Sreedharan factor daunts Kochi metro
It appears that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has almost decided not to take up the Kochi Metro Rail project because it has too much work on hand already.
Sources close to the project say that th
Kochi Metro chugs off track
Notwithstanding Metroman E. Sreedharan’s letter to urban development ministry claiming that the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) clause banning consultants from executing projects is not applicabl
Metro work only after road widening: NHAI
Looks like it’s not going to be a smooth ride for the implementing agency of the Kochi metro project, with the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) insisting that the viaduct work along the Aluv
Partnering agencies need to be quicker
‘Well begun is half done’ may well betoken the Metro authorities’ concerns at the moment as they have urged their partner agencies to hasten completion of the key projects proposed to decongest the ci
Row over Metro implementation
Even as doubts persist over the ‘consultant’ Delhi Metro Rail Corporation taking up the Kochi Metro main works, top DMRC officials said the agency was carrying out the project on a turnkey basis and t
Corporation councillors to visit Delhi Metro
A 36-member Kochi corporation delegation will visit Delhi to have a first-hand experience of the Delhi Metro Rail. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has invited the members of the civic body to visit t
Kochi Metro looking for private players
The Kochi Metro project, financed mainly by the Union and state governments and with borrowings from the Japan International Cooperation Agency, is also open to private participation, according to pr
Time to step on the accelerator
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will lay the foundation stone for the Kochi Metro project on Thursday. But if the project is to be a success in addressing the city's transport problems, the state author
Metro to reach beyond airport
The first board meeting of the reconstituted Kochi Metro Rail Ltd has sought the state’s permission to include more areas in its jurisdiction and notify the same for future expansion.
“There is no c
Hanging cycle track ‘not feasible’
The proposal to construct a hanging cycle track below the metro rail track, mooted by a city-based NGO, is not feasible, said highly-placed sources in Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. For the cycle track