Hyderabad Metro Updates

[obis01]

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HMRL starting second phase survey in below lines

1. Miyapur-BHEL-Patancheru 15KM

2. Falaknuma - Shamshabad via 29 radial road 12KM

3. LB Nagar -Vanastalipuram 4KM

4. Nagole - LBNagar - Falaknuma 15KM

5. JNTU - Shilparamam - Gachibowli 14KM

6. Jubli bus station - Alwal 8KM

7. Gachibowli - Tolichowki - Lakdikapool 17KM

8. Mettuguda - ECIL via Malkajgiri 12KM

[penaw52]

would signature tower built by lanco be the next big thing for hyderabad after Cyber Towers in Hitech City, will it attract such an attention that it may replace Cyber towers , Buddha Statue in Hussain Sagar and even Charminar as the Symbol of Hyderabad City? or can it atleast match them in terms of popularity & pride ?

[raghussc]

Originally Posted by obis01

http://www.eenadu.net/Pannelsinner.aspx?qry=htm/panel8

HMRL starting second phase survey in below lines

1. Miyapur-BHEL-Patancheru 15KM

2. Falaknuma - Shamshabad via 29 radial road 12KM

3. LB Nagar -Vanastalipuram 4KM

4. Nagole - LBNagar - Falaknuma 15KM

5. JNTU - Shilparamam - Gachibowli 14KM

6. Jubli bus station - Alwal 8KM

7. Gachibowli - Tolichowki - Lakdikapool 17KM

8. Mettuguda - ECIL via Malkajgiri 12KM

I think 1, 2, 3 and 6 could be done easily.

Land acquisitions for 8 (esp from Railways), 7 and 5 will drag them but these lines capture lot of population.

[obis01]

Originally Posted by raghussc

I think 1, 2, 3 and 6 could be done easily.

Land acquisitions for 8 (esp from Railways), 7 and 5 will drag them but these lines capture lot of population.

Route 5 will reduce lot of pollution and traffic.

[deepakhearthacker]

awesome

[harsh1802]

Man, I'm so happy about line 8.

[Naga_Solidus]

Originally Posted by obis01

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2. Falaknuma - Shamshabad via 29 radial road 12KM

Does this mean they'll be going for an ordinary metro-airport link, like the Chicago Blue Line?

[deepakhearthacker]

[Irrational_Indian]

Originally Posted by obis01

http://www.eenadu.net/Pannelsinner.aspx?qry=htm/panel8

HMRL starting second phase survey in below lines

1. Miyapur-BHEL-Patancheru 15KM

2. Falaknuma - Shamshabad via 29 radial road 12KM

3. LB Nagar -Vanastalipuram 4KM

4. Nagole - LBNagar - Falaknuma 15KM

5. JNTU - Shilparamam - Gachibowli 14KM

6. Jubli bus station - Alwal 8KM

7. Gachibowli - Tolichowki - Lakdikapool 17KM

8. Mettuguda - ECIL via Malkajgiri 12KM

AHHH!!! With this, we'll have the second biggest network in the country right ( 71km + 116 km!) Wonder what's the year of completion for Phase 2? 2021?

The Shilparamam-Gacchibowli-Airport route 's now the JNTU Shilparamam Gacchibowli route.

[skdubai]

I hope they have the courage to do it the DMRC way. As much as I support the PPP way, too many naysayers stall everything!

[Irrational_Indian]

the DMRC way? L&T's a sensible company and I'm hoping this will set the lead example for a great success for PPP model. If Phase 1 does bring about a change, atleast there'll be lesser opposition. One thing is that on the newer routes, there's no problem of heritage and the roads are wide, so I'm guessing it'll be done fast. But if they start constructing for Phase 2 even before Phase 1 is completed, it'll be freaking awesome!

[aam admi]

I really hope that Hyderabad metro will be a huge success. This will give a much needed impetus to much maligned PPP projects. DMRC and Mr. Shreedharan are dead against PPP. I feel PPP is the need of our times and this project needs to be successful to challenge the monopoly of DMRC.

