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T 3 (covering a distance of 116 kilometres between Vadodara
and Sabarmati Depot and Workshop in the state of Gujarat).
According to NHSRCL, JRTC will provide the detailed design as
well as drawings of High Speed Rail track components such as INFRASTRUCTURE
Track slab arrangement, RC Track bed and Continuous Welded
Rail (CWR) etc.
Rajendra Prasad, Director Project, NHSRCL, speaking on the MoU
signing event, said this signing of MoU is the culmination of hard
work put in by the teams of JICC, JRTC as well as NHSRCL. For this
kind of highly technical work, JRTC is the only specialized agency
and with this agency’s cooperation, NHSRCL is hopeful to finalize
track designs quickly.
The MoU signing ceremony was also attended by ISAO Horiyama,
MUMBAI-AHMEDABAD BULLET TRAIN PROJECT: MOU President of JRTC, H.L.Suthar, Principal Executive Director/Design of
SIGNED WITH JAPANESE AGENCY FOR DESIGNS OF NHSRCL, as well as other senior officials from NHSRCL, JRTC and
HIGH-SPEED RAIL TRACK WORKS JICC. Earlier, the Mumbai – Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor
NHSRCL has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Project implementing agency- NHSRCL has signed an MoU for
with the Japanese agency- Japan Railway Track Consultant the designs of High Speed Rail track as well as track works for the
Company (JRTC) package T 2 (237 kilometres long section) between the cities of
Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor Project: Recently, Vadodara and Vapi in the state of Gujarat.
for the upcoming Mumbai – Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor On Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor, Bullet Train
Project, the implementing agency of India’s first Bullet Train Project, services will operate at a speed of 320 km per hour, covering a
National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has signed distance of 508 kilometres and as many as 12 stations. According
a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Japanese to the corporation, there will be as many as 35 trains per day in
agency- Japan Railway Track Consultant Company (JRTC) for one direction, with a frequency of 20 minutes in peak hours and
the Designs of High Speed Rail (HSR) Track works for the package 30 minutes during non-peak hours.

BPCL BAGS 2 AWARDS AT FIPI OIL & GAS AWARDS 2021 announce our road-map to become a Net Zero Energy Company
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a ‘Maharatna’ and by 2040. Green Hydrogen, Solar and wind and green innovations
a Fortune Global 500 Company received two coveted awards at are the key area of focus for our R&D efforts to enhance our
the prestigious FIPI Oil & Gas Awards 2021 for its sustainable growth operational and energy efficiencies.”
& innovative corporate governance.
The award was bestowed by Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Hon’ble CIDCO TO ADOPT MAHARASHTRA UNIFIED DCR FOR
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Housing and Urban RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF NAINA PROJECT
Affairs, Govt. of India, in the august presence of Shri Rameswar The Maharashtra government’s town planning authority, the City
Teli, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas & Labour and and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO), has decided
Employment, Govt. of India and Shri Tarun Kapoor Secretary, to adopt certain provisions of the recently introduced Unified
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Govt. of India. Development Control Promotion Regulations (UDCPR) for rapid
BPCL has been awarded “The Sustainable Growing Corporate and efficient development of the Navi Mumbai Airport Influence
of the Year Award” for its major sustainable initiatives. R. Suresh, Notified Area (NAINA). To prevent haphazard development around
Advance Process control & Optimisation, Mumbai Refinery the Navi Mumbai International Airport, CIDCO has proposed the
received the coveted ‘Young Achiever of the Year Award’ in Oil development of NAINA on 371 sq km of land from the Thane and
and Gas Industry for his all-round achievements & competence. Raigad districts. This development aims to develop a sustainable
BPCL has been constantly integrating their strategy, investments, city with residential, commercial, educational, and all other basic
environmental and social ambitions to move towards a sustainable civic facilities.
planet. It aims to become a Net Zero Energy Company by 2040. The implementation of NAINA is carried out by implementing
FIPI Oil and Gas Awards recognise the leaders, innovators and 11 town planning schemes and the entire project is based on
pioneers in the oil and gas industry, with an objective to celebrate the principle of land consolidation. As the Special Planning
the industry’s most outstanding achievements for their excellent Authority for the NAINA notified area, CIDCO is responsible for the
contributions, commitment professionalism and actions that have implementation of the regulations in the area.
made a positive impact on the environment. “NAINA will be developed as a city of international standards with
While receiving the FIPI Award 2021, Arun Kumar Singh, Chairman opportunity for businesses to flourish. CIDCO is functioning as the
& Managing Director BPCL said “it is a great honor and privilege to Special Planning Authority for the NAINA area. The Board of CIDCO
receive this prestigious award. BPCL, committed to nation building has now resolved to incorporate certain provisions of the UDCPR
since decades, is all set to be at the forefront of this journey. As of the government of Maharashtra in NAINA region, which shall
we continue to meet the rising energy needs of millions of our facilitate ease of doing business,” said Sanjay Mukherjee, vice-
consumers and scale newer frontiers of growth, we are pleased to chairman and managing director, CIDCO.

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