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Written By vinod_shankar - 1 August, 2009
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Objective tracking of namma metro from the data accumulated from the newsletter given out by BMRCL from feb 2009 upto july 2009 for reach-1. This will clearly give us trends on the progress of namma metro. I intend to update this data as and when new data is available. Here are the graphs.
Overall the reach-1 seems to chugging along to meet the december 2010 deadline. Also there is news that underground section has been awarded.
updated upto aug 09.
vinod
COMMENTS
srinidhi - 10 December, 2010 - 00:34
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6X5QFd3PsE
mute the speakers..found the music harsh!
they don't respond to my queries
vinod_shankar - 8 September, 2009 - 07:48
@blrsri: Can i know to whom to you send the queries. they haven't responded to any of my queries raised below
http://praja.in/en/blog/vinod-shankar/2009/08/01/namma-metro-reach-1-tracker#comment-16896
vinod
blrsri - 1 August, 2009 - 11:58
Nice work Vinod..however ground realities makes it hard to accept the graph..
Its too linear for comfort!
They have fired a consultant.. they say..On site we can still see Navayuga ppl around! Moreover when one fires a consultant there is a trough expected in the progress!
CMH road is in a mess..with hardly anyworkers doing anything..
Ulsoor station work is also goin pain stakingly slow..please take a BMTC bus going towards majestic/market from OMR through ulsoor and you will see the 'progress'!
However I will try to pitch in with some regular photo updates..
tech - 2 August, 2009 - 04:45
Vinod, with your commitment on updating this site with Metro progress, We will bring back the old Metro tracking pages (remember, we had these for BIAL, BTRAC etc).
If more people can join Vinod here - we can collaborate for some nice community tracking of Bangalore Metro project. What you would have to do is very very simple.
- Visit BMRC website regularly
- Watch out for BMRC tenders in newspapers
- Take pictures once in a while if yo pass through Metro areas
- And, yes, do read the newspapers
And then, write Metro posts on praja 1-2 times a month, just make sure you use the right tags on the posts ("BMRC", "Namma Metro").
We will restore the Metro tracking page in a couple of days.
It's unofficial: Namma Metro can't meet deadline
Sanjeev - 30 November, 2010 - 05:01
Construction still on
At the Byappanahalli Depot, which not only shelters the trains but will also be the major control centre for Namma Metro operations, the boundary and retaining walls and diversion road construction are complete. Construction of other buildings, including work on stabling shed, repair workshop, administrative building and washing plant is still going on. Metro officials, however, claim it is under “advanced stage of construction”.
Similarly, work on laying of the ballast-less track began early in September 2009.
It is still in progress and expected to be completed by mid-December. The statutory speed trial test can commence after that.
The stations
This 7-km stretch on Reach 1 has six stations — Byappanahalli, C.M.H. Road, Ulsoor, S.V. Road, Trinity Circle and M.G. Road.
While the Byappanahalli Station is at-grade (ground level), the rest are elevated stations.
Only two-third of the work on these stations is complete and it is unlikely that it will be completed by the end of December.
Putting in place the many amenities, including escalators and elevators, is yet to be taken up in these stations.
Passenger concourse, restrooms, ticket counters and even shelters in some stations, are yet to come up. BMRCL has only just invited tenders for agencies to handle security, housekeeping and ticket counter-related works.
Trains yet to arrive
Initially, five sets of trains are being imported from South Korea and the remaining will be assembled at Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) here.
The first train set arrived during the last week of October, while the next two sets of trains are expected by December second week. The remaining two sets are likely to arrive by December-end or January first week.
BMRCL's defence
Asked about the year-end deadline, a spokesperson said BMRCL had only said that it will be “ready to operate” the trains by December-end.
“This does not mean launching of commercial operations,” he reasoned.
“By the end of December, we will get the track and train certified for safety by the Commissioner of Railway Safety. Launching commercial operations depends on the will of the Government,” he said.
Going by the progress of the works, obtaining the safety certificate after successfully completing the trial run before December-end itself could be a major achievement for BMRCL.
http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/30/stories/2010113064230300.htm
That means they may open to public only just before 30th March. Then imagine about the completing of Phase-1 , next 4 yrs???
Do we deserve this, why State & Centre should provide an alternate mode of Transport till this goes on.
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