Category: Nagpur Metro

Nagpur: By the end of this month, MahaMetro will open two more Metro stations. The railway stations in Rahate Colony and Bansi Nagar are ready and Metro Rail Safety Commissioner (CMRS) was invited to inspect them. It is expected that the inspection will take place between 27 and 29 March.

A Metro spokesperson said after CMRS provided the green signal, the stations would be opened immediately. “Rahate Colony is on the Sitabuldi stretch to Khapri (Reach I) while Bansi Nagar is on the Sitabuldi stretch to Lokmanya Nagar (Reach III). After these stations open, we expect our ridership to increase on both reaches. That had happened after we opened the Reach I station at Jaiprakash Nagar, “he added.

In October of November 2019, Rahate Colony station would have begun running. It’s 4 to 5 months behind budget. Once Reach I came into service in March 2019, MahaMetro had planned to open by December 2019 the remaining stretch stations Jaiprakash Nagar, Rahate Colony, Ajni Square, Ujjwal Nagar, Congress Nagar, and Chhatrapati Nagar—. Now, when all those stations will open, Metro can not tell.

Ajni Square station was almost ready and was likely to open under CMRS inspection in April, the spokeswoman said.

Commenting on the opening station issue, the spokesperson said the contractor ILFS had gone bankrupt and left the job halfway through. “We had to retenee the job and send it to other firms. There was a waste of two to three months in the process, “he said.

He also said the Ujjwal Nagar station faced land acquisition issues as the landowner had moved the court. “Opening is going to be the last,” he said.

He said that the deadline was March 2021, when the entire Nagpur Metro project was completed. “By that time, we will complete Sitabuldi to Prajapati Nagar (Reach IV) and Sitabuldi to Automotive Square (Reach II),’ he added.

Nagpur: The Hingna car depot at MahaMetro, where coaches used in Reach III (Sitabuldi to Lokmanya Nagar stretch) are parked at night, is expected to be ready by May end. Currently, it is half complete, and the trains are available for parking.

A spokesperson for MahaMetro said the depot has an area of 65 acres of which 30.19 acres are used for the maintenance of rolling stocks. The depot consists of twelve components: time and safety office (TSO), auto coach washing plant (ACWP), traction substation (TSS), auxiliary substation (ASS), underground tank pump house, maintenance building, pit wheel lathe (PWL), engineering train unit (ETU), internal cleaning platform (ICP), unloading platform, stabilizing lines and biodigester.

The TSO is for the use of security purposes since the depot is limited to ordinary citizens. It’s all in. The ACWP is for the wash plant bed equipment, where the train is washed from outside. It is through too. The TSS moves MSEDCL’s supply of 33 KV down to 25 KV. It’s ready but the ASS is under construction, which goes down 33 KV to low tension (LT) level.
The UG tank pump room is used to supply water to various buildings inside the depot. Work is underway. Also being under construction is the maintenance building.

The PWL under construction will have a wheel-orientation machine where regular intervals are checked for the wheel profile. The ETU is complete and will be used to store the equipment for the rerailing of track machines.

The ICP will be used to disinfect rolling stock’s inside and underfloor. This building is currently being used for rolling stock maintenance as the maintenance building is under construction. The unloading platform on which the new train is discharged is complete with the help of the unloading equipment.

Research is continuing on the stable lines where rolling stock is stable. Research on the biodigester has not, however, begun.

Nagpur: While Nagpur Metro ridership may not be spectacular, its stations are finding takers in the commercial space. This may help to boost ridership. A Metro official said 11 commercial spaces have either been leased or bids received for them so far.

The Institute of Engineers Metro station has launched a coaching program. Metro officials are delighted with the fact that many students use Metro to reach the class.

Naivedyam Group has also leased a shop at Lokmanya Nagar Metro station. A bid for a shop was received at Institution of Engineers, two for Rani Jhansi Square station, one for Subhash Nagar and one for Lokmanya Nagar each. Mother Dairy has purchased three shops at stations in Jai Prakash Nagar, Khapri and Airport. A further offer for a shop in Jai Prakash Nagar was issued.

The stores were rented for nine years. The rent is based on per square feet and depends on the station’s location.

The largest commercial realty project for Metro is the traffic and transport management center (TTMC) across from Yeshwant Stadium. It will have a tower on 25 floors, and two on 19 floors. There will be afoot overbridge linking the TTMC to Sitabuldi station.

Metro had floated bids to develop the project on a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) basis but did not get a good response because of a real estate slump. It has now prepared to construct a new revenue model.

MahaMetro plans to earn revenue from non-ticket sources by more than 50%. Most of this would come from commercial space leasing and commercial and residential property sales. Such ventures are years away, though. Many of them are yet to be designed. The slump in the real estate sector has hindered the agency’s plans.

While private companies are getting a good response from the co-branding of Metro stations. The last day to send bids is February 25, and afterward, the exact number will be known. Under this system, a Metro station will have the name of the private agency paying MahaMetro royalty.

