DMRC has proposed two viable routes with total length of 42km. "Work is expected to begin in the current calendar year if everything goes according to plan," he said.

Source : TOI
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/DMRC-plans-42km-metro-rail-for-Nagpur/articleshow/18456978.cms
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^^:applause::applause:

Good News ..!!

DMRC plans 42km metro rail for Nagpur

NAGPUR: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has submitted the much-awaited detailed project report (DPR) of city's metro rail. It has proposed construction of two routes stretching over 42km and costing over Rs 10,000 crore.

After a presentation before guardian minister Shivajirao Moghe, the metro rail's special purpose vehicle Nagpur Mass Transport Company (NMTC) will submit the DPR to the state government which will forward it to the central government for budgetary provisions.

DMRC's presentation to Moghe and NMTC was scheduled on Monday, but postponed due to urgent meeting of cabinet's tally committee on annual budget at Mumbai. Expressing his delight over completion of DPR, Moghe told TOI the metro rail project will play a vital role in Advantage Vidarbha.

"Metro rail will take the city's public transport system to a new level. DF government is very keen to make the metro rail a success in the city. The budgetary provisions will play a crucial role as the project requires huge funds," he said.

Confirming that DMRC is ready with the DPR, NIT chairman Praveen Darade said DMRC has proposed two viable routes with total length of 42km. "Work is expected to begin in the current calendar year if everything goes according to plan," he said.

Source : TOI
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/DMRC-plans-42km-metro-rail-for-Nagpur/articleshow/18456978.cms
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I have seen the rendering of proposed north-south corridor of metro rail posted before on this thread. Any idea how east-west corridor go through?

This is very good news though. Hope they execute it successully as well.

Thank you

Has anyone seen the DPR? It will be interresting to see the salient features in there, the route, the station locations, planned capacity etc.

i guess will have to wait till they put up a website for nagpur metro or its comes in the newspapers

Any idea how east-west corridor go through?

blurb from here (http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-12/nagpur/37058514_1_metro-rail-dmrc-nmtc):


Giving details, NIT superintending engineer SS Gujjalwar said the North-South route will end at Mihan in the first phase. "{first} Route will be from Automotive square to Mihan, stretching around 20km. The second route is East-West corridor from Prajapati Nagar-Wardhaman Nagar to Hingna, stretching around 22km. DMRC has proposed both routes in elevated system, excluding the stretch near the airport, which will be underground. The East-West route will also pass via the main railway station. The two routes will cross at Sitabuldi with a major station there," he said.


Based on the info, the 2 lines will end up looking something like this with an interchange at Sitabuldi.

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/7572/88168565.jpg (http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/4769/32147230.jpg)

The east-west line's route in the western part of the city is purely speculative, but highly plausible since it cuts through its heart (Dharampeth/Bajaj Nagar etc) and will most probably avoid running through civil lines 'cause of all the govt. offices/high court etc.

It looks like the planned routes are skewed towards western part of the city. From the map it looks like they could have routed the blue line through central Nagpur such as Madewada road(?). I am not aware of Nagpur's landscape so my understanding of the rationale behind these route is limited.

There is no such rule/set standard that mrt lines have to be routed through the geographical center of the city. Having an evenly spread catchment area is desirable but that gets overlooked if all the other imp. variables are elsewhere. In Nagpur, Wardha road is the main north-south thoroughfare of the city along and adjacent to which all the big hotels, businesses, govt. offices, imp. landmarks, transit points, and MIHAN lie. No other north-south route is half as comparable to it.

NAGPUR: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has recommended that work on both north-south and east-west corridors of Nagpur metro rail should begin simultaneously to attract commuters. It submitted the detailed project report (DPR) to Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) on Monday. This is biggest difference in the project as proposed by DMRC and that by state government and L&T Ramboll. The latter had decided to start work on north-south corridor first.

Addressing the media, guardian minister Shivajirao Moghe said the total length of the two corridors was 39.81km and there will be 37 stations. "Two depots have been proposed at Mihan and off Hingna Road. The Hingna Road land belongs to Airport Authority of India ( AAI) and ministry of defence. MP Vilas Muttemwar will take up this issue."

