State gets letter from Finance Ministry confirming grant of Rs 1,532 cr as viability gap fund for project (From Mumbai Mirror) The state government on Monday...
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Vivek Manvi
meetvivek2002
Nov 7, 2008 6:49 am
MUMBAI: In a bid to reduce the Rs 9,000 crore viability gap funding (VGF) for the Metro rail's third line from Colaba to Bandra, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region...
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Vivek Manvi
meetvivek2002
Nov 7, 2008 6:51 am
In what could turn out to be a major boost to the ongoing work of Reliance Metro One, hurdles in the construction of a railway over bridge (RoB) have been...
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Vivek Manvi
meetvivek2002
Nov 7, 2008 7:02 am
Hi All, Here are some timelines for the completion of work on the Versova- Andheri-Ghatkopar (VAG) corridor: Traction related work - April 2009 First rake to...
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Vivek Manvi
meetvivek2002
Nov 25, 2008 8:33 am
MUMBAI: Come November 29 Mumbaikars' dream of smooth commuting will get a major boost with the laying of the foundation stone for India's first Monorail...
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Vivek Manvi
meetvivek2002
Dec 1, 2008 10:04 am
Hi All, This is from the Mumbai Metro One website: Mumbai Metro One is on the fast track. In one of the major achievements last month, Mumbai Metro One Private...
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Giridhar Patnaik
wcam3_mumbai
Dec 1, 2008 12:11 pm
Dear Vivek, Thanks for the updates. I had been on Ghatkopar - Andheri route some time back and saw lot of columns being installed. BTW, are you working with...
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Vivek Manvi
meetvivek2002
Dec 2, 2008 7:42 am
... some time back and saw lot of columns being installed. ... *** Hi Giri, No I dont work for the Mumbai Metro. However, I am interested in the completion of...
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Vivek Manvi
meetvivek2002
Dec 2, 2008 7:52 am
Hi All, Here are some interesting details about the Mumbai Monorail project: http://www.mmrdamumbai.org/monorail.htm - Vivek...
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Vivek Manvi
meetvivek2002
Dec 5, 2008 10:55 am
The Mumbai metro looks set to run on standard gauge tracks. The Union Ministry of Railways had recommended the broad gauge system, but the Mumbai Metropolitan...
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Paul Thirumalai
zapped7634
Dec 6, 2008 2:27 pm
The reason that standard gauge is being used for this project is cost savings. Standard gauge railway wagons for light rail systems are available "off the...
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Vivek Manvi
meetvivek2002
Dec 6, 2008 2:32 pm
... cost savings. Standard gauge railway wagons for light rail systems are available "off the shelf" from teh manufacturers in Europe. Broad gauge wagons need...
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pb1806
Dec 8, 2008 3:29 am
Paul/Vivek, Agree to both of your comments, yesd definetly there should have been a cost benefit analysis undertaken before coming to this decision of using a...
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komalvashist
Dec 10, 2008 6:09 am
Hi All, A general query! The MMRDA site specifies "1 No. (Mankhurd) & 1 No. Common with VAG Corridor" as the two sub station spaces for the Charkop – Bandra...
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Vivek Manvi
meetvivek2002
Dec 10, 2008 9:59 am
... REL, how will the Sub station issue be sorted out should another company end up qualifying for the second phase? *** I think the common sub-station will...
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Vivek Manvi
meetvivek2002
Dec 13, 2008 6:54 am
Although Mumbai MetroOne officials claim that work for first metro corridor will be over 18 months before schedule, bad planning on part of Mumbai Metropolitan...
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aditya_kobra
Dec 24, 2008 3:36 am
Include discussions on Mumbai Monorail also on this forum. Monorail will be a viable alterative where Light Rail/ Low floor Trams and Mass Transit Metro...
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Vivek Manvi
meetvivek2002
Dec 26, 2008 6:37 am
... or issues on land acquisition. *** Yep. Monorail would work very well in congested areas like South/Central Mumbai. BTW, I wonder what happened to the...
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Ashish P. Kuvelkar
ashish_kuvelkar
Dec 28, 2008 10:16 am
(from Times of India, Mumbai edition) Mumbai: In response to the public outcry against the inconvenience caused to residents by the ongoing Metro rail project,...
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Vivek Manvi
meetvivek2002
Jan 2, 2009 7:54 am
Here's wishing everyone a very Happy New Year! Hope this year brings to you all that you wish for.... - Vivek...
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Rajaram Bojji
bojjiatri
Jan 5, 2009 7:52 am
Thank you and while wishing all your members a very Happy New Year, let me share some Happy Reading for the New Year 2009 ! Newton and Climate Change Newton...
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Vivek Manvi
meetvivek2002
Jan 5, 2009 8:04 am
Hello All, Here is an update on the construction work of the first Metro Corridor (Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar) 1) Almost the entire middle-section of the road...
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PRATAP ANKOLEKAR
pkanko
Jan 5, 2009 1:10 pm
Hi Vivek, Thanks for your update on Metro Rail construction. Regretfully, MMRDA has not bothered to take any measures w.r.t.the PAPs . It seems they do not...
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Vivek Manvi
meetvivek2002
Jan 7, 2009 4:41 am
... wrote: It seems they do not have any concrete plans for rehab of PAPs. MMRDA do not reply to RTI applications particularly regarding rehab plan for PAPs....
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Vivek Manvi
meetvivek2002
Jan 17, 2009 3:48 pm
Hi All, I have uploaded a few pics of the Metro construction activity at Chakala (Andheri East). You can find the photos in the Photos section in the folder...
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indiansunite
Jan 19, 2009 4:28 am
Thanks a lot for the update! It's really good to see the piers up! Cheers IU...
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Vivek Manvi
meetvivek2002
Feb 18, 2009 6:42 am
Mumbai: There was an expectant hush in the room as officials of the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) started opening the sealed...
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Vivek Manvi
meetvivek2002
Feb 18, 2009 6:46 am
Mumbai: Mumbai makeover seems to be running afoul of citizen activism in the upscale areas of the city. After the proposed flyover at Peddar Road saw protests...
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Vivek Manvi
meetvivek2002
May 30, 2009 7:59 am
Mumbai: After a two-year struggle, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) finally found a bidder for the 32km phase 2 of the metro rail...
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Vivek Manvi
meetvivek2002
Jul 14, 2009 7:34 am
MUMBAI: A steel scaffolding used in the construction of the financial capital's first Metro line collapsed in the northwest suburb of Sakineka late on Monday...