[tankbund]

Originally Posted by aam admi

I really hope that Hyderabad metro will be a huge success. This will give a much needed impetus to much maligned PPP projects. DMRC and Mr. Shreedharan are dead against PPP. I feel PPP is the need of our times and this project needs to be successful to challenge the monopoly of DMRC.

Dear Sir

Fully agree. The PPP model is superior. Delhi is an exception as the GOI is pouring money into it as it is the national capital.

The Delay in HYD Metyro ws due to the Maytas Fiasco, not for other reasons. If The Maytas equation is removed, HYD metro is being executed at the fastest pace possible (compare even to Delhi and it is faster). Sreedharan is prejudiced agianst the PPP model, as it impinges on his popularity. That is all.

Regards

[tankbund]

Originally Posted by skdubai

I hope they have the courage to do it the DMRC way. As much as I support the PPP way, too many naysayers stall everything!

Mr Dubai

Respectfully disagree. There are no naysayers to the HYD metro. An overwhelming majority want it, almost 100%. The objections were mainly relating to transparency and routes, which is legitimate. That happens everywhere. L&T is a well respected Company. The project is in good hands.

The Delhi model is inferior. There Govt. is pouring in money. That will never happen elsewhere. The PPP model is the best way to go. As much as possible private enterprise should be encouraged with Govt. support.

Regards

[tankbund]

Originally Posted by penaw52

would signature tower built by lanco be the next big thing for hyderabad after Cyber Towers in Hitech City, will it attract such an attention that it may replace Cyber towers , Buddha Statue in Hussain Sagar and even Charminar as the Symbol of Hyderabad City? or can it atleast match them in terms of popularity & pride ?

Mr Penaw

The foremost symbol of Hyderabad will always be Charminar. Nothing can replace it.

The National symbol is the great Ashok Chakra. No skyscraper built in Delhi is going to erase that symbol. There are certain things that are "sacred", and should be left alone.

Hyderabad and Charminar are inseparable. We should leave it that way.

Regards

[mangalore mania]

L&T to complete Hyderabad Metro Rail project in 5 years
liveMINT
Tue, May 1 2012

The firm says negotiations with vendors for rolling stock, signalling, telecommunication, rails, automatic fare collection, air-conditioning, elevators and escalators, has reached a “critical stage”

Hyderabad: Larsen and Toubro Ltd (L&T), India’s biggest engineering company, on Tuesday said 90% of the land required to build the Rs16,375 crore Hyderabad Metro Rail project has been handed over to it by the Andhra Pradesh government.

“We will be able to complete the project in a phased manner in next five years from now,” said V.B. Gadgil, chief executive officer and managing director of L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd, the unit executing the project.

AP chief secretary Pankaj Dwivedi and HMR managing director NVS Reddy at the start of the construction of the first pillar of Hyderabad Metro Rail Project work near Hyderabad on 26 April.

L&T began construction on 26 April in Uppal, a Hyderabad suburb.
The firm said negotiations that were going on for 10-12 months with vendors for rolling stock, signalling, telecommunication, rails, automatic fare collection, air-conditioning, elevators and escalators, has reached a “critical stage.”

“In next 2-3 months, most of the vendors will be finalised,” Gadgil said.

Out of total cost of 16,375 crore, L&T will be spend about Rs5,000-6,000 crore on civil construction, Rs2,000 crore on developing 6 million sq. ft of real estate, around Rs1,600 crore on rolling stock and around Rs1,000 crore on signalling.

Canada’s Bombardier Transportation, BEML Ltd, China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corp. Ltd, and Spanish company Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) are competing to supply rolling stock for Hyderabad Metro Rail project.

Gadgil said the impact of interest outgo was not significant.

“The impact of interest rate hike was minimal,” he said. “We have spent around Rs400-500 crore from our equity and haven’t used bank debt in last 12 months. With signs of interest rates softening, we will take advantage of it.”

L&T achieved financial closure for the project in March 2011.