Minister of energy Rajendra Mulak said the first corridor will be from Automotive Square on Kamptee Road to Mihan. "Its length is 21.6km and will have 18 stations. The second corridor is from Prajapati Nagar (east of Wardhaman Nagar) to Lokmanya Nagar, Hingna Road. It is 18.2km long and will have 19 stations."

NIT chairman Pravin Darade said, "The cost of the project has been estimated at Rs7,350 crore at 2012 prices and the completion cost is expected to be Rs9,007 crore after taking into account price escalation at 7.5% per annum." According to Darade, central and state governments will have equity of 20% each in the project. In addition, the state government will contribute half of central taxes levied on the project. The remaining half will be waived off by central government. State government will also contribute Rs475 crore by providing land free of cost."

The NIT chief said the remaining Rs3,940 crore would be raised by taking soft loans from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) at interest rate of 1.4% per annum and by borrowing from the market at 12% per annum.

The DPR will be submitted to state government in a day or two. The cabinet after approving it will forward the report to central urban development ministry. The report will also need clearance of union finance ministry as central government has to invest money in the project. According to Darade, this process is expected to take two months.

Commenting on viability of the project, Arun Kumar Singh, GM (consultancy) of DMRC, said if 12.5% of Nagpurians use the service then it will be a success. "The usage of any metro is between 10 and 15% worldwide," he added. EE Sudarshan Kumar told the media about passenger traffic estimation by DMRC after every five years.

http://www.ehitavada.com/News_Paper_Images/2013/02/19/news_images/news_199037.jpg
http://www.ehitavada.com/News_Paper_Images/2013/02/19/news_images/news_199152.jpg

There is no such rule/set standard that mrt lines have to be routed through the geographical center of the city. Having an evenly spread catchment area is desirable but that gets overlooked if all the other imp. variables are elsewhere. In Nagpur, Wardha road is the main north-south thoroughfare of the city along and adjacent to which all the big hotels, businesses, govt. offices, imp. landmarks, transit points, and MIHAN lie. No other north-south route is half as comparable to it.


you are right.
Also it gives further scope in future to make additional routes, especially on the right hand side of the blue coloured route, mainly from siddharth nagar to manewada, via lakadganj & nandanvan.

i really have my doubts when the nagpur metro and pune metro projects will actually kick off with construction works. seeing the pace of both.it seems more like "all talk, no work":ohno:

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Work on two routes to start together ................ :cheers::cheers:

NAGPUR: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has recommended that work on both north-south and east-west corridors of Nagpur metro rail should begin simultaneously to attract commuters. It submitted the detailed project report (DPR) to Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) on Monday. This is biggest difference in the project as proposed by DMRC and that by state government and L&T Ramboll. The latter had decided to start work on north-south corridor first.

Addressing the media, guardian minister Shivajirao Moghe said the total length of the two corridors was 39.81km and there will be 37 stations. "Two depots have been proposed at Mihan and off Hingna Road. The Hingna Road land belongs to Airport Authority of India ( AAI) and ministry of defence. MP Vilas Muttemwar will take up this issue."

Minister of energy Rajendra Mulak said the first corridor will be from Automotive Square on Kamptee Road to Mihan. "Its length is 21.6km and will have 18 stations. The second corridor is from Prajapati Nagar (east of Wardhaman Nagar) to Lokmanya Nagar, Hingna Road. It is 18.2km long and will have 19 stations."

For Complete News refer the below link :
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Work-on-two-routes-to-start-together/articleshow/18566514.cms
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Nagpur News : The long-awaited Nagpur metro rail project finally appears to be gathering momentum. Officials of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) submitted the detailed project report to guardian minister Shivajirao Moghe here on Tuesday.

Addressing a press conference later, Moghe said that an estimated amount of ` 9,007 crore would be spent on the project in its first phase. Two routes, that will extend up to 39.81 km in length, have been finalised.The Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) was appointed as the nodal agency for the project on November 29, 2012. The DPR would be tabled before the State government within a month.

Legislators and MPs called on DMRC officials during their visit to the city. Moghe hoped that the State Cabinet would approve the project within a month.

He informed that in the first phase of the project, a 21.604-km-long rail line would be laid in the north-south corridor, which would extend from Automotive Square to Mihan. The east-west corridor would be 18.206 km long and would cover all points between Prajapati Nagar and Lokmanya Nagar.

