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RAILWAY MINISTRY HAS APPROVED ROLLING STOCK FOR of the hinterland.
NAVI MUMBAI METRO, SAYS CIDCO The Minister also reviewed various initiatives taken up by NMPT in
The railway ministry approved train coaches and electrical systems enhancing EoDB and OETT.
for the Navi Mumbai Metro, an official with the Maharashtra INFRASTRUCTURE
government-run planning authority CIDCO said. MUMBAI-AHMEDABAD BULLET TRAIN PROJECT: NHSRCL
The approval given to the rolling stock, railway lingo for trains, was PARTNERS WITH L&T FOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION OF 8
significant and now approval remains only for the civil part of the KM VIADUCT
project. The City Industrial and Development Corporation (CIDCO) The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL),
is developing four elevated routes under the Navi Mumbai Metro, which is implementing the country’s first Bullet Train project,
with the 11-kilometre first phase between Belapur and Pendhar recently signed an agreement with Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T)
having 11 stations and a depot in Taloja. for design as well as the construction of about 8 Kilometre long
viaduct including a High Speed Rail station in the city of Vadodara
CENTRE SANCTIONS OVER `24 CRORE FOR DREDGING in the state of Gujarat for the upcoming Mumbai-Ahmedabad
IN GOMATI RIVER TO BOOST INDO-BANGLA WATERWAY High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Corridor C-5 Package. In order to ensure
PROJECT: OFFICIAL seamless integration with the national transporter, the Vadodara
The Centre has sanctioned over `24 crore for dredging in Gomati, High Speed Rail station is planned above the existing platform
a transboundary river between India and Bangladesh, and Number 7 of Vadodara station of Indian Railways.
setting up 10 jetties for a waterway project. Of the total 93-km According to a statement issued by NHSRCL, with this integration,
proposed waterway from Sonamura in Tripura’s Sepahijala district the passengers will get the comfort of easy transfer between High
to Daudkandi in the neighbouring country, around 15.5-km stretch Speed Rail and Indian Railways. The NHSRCL has already awarded
needs dredging to operationalise the route. Only 1.5-km stretch in 100 per cent civil contracts for the development of the Bullet Train
India and 14-km in the neighbouring country are proposed to be corridor alignment in the state of Gujarat (352 kilometres out of
dredged to improve navigability in the transboundary river. The 508 kilometres of the total Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail
state government has already requested the Inland Waterways corridor) including eight High Speed Rail stations (at Ahmedabad,
Authority of India to help the local administration for the strategic Sabarmati, Vadodara, Anand, Bharuch, Billimora, Surat and Vapi)
project. as well as two Rolling stock depots at Sabarmati and Surat.
A few days ago, the Minister of State for Railways Darshana Jardosh
NMPT TO IMPLEMENT 3 CONSTRUCT PROJECTS WORTH tweeted a post saying that the city of Surat in Gujarat, like it has
`695 CR UNDER GATI SHAKTI PLAN always done, will break new ground as well as take the progress of
New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) is implementing three projects the country to newer levels. The upcoming HSR station in the city
worth `695 crore under the PM Gati Shakti programme. of Surat will become the first station to be ready on Ahmedabad
Participating in a meeting convened by the Union Minister of – Mumbai Bullet Train corridor for the nation’s first ever futuristic
Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, to review High Speed Rail project, she stated. The Mumbai – Ahmedabad
the initiatives taken by various ports for facilitating Ease of Doing Bulet Train corridor will cover as many as 12 HSR stations in total
Business (EoDB) and Operational Efficiency Through Technology including Ahmedabad, Surat, Sabarmati, Vadodara, Anand,
(OETT) to boost growth under PM Gati Shakti National Plan, AV Bilimora, Bharuch, Virar, Boisar, Vapi, Mumbai, Thane HSR stations.
Ramana, Chairman of NMPT, said NMPT is taking up project such
as the mechanization of berth no. 14 for handling container and JAMMU SMART CITY LTD SIGNS PACT FOR DEVELOPMENT
other cargoes on DBFOT (design, build, finance, operate, transfer) OF APSARA ROAD ‘HIGH STREET’
basis with JSW at cost of `281 crore; construction of new berth no. Aiming to develop street, walkability experience and connectivity
17 for handling bulk and dry-bulk cargoes worth `217 crore; and for citizens, Jammu Smart City Ltd (JSCL) on signed a pact for the
construction of fishing harbour at Kulai at cost of `197 crore under development of Apsara road ‘High Street’ Gole market area along
the PM Gati Shakti programme. with the adjoining roads. The `50-crore development project,
under the Smart City programme of the Union Ministry of Housing
10 new projects and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), will enhance the aesthetics of the road
Apart from this, the port has also identified 10 new projects with and improve the social as well as the economic condition of the
an approximate investment of `2940 crore. Amongst the above community around it.
projects, 36 acres of land has been already allotted to four projects The Apsara Road is one of the popular commercial and
worth `640 crore in view of enabling port-led industrialisation and institutional areas of Jammu city and is surrounded by residential
increased cargo inflow to the port. colonies like Preet Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Jeewan Nagar, Nanak
He said the fifth project of constructing a skill development centre Nagar, Trikuta Nagar, Nai Basti, Rampura and other parts of the
is also underway as the project is under evaluation by an investor. city.
Feasibility studies are also underway in the remaining projects and Under the project, the official said the total road length measuring
discussions are on with the prospective investors. 13.64 kilometres would be developed with facilities like street
Ramana also highlighted the rail and road connectivity issues lighting, pedestrian lighting, footpath, parking, water ATMs, seating,
faced by the port and its users. He said better connectivity would underground utility duct, road parking, sculpture, water feature
lead to increased cargo volume to the port and economic growth and softscape.

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