Hyderabad Metro Rail is the biggest urban infrastructure project undertaken as a public-private partnership. The elevated metro rail will cover 71.16km, with three corridors comprising 66 stations.

The Metro network is to be constructed in five years, with L&T holding the concession for 35 years, extendable by another 25 years. The company can earn lease rentals from property development and advertising rights before the real estate reverts to the state government.

L&T won the bid to build the Metro rail network in July 2010 after the government in July 2009 cancelled the mandate of Maytas Infra Ltd, which failed to tie up finances for the project.

Maytas Infra was promoted by B. Ramalinga Raju, the founder of Satyam Computer Services Ltd, who in January 2009, confessed to having misstated accounts to the tune of Rs7,136 crore, triggering India’s biggest corporate fraud investigation.

[mangalore mania]

HMR: SC ruling gives little relief
IBNLive
Hyderabad | Posted on May 01, 2012

HYDERABAD: With the Supreme Court ruling that property owners should be paid the highest market value for land acquisitions and not the registration value of the same area, those facing the prospect of losing their land to the Hyderabad Metro Rail project are happy. However, some concerns remain.
Ramanna, a small-time hotel owner near SR Nagar, where the markings for the pier construction, have already begun, welcomed the verdict but was obviously concerned over the prospect of losing his business. “I have spent a good amount of my life establishing my business here. Now, I will be displaced and the compensation does not guarantee me a future in my business,” he pointed out.
Another property owner, Krishna kumar, who has constructed a building and let it out for rent, said, “For the building I own, I pay around Rs 1.5 lakh towards bank loan from the Rs 2 lakh rent I receive. Now, when 10 feet of the compound is acquired and demolished, the compensation to the extent of land acquired will neither help me pay back all my loan nor help me retain the rent from the building. My tenants would leave and finally, the bank will takeover my property!”
For some, though, it is a win-win situation as the whole of the land would be acquired at the highest market value. Among others who had more concerns to share was an affected party, and also an activist against the project, who did not want to reveal his identity. “The judgement calls for either a compensation for the land acquired or an equal amount of Floor Space Index (FSI)- a permission to construct additional floor space instead of claiming the compensation”. In such a case, a small business establishment owner does not benefit if a major share of his land is lost, he added.
Among other major worries, is a proposal by the state government to impose double-tax on the properties enroute the project to balance the tax waivers provided to the lands given away to L&T metro rail Hyderabad Ltd.

[mangalore mania]

What does this media wants by posting these emotional attachments of public. People should be rather proud of what they are sacrificing for the national economy. This is the Selfish mentality of Indians..
Woh bolte hai na India wale Kabaddi bahut acha khelte hai..

[mangalore mania]

L&T to finalise vendors for Hyderabad Metro by June
Business Line
HYDERABAD, MAY 1:

Bombardier, others in race for rolling stock

L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd is set to finalise vendors for rolling stocks, signalling and operations and maintenance contractors, by June.

“We are at advanced stage of finalising vendors and suppliers. There is heightened interest in the Rs 16,375-crore project which is the largest metro rail project to be taken up under the public-private partnership mode in the world,” Mr Vivek B. Gadgil, Chief Executive and Managing Director of L&T Metro Rail, said.

Addressing a press conference here today, Mr Gadgil said, “Suppliers from across the world are watching the progress of this PPP project and looking at taking part in its progress. At least four major vendors, including Canadian supplier of rolling stocks Bombardier, a Spanish firm and China CSR Corporation and BEML-Rotem consortium are in fray for the Rs 1,800-crore deal.”

The other contracts would be for signalling, telecom and automation for collection and lifts and elevators for stations.

Transit Development

The company plans to execute Transit-Oriented Development along the 72-km elevated corridors and depots of 18.5 million sq.ft while ensuring connectivity through multiple modes of transport. Initially, six million sq.ft of mixed use space would be taken up

[mangalore mania]

So if all goes well, We will come to know the supplier of Coaches and probably we ll know how the coaches would look like..