MEIL Only Bidder for Amas – Darbhanga Expressway’s Package 3

March 15, 2022 Update: MEIL’s financial bid has been opened. Value is…

05 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 2 Comments
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SYSTRA JV Awarded Bangalore Metro’s GC Contract for Systems

SYSTRA – DB Engineering & Consulting – Oriental Consultants…

04 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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3 Bidders for Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project’s Viaduct Work

Larsen & Toubro, Afcons Infrastructure and NCC are the three firms which…

04 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bengaluru Suburban Rail ⋅ 9 Comments
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5 Bidders for Bangalore Metro Challaghatta Depot’s Work

5 construction firms (3 in a consortium) have submitted bids to construct Bangalore…

02 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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13 Bidders for Surat – Chennai Expressway’s Package 4 in Karnataka

13 construction firms have submitted bid to construct 40.6 km Package 4 of the Solapur…

02 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 7 Comments
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Bangalore Metro’s Kadugodi Depot Takes Shape in Whitefield

After facing multiple blockers over the past couple years, Bangalore Metro Phase…

02 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 22 Comments
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Afcons Begins Work on Delhi Metro Silver Line’s Underground Section

Afcons Infrastructure has started barricading works for constructing the eastern…

01 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 18 Comments
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Delhi Metro to Prepare Central Vista Metro Line’s DPR

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Central Public Works Department (CPWD)…

01 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 18 Comments
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Bids Invited for Surat Metro Line-2’s Final Package CS6

In addition to Line-1’s Package CS4, Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) on Friday also published the final civil tender notice for Surat Metro’s…

28 Feb 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Surat Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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150m Girder for Delhi – Meerut RRTS Placed over Delhi Metro & Flyover

A fortnight ago, HMM Infrastructure and KEC – CCECC JV launched the first 150m long steel girder over Delhi Metro’s Red Line and a flyover…

28 Feb 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 4 Comments
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1st TBM for Delhi – Meerut RRTS’ Package 8 Lowered at Bhaisali

A day after STEC commissioned their 1st TBM, Afcons Infrastructure on Friday started lowering parts of TBM S88 – their first tunnel boring machine…

27 Feb 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 6 Comments
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Bids Invited for Surat Metro Line-1’s Final Elevated Package CS4

Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited (GMRC) on Friday published the final civil tender notice for Surat Metro’s 22.77 km Line-1 which will connect…

27 Feb 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Surat Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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6 Bidders for Chennai Metro Phase 2’s Track Work Contract

6 firms have submitted bids to supply and install standard gauge tracks for Chennai Metro’s Line-3 and Line-5 (Package BC-3,5/TRK-02) after Chennai…

27 Feb 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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1st TBM for Delhi – Meerut RRTS Starts Tunneling at Anand Vihar

Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd. (STEC) on Thursday commissioned Sudarshan 4.1 – the 1st of seven tunnel boring machines to construct the 82.15…

27 Feb 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 18 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 73.1 km
• Delhi: 24 December 2002 – 353.3 km
• Bangalore: 20 October 2011 – 94.3 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 79.5 km
• Jaipur: 3 June 2015 – 12 km
• Chennai: 29 June 2015 – 54.1 km
• Kochi: 19 June 2017 – 27.9 km
• Lucknow: 6 September 2017 – 22.9 km
• Hyderabad: 29 November 2017 – 67 km
• Noida-Gr. Noida: 25 January 2019 – 29.7 km
• Ahmedabad: 6 March 2019 – 60.7 km
• Nagpur: 8 March 2019 – 38.2 km
• Kanpur – 29 December 2021 – 16 km
• Pune: 6 March 2022 – 31.2 km
• Navi Mumbai: 17 November 2023 – 11.1 km
• Agra: March 6 2024 – 5.2 km
• Indore: May 31 2025 – 5.8 km
• Patna: October 6, 2025 – 3.2 km
• Bhopal: December 21, 2025 – 6.2 km

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