DMRC Begins Soil Testing for Surat Metro’s DPR
A couple months after the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation was appointed to prepare Surat Metro’s Detailed Project Report, a specialized contractor appointed by the DMRC for geotechnical investigation was spotted conducting soil tests at different locations around the city!
Earlier in February, the Gujarat government had allocated Rs 2 crore in the 2016-17 budget for preparing the DPR of the city’s metro project of which the first draft is expected to ready by the end of the year. Following that, the DMRC invited bids in May for geotechnical investigation work.
Site 1: Ghod Dod Road
Photo Copyright: Pinkesh Patel
Site 2: underneath Parle Point flyover
Photo Copyright: Mohit Shrivastava
Photo Copyright: Mohit Shrivastava
The city has an existing 31 km Bus Rapid Transit System comprising of 2 corridors and as many as 10 new corridors are planned to be built in the future, so it’ll be interesting to see how the DMRC plans the metro routes and whether a part of the existing BRT system route will be repurposed or not. Stay tuned for more!
For more updates, check out the Surat section of The Metro Rail Guy!
– TMRG
a correction regarding BRTS
actually 70KM of BRTS route is operational & till the end of the year 165KM would become operational!
I haven’t followed the BRTS’ development closely, so thanks for pointing that out. Which routes are operational? Udhna Darwaja to Unn (10 km) and ONGC to Sarthana (21 km) opened in 2015 and Jahangirpura to Pal (8 km) was supposed to open this year. Which other corridors are operational?
ONGC to SVNIT (6.5) has also become operational. also Pal one’s has extended upto Kosad EWS (21). & latest one is Anuvrat Dwar – Daksheshwar Mahadev (8) totalling upto 70kms.
Soon to be operational
Magob – Gajera Circle (via Hirabaug) (11)
Under Construction
Surat Railway Station – Kamrej 15.5 km
Sahara Darwaja – Kadodara 15 km
Puna-Bhestan Via Dindoli 7.2 km
Amroli – Kapodara 4.8 km
Udhna Cross roads to Saniya Kande 9 km
ONGC Colony – Dumas Beach via Airport 7.6 km
Soil testing drilling work in gujrat
very detailed information, very good Mr.kunal
When executing & consultant agency will be appointed for surat metro rail project?
The eProcurement System of Coal India Limited enables the Tenderers to download the Tender Schedule free of cost and then submit the bids online
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