नागपुर : महामेट्रो के प्रबंध निदेशक डॉ. बृजेश दीक्षित ने कहा है कि महामेट्रो की टीम ने एक परिवार की तरह काम कर एक नई मिसाल कायम की है. काम करने का जो बीड़ा उठाया था, उसे पूरा करने के लिए सच्चाई और लगन से कार्य करने की प्रतिज्ञा करें ताकि हम सर्वोत्तम तरीके से उसे पूरा कर सकें.

 

मेट्रो भवन में आयोजित महामेट्रो के पांचवें स्थापना दिन समारोह में वे संबोधित कर रहे थे. महामेट्रो के इस कार्यक्रम के दौरान निदेशक (परियोजना) महेश कुमार, निदेशक (रोलिंग स्टॉक और सिस्टिम) सुनील माथुर, निदेशक (वित्त) एस शिवमाथन आदि उपस्थित थे.

बृजेश दीक्षित ने कहा कि महा मेट्रो की स्थापना से लेकर अब तक 86 फीसदी काम पूरा हो चुका है. 50 माह के भीतर 25 किमी की मेट्रो लाइन का काम केवल कड़ी मेहनत के कारण ही हो सका है. मेट्रो भवन में आयोजित समारोह पर खुशी व्यक्त करते हुए उन्होंने यह भी कहा कि आज हम स्थापना दिवस इस सुंदर मेट्रो भवन में खुद की जगह पर मना रहे हैं. इस समय महामेट्रो के अधिकारी एस.

 

सिवमाथन, रिच-1 के कार्यकारी निदेशक देवेंद्र रामटेककर, ऑपरेशन और मेंटेनेंस के महाप्रबंधक सुधाकर उराडे, मेट्रो मित्र मयुरेश गोखले ने भी इस समय अपने विचार रखे. कार्यक्रम का संचालन श्रीमती रेणुका देशकर ने किया और आभार प्रदर्शन कार्यकारी संचालक (प्रशासन) अनिल कोकाटे ने किया. कार्यक्रम के दौरान एक शॉर्ट फिल्म का प्रदर्शन किया गया जिसमें महामेट्रो नागपुर के पांच साल के सफर को दर्शाया गया.

 

नागपुर:- महामेट्रो, एनएचएआई के सौजन्य से शहर में जारी मेट्रो निर्माण कार्य के पारडी चौक पर लोहे के सरियों से कसा पिलर का शेड अचानक सड़क पर आ गिरा. बता दें कि पारडी भंडारा रोड पर इस समय अनेक स्थानों पर मेट्रो का काम शुरू है. इस काम के लिए अनेक स्थानों पर गड्ढे खोदे गए हैं तो अनेक स्थानों पर बैरिकेड्स लगाये गए हैं.

मंगलवार की रात करीब 8 बजे पिलर की लोहे की सेंिट्रंग को कसते वक़्त लोहे का शेड गिर गया. जिस समय हादसा हुआ पिलर के पास कर्मचारी काम कर रहे थे. शेड गिरते ही कर्मचारियों की सांसें फूलने लगी. अच्छा हुआ सड़क पर रात में यातायात कम हो जाता है जिस कारण इस हादसे में गनीमत यह रही कि कोई भी हताहत नहीं हुआ.

बताया गया िक बीते गई दिनों से मेट्रो की कार्यप्रणाली को लेकर तरह तरह के आरोप लगाए जा रहे है किन्तु मेट्रो अधिकारी कार्य में किसी भी प्रकार की चुस्ती नहीं दिखा पा रहे है. पारडी चौक महामार्ग पर चलना अब दुष्कर हो गया है. नागरिक हलाकान है कि यहां वाहन चलाना काफी मुश्किल है.

लोगों ने कहा कि मेट्रो निर्माण के कारण हादसे हो रहे हैं, जिसे लेकर गंभीरता नहीं बरती जा रही. रास्तों पर धूल, मिट्टी, गड्ढे इतने बड़े हो गये है कि वाहन गुजरने में तकलीफ होती है. किन्तु अाला अधिकारी और नगरसेवक आंखें मूंदकर बैठे है. हालात यह है कि ट्राफिक जाम से निराशा होती है और बहुत समय बर्बाद होता है जिससे अनावश्यक देरी गंतव्य तक पहुंचने में होती है.

स्थानीय लोगों में आक्रोश:- बता दें कि स्थानीय लोग इस बात को लेकर काफी आक्रोशित हैं. इस समस्या को लेकर स्थानीय तौर पर प्रॉजेक्ट बीते तीन वर्ष से लंबित है और मुख्य सड़क का काम भी अधूरा पड़ा है. एक वर्ष पहले ही बड़े आंदोलन किए गए थे. इस समस्या के कारण आम लोगों को काफी परेशानी का सामना करना पड़ रहा है. पता नहीं स्थानीय समस्या से जूझ रहे पारडी के नागरिकों को धूल, मिट्टी, गड्ढे, चरमराई ट्राफिक व्यवस्था से निजात कब मिलेगी.