However, the metro rail would run above the ground and will not be underground as proposed earlier, Moghe clarified.

Work on two routes to start together ................ :cheers::cheers:

NAGPUR: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has recommended that work on both north-south and east-west corridors of Nagpur metro rail should begin simultaneously to attract commuters. It submitted the detailed project report (DPR) to Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) on Monday. This is biggest difference in the project as proposed by DMRC and that by state government and L&T Ramboll. The latter had decided to start work on north-south corridor first.

Addressing the media, guardian minister Shivajirao Moghe said the total length of the two corridors was 39.81km and there will be 37 stations. "Two depots have been proposed at Mihan and off Hingna Road. The Hingna Road land belongs to Airport Authority of India ( AAI) and ministry of defence. MP Vilas Muttemwar will take up this issue."

Minister of energy Rajendra Mulak said the first corridor will be from Automotive Square on Kamptee Road to Mihan. "Its length is 21.6km and will have 18 stations. The second corridor is from Prajapati Nagar (east of Wardhaman Nagar) to Lokmanya Nagar, Hingna Road. It is 18.2km long and will have 19 stations."

For Complete News refer the below link :
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Work-on-two-routes-to-start-together/articleshow/18566514.cms
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That will be great if work on both the lines can start simultaneously. First , they have to cross the hurdle of funding. Even though there is a proposed funding in place (which GoM has a great share in), all that funding must be approved and released on time.

Few political parties will never let this happen (to say right on their face, NCP) these parties will play devil's role here as they have played earlier shooting down MIHAN and other projects in Vidarbha.

http://zeenews.india.com/news/maharashtra/nagpur-metro-rail-project-approved_836726.html
Nagpur Metro Rail project approved

Mumbai: Maharashtra government has accorded in-principle approval to the elevated Nagpur Metro Rail project which is estimated to cost Rs 7,350 crore.

Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, while presenting the Budget proposals for 2013-14, said the Nagpur Metro Rail project covers Sitabardi-Airport-Butibori. Nagpur Improvement Trust has been declared as the implementing agency for the project.

He said the project proposal is under process for sending it with recommendations of the state government to the Centre for approval.

http://zeenews.india.com/news/maharashtra/nagpur-metro-rail-project-approved_836726.html
Nagpur Metro Rail project approved

Mumbai: Maharashtra government has accorded in-principle approval to the elevated Nagpur Metro Rail project which is estimated to cost Rs 7,350 crore.

Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, while presenting the Budget proposals for 2013-14, said the Nagpur Metro Rail project covers Sitabardi-Airport-Butibori. Nagpur Improvement Trust has been declared as the implementing agency for the project.

He said the project proposal is under process for sending it with recommendations of the state government to the Centre for approval.

If this happens, it will be a really great news and development for the people of Nagpur and Vidarbha. I will be among those happiest folks who like to see a really good development in and round Nagpur (including Vidarbha).

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Again pathetic attitude of central government towards Nagpur. Despite of DPR being approved, in the recent advertisement of Metro Rail by urban development department that appeared on television, Nagpur is not mentioned. Cities like Mumbai, Kochi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Indore, etc. are mentioned. The ad of Bharat Nirman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiUDpkWu1ns

Again pathetic attitude of central government towards Nagpur. Despite of DPR being approved, in the recent advertisement of Metro Rail by urban development department that appeared on television, Nagpur is not mentioned. Cities like Mumbai, Kochi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Indore, etc. are mentioned. The ad of Bharat Nirman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiUDpkWu1ns

Nagpur is not on the list of DMRC consulting projects:
Consultancy Projects (http://www.delhimetrorail.com/projectsupdate/consultancy_project.aspx)

Looks like Nagpur Metro Rail falls in the same category of Private Interest Project like Mihan (and will eventually meet the same fate like Mihan) where Govt (both state and center) washes hand from resposibility of any kind.

Nagpur is not on the list of DMRC consulting projects:
Consultancy Projects (http://www.delhimetrorail.com/projectsupdate/consultancy_project.aspx)

Looks like Nagpur Metro Rail falls in the same category of Private Interest Project like Mihan (and will eventually meet the same fate like Mihan) where Govt (both state and center) washes hand from resposibility of any kind.

even indore and bhopal are not there on dmrc's list, but they have figured in that video! We're just so unfortunate! :ohno: