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Sunday, 27 December 2015

09:04

MMRDA, MMRC mull merging Mumbai Metro Corridors

MMRDA, MMRC mull merging Mumbai Metro Corridors

Mumbai: Forget local trains, in the future you may be able to travel from Dahisar to Churchgate directly via Metro. The Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) and the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) are considering integrating (merging) the Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro-3 corridor and the Dahisar (East) to Andheri (East) Metro-7 corridor by constructing a common passageway for both the lines at the proposed Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) Metro station.

“This means now if any given commuter is travelling from Dahisar and wants to travel up to Churchgate or Colaba, he or she may be able to take Metro-7 from Dahisar and get down at airport Metro station. The commuter can, after that, using the interchange passageway get into Metro-3 underground corridor between the Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ, which is being implemented by the MMRC,” said an MMRDA official.

“The initial plan for Metro-7 was up to Andheri (East) a Metro station for Andheri (East) near the Andheri railway station and the Metro-3 was to end at Seepz, but now we are considering to construct a common integrated platform at airport Metro station which means extending the Metro-7 up to Mumbai airport,” added MMRDA official.

This comes after the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), had earlier recommended to MMRDA in a detailed project report that Mumbai is the commercial capital of India with fast growth, especially in the suburbs. It therefore proposed to extend Metro-7 from Andheri (East) up to the Mumbai airport complex which will increase connectivity for commuters travelling from Dahisar to Colaba as the Metro-3 underground corridor constructed by MMRC will pass by the airport. DMRC is the interim consultant for the construction of Metro-7 corridor and the work will be executed by the MMRDA.

Meanwhile, Dilip Kawathkar, joint metropolitan commissioner, MMRDA, said, “We are considering the plan of integrating the Metro-7 and Metro-3 corridors by making the airport Metro station the interchange station. It will help to decrease the traffic on roads in the city and also help the people who are currently travelling via local trains on from the western suburbs and travelling to South Mumbai.”

It is interesting to note that the airport Metro station is not the only planned interchange Metro station in the city. The DN Nagar Metro station of the Metro-1 corridor between Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar (VAG) will act as an interchange Metro station after Metro-2 corridor between Dahisar and DN Nagar and the Metro-2B corridor between DN Nagar-Mankhurd are constructed. The DN Nagar-Mankhurd Metro corridor is a part of the Metro-2 (Dahisar-Charkop—Bandra-Mankhurd), which was earlier planned underground, but was later turned into an elevated corridor. The line was also divided into three parts namely Dahisar-DN Nagar, DN Nagar-BKC (Bandra Kurla Complex) and BKC-Mankhurd.

Dahisar-Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd Metro-II corridor to be fully elevated: MMRDA

The 22-km stretch between DN Nagar in Andheri to Mankhurd on the 40km Dahisar-Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd Metro-II corridor will be elevated and not underground, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has decided. This means the entire corridor will now be elevated.

The Delhi Metro Railway Corporation (DMRC) will build Phase 1 of the corridor—D N Nagar to Dahisar—at a cost of Rs 6,410 crore and Phase 2B—D N Nagar to Mankhurd—at a cost of Rs 15,000 crore.

“The draft report submitted by DMRC for the corridor between D N Nagar to Mankhurd has suggested an elevated path. It has also recommended that the corridor be extended by 1.3km at the Mankhurd-end up to Mandalay as the car shed is proposed there,” said Sanjay Sethi, additional metropolitan commissioner.

The Metro-II corridor had faced opposition from those living on Linking Road between Santacruz and Bandra who wanted it underground. But as the project cost was pegged at Rs 25,000 crore—three times costlier than an elevated corridor—MMRDA decided to build an elevated Metro-II. The Phase 2B corridor will pass along Linking Road to Mankhurd via Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC). It will have an interlink facility in BKC, from where Metro-III underground corridor (Seepz-Ban-dra-Colaba) will criss-cross.

The DMRC has been roped in by the MMRDA to prepared a detailed project report for Metro-II corridor and a meeting between the officials of the two agencies to discuss the same is scheduled on December 30. “The detailed project report will have to be approved in the MMRDA meeting before it is placed before the cabinet. Thereafter, tenders for the work can be invited,” said another officer.

DMRC gets Rs.334 Crore for Metro project

In order to speed up the construction of the next phase of the Mumbai metro project, the Maharashtra state government has cleared a sum of Rs.334 crore as initial payment to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to implement the mega project, said state chief minister adding that the Mumbai metro rail has roped in DMRC in view of its expertise in executing metro projects. Though the amount is meant to meet the cost of a 2-km length of elevated road in Mumbai, but here it is the DMRC‘s fee as the implementing agency for the 18.5-km Dahisar-DN Nagar elevated Metro Rail corridor. The line will be the first phase of the proposed Dahisar-Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd Metro where the DMRC will be in-charge of tendering out the project, finalizing contracts, supervising the work, and even coordinating with various agencies such as the Indian Railways for certification of the corridor once it is completed.
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Friday, 18 December 2015

08:07

MMRDA invites e-Tenders to Construct 16 Stations on Andheri (E) to Dahisar (E) Metro-7 Corridor

MMRDA invites e-Tenders to Construct 16 Stations on Andheri (E) to Dahisar (E) Metro-7 Corridor

Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has invited e-tenders for designing and constructing an elevated viaduct and 16 stations on the Andheri (East) to Dahisar (East) Metro-7 corridor in three separate packages. The three winning bidders will design and construct the entire corridor and 16 stations in 30 months.

The First Package consists of designing and constructing of an elevated viaduct and five elevated stations – namely – Andheri (E), Shankarwadi, JVLR Junction, Mahanand and new Ashok Nagar.

The Second Package consists of designing and constructing of an elevated viaduct and six elevated stations – namely – Aarey, Dindoshi, Pathan Wadi, Pushpa Park, Bandongri and Mahindra & Mahindra.

And the Third Package consists of designing and constructing of an elevated viaduct and five elevated stations – namely – Magathane, Devipada, National Park, Ovaripada and Dahisar (E).

The tender documents will be available at https://etendermmrda.maharashtra.gov.in from December 21, 2015 to January 21, 2016 up to 6 pm on payment of non-refundable Tender Processing Fee of rupees one lakh (which is inclusive of 5% MVAT).

While the pre-bid meeting will be held on January 7, 2016 at 11 am; the last date for submission of tender documents is February 1, 2016 up to 6 pm. In case of any query, clarification, additional information and or help for uploading and downloading e-tender documents, please contact the help desk at : etendersupport@mailmmrda.maharashtra.gov.in or phone No.022-26595971.

The Metro-2 and Metro-7 projects were launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the Mumbai last October. Running 16.5km long new line from Dahisar (East) to Andheri (East) will cost Rs.8100 Crore. Two new Metro lines that will be linked to the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar line and to a proposed integrated BEST bus service were approved by the state cabinet on Tuesday, with a March 2019 deadline.

Running 35.1-km long, the new lines — from Dahisar to DN Nagar (18.6km) and Dahisar East to Andheri East (16.5km) — will cost the state Rs.12,618 crore and are part of the recently revised master plan to have a 118-km-long Metro network across Mumbai.
The two lines will run parallel to the Western Express Highway between Dahisar and Andheri, and are aimed at providing greater connectivity to the western suburbs.

Unlike Mumbai’s first metro line that was built on the public-private-partnership model, these two lines will be built by the state’s Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) through loans (cash-contract basis).

The 18.6-km long Dahisar East-DN Nagar line is part of the Dahisar-Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd corridor (Metro-2) and will cost an estimated Rs.6,410 crore. It will have 17 stations, with a car depot at Malwani.

The second line, from Dahisar East to Andheri East is 16.5-km long and will cost an estimated Rs.6,208 crore. This is an entirely elevated line, with 16 stations and is part of the Metro-7 corridor. The car depot will be at Dahisar, on Central government land.

The MMRDA will contribute Rs.4,212 crore; another Rs.5,049 crore will be raised through loans from national and international financial institutions. The remaining funding is expected to come through equity by state and Central governments. Sources said the Asian Development Bank is likely to be the funding agency for both projects. The state government has decided to kick-start the actual work in the next few months, before the bidding process to select contractors starts.

In the proposal cleared by the cabinet, the proposed fare for both phases is Rs.10 for up to 3km, Rs.20 for up to 12km and Rs.30 as the maximum fare.

The projects have been tagged an Important Urban Transport Project, and the MMRDA has been nominated as the special planning authority. The government has also proposed to levy a premium on additional FSI on land within 500 meters on both the sides of the corridor. The revenue generated from this premium will be shared between the state and MMRDA.

The project has also decided on getting revenue from advertisement and parking at the car depot.
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Saturday, 5 December 2015

15:31

DMRC inks Dahisar-Andheri Metro line Agreement with MMRDA

DMRC inks Dahisar-Andheri Metro line Agreement with MMRDA

Mumbai: Delhi Metro Railway Corporation (DMRC) has signed an agreement with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority to execute Phase I of the Dahisar-Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd corridor.

Phase I of the project, that comprises the Dahisar-DN Nagar stretch of this corridor, is 18.6km long. Metropolitan commissioner UPS Madan said, “The process to invite bids for the project are expected to be floated in a month.”

The MMRDA hopes that the bidders will be finalized in three to four months. The two proposed lines — one from Andheri East to Dahisar East, and another from Dahisar to DN Nagar in Andheri West — are estimated to be completed by March 2019 at a total cost of Rs 8,571 crore.

As per the MMRDA’s proposal, the initial fare for the 16.5-km Andheri East-Dahisar East Metro and the 18.6-km Dahisar-DN Nagar Metro will be Rs 10 for travel up to 3 km, Rs 20 for travel between 3 and 12 km and Rs 30 for over 12 km.

The tariff structure for the city’s first Metro, the 11.4-km Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar line, is Rs 10-40, and has been a major bone of contention between the state government and the Reliance Infrastructure-led private operator. Both the lines will be elevated, with the Dahisar-DN Nagar corridor to be the first phase of the larger Dahisar-Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd Metro.

The Andheri East-Dahisar East corridor, with 16 stations, is estimated to cater to a per-hour per-direction ridership of 18,086 or a daily ridership of 5.28 lakh by 2021. By 2031, this is estimated to grow to 6.67 lakh with the per-hour per-direction ridership expected to increase to 18,584 commuters by that time. Similarly, the Dahisar-DN Nagar Metro will have 17 stations and will serve a similar number of commuters, though information about the exact ridership estimates was unavailable.

As per the proposal, MMRDA will pitch in for 52 per cent of the cost of each of the two projects, while the rest 48 per cent will be funded through several other means, with a large portion of it expected to come as a loan from an international financing agency. The development authority is in advanced talks with the Asian Development Bank for a loan.

Besides, the MMRDA has also proposed giving out additional floor space index (FSI) for up to 500 metres from the two Metro corridors’ alignment on the payment of a premium, with the civic body expected to deposit 50 per cent of this amount with the MMRDA.

Other methods of funding will include commercial exploitation of land at the two car depots — Dahisar for the Dahisar East-Andheri East Metro and Malvani for the Dahisar-DN Nagar Metro — and advertising rights on the corridors.
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Tuesday, 15 September 2015

19:49

JICA to start public consultation for Mumbai Metro funding

JICA to start public consultation for Mumbai Metro funding

Will also fast track financing of Rs.11,000 Crore MTHL project

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government today recieved a major boost after the Japan International Coooperation Agency (JICA) reiterated its commitment to fund a slew of infrastructure projects. These projects include Mumbai Metro network expansion and also the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) project.

JICA’s assurance came during a meeting with state chief minister Devendra Fadnavis who is on a Tokyo visit. These projects will require an investment of over Rs 60,000 crore. JICA also assured Fadnavis that it would start public consultation on Mumbai Metro next week and also fast track funding for the Rs 11,000 crore Mumbai Trans Harbour Link.

JICA’s assurance comes close on the recent decision by the state run Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to sanction the expenditure of Rs 35,400 crore for the development of 118-km Metro network in the city. This includes a 40-km Dahisar-Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd metro-2 corridor (Rs 12,000 crore), a 40-km Wadala-Ghatkopar-Thane-Kasarvadavali Metro-4 corridor via Wadala GPO and R.A.Kidwai Marg (Rs 12,000 crore), a 27-km Dahisar-E-Andheri-E-Bandra-E Metro-5 corridor (Rs 8,100 crore) and a 11-km Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road Metro-6 corridor (Rs 3,300 crore).

Further, MMRDA has accepted two detailed project reports, one for the 16.5-km Andheri-E to Dahisar-E Metro corridor and the other for the 18.6-km Dahisar to D.N.Nagar Metro corridor, prepared by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. The reports have recommended these two corridors estimated at Rs 4,737 crore and Rs 4,994 crore respectively for the State approval.

MMRDA has recommended, to the State, raising of funds from various financial institutions such as World Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency and other national and international financial institutions.

Further, JICA also assured Fadnavis that it would fast track funding for the 22 km MTHL with the proposed investment of Rs 11,000 crore. JICA has already expressed its desire to provide 80% or Rs 8,800 crore of the finance as loan for the project. The government proposes to start bidding for MTHL by December end.

Meanwhile, the state government plans to set up Japanese Industrial Park at Supa in Ahmednagar district with support from Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO).
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Thursday, 6 August 2015

14:36

Maharashtra may award Dahisar-Andheri and Dahisar-Mankhurd works to DMRC

Maharashtra may award Dahisar-Andheri and Dahisar-Mankhurd works to DMRC

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government is seriously considering giving two proposed corridors of Mumbai Metro i.e. Dahisar – Andheri and Dahisar – Mankhurd to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) after the latter expressed interest in the same. The state government has also asked DMRC to revise the Detailed Project Report (DPR) and master plan of Mumbai Metro that was prepared in 2003.

Dahisar-AndheriSources said DMRC had expressed willingness to take up the said two out of six proposed corridors of Mumbai Metro before chief minister Devendra Fadnavis in a meeting held in Delhi on July 8. For the rest of the corridors including Wadala – Ghatkopar – Thane – Kasarvadavali, Wadala – GPO, Jogeshwari – Vikhroli Link Road and Andheri E — BKC, the agency had agreed to provide technical help to the implementing agency appointed by the state

government.“The corridors will be given on turnkey basis where the implementing agency will be DMRC. The entire work will be done by the agency on behalf of the state government. Once the corridor is operational, it will be handed over to the government,” said a senior officer requesting anonymity.

Another senior official pointed out that this would be the first instance where an agency other than the Maharashtra government would be completing corridors of Mumbai Metro.

The state government had also asked DMRC to revise the DPR and master plan of Mumbai Metro. DMRC has to submit the DPR by August 31.
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Tuesday, 2 June 2015

07:59

MMRDA scraps WEH elevated BRTS Corridor project for Andheri-Dahisar Metro Rail

MMRDA scraps WEH elevated BRTS Corridor project for Andheri-Dahisar Metro Rail

Mumbai: Just over two months after the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) restarted plans for having a Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) on Western Express Highway (WEH), it has been kept aside once again. This time, it is for making room for an elevated Andheri-Dahisar metro rail.

UPS Madan, Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA confirmed this, saying: “We will have to keep BRTS on hold till a decision on the metro is taken.”

In fact, the development authority has also issued a notice for termination of bidding process for appointment of consultants for the BRTS. The agency had invited bids for planning, detailed design, engineering and bid process management so that the elevated corridor can be implemented on the highway between Bandra and Dahisar.

It will take a few months for the MMRDA to update the detailed project report (DPR) for the 18-km long Andheri-Dahisar metro rail. At the moment, it is uncertain when the elevated bus system project will be revived, but it will take a minimum of 4-6 months to decide the permanent fare of BRTS, if the project will be implemented in the coming years or will be give a permanent burial for WEH.

This metro rail project is proposed along the WEH, terminating just close to the existing metro rail corridor for an integrated transport, and therefore, both projects will overlap or clash.

This is not the first time the BRTS has been put aside by the authorities for other projects. Back in 2010, after doing a detailed study, MMRDA had decided not to go ahead with the project. Thereafter, the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Corporation (BEST) was contemplating if it should go ahead with the project.

In December 2008, a pre-feasibility report done through Consulting Engineering Services had mentioned an elevated BRTS as the best option for Mumbai. The report had pegged the project cost for BRTS on WEH and Eastern Express Highway at Rs800.35 crore for having an elevated road and a fleet of 852 buses with 9 bus depots. Only for western corridor, the total project cost was estimated at Rs552.50 crore including bus procurement.

As per the present scenario, the officials estimate project cost to be around Rs70 crore per km for civil structures. Therefore, the overall project cost is likely to be at Rs.2,000 crore for three lanes and bus purchase. The likely turnouts will be at Dahisar, Andheri and Bandra, among other places.
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