Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) System

Kochi Metro Speeds Up Kakkanad Line Amid Monsoon Work Push

Kochi Metro, eight years on the rails, is racing to deliver its second-phase extension from Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to Infopark via Kakkanad after Afcons Infrastructure took the contract in June 2024 with a 600-day target. Setbacks over road-widening and shifting overhead power lines have pushed completion to December 2026, yet Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) says the timetable is now back on track thanks to round-the-clock piling even in the monsoon.To date, 552 piles—about 28 per cent of the viaduct requirement—are in place, while roughly 1.5 per cent of pile caps, 6 per cent of U-girders, ..

MMRDA Clears Rs 120 Bn Metro Contracts Spree

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has approved projects worth more than Rs 120 billion to accelerate Metro expansion and allied transport systems across the region. Endorsed at the authority’s 284th executive-committee meeting chaired by state chief secretary Sujata Saunik, the nineteen contracts span systems integration, rolling-stock supply, traction power, civil works, digital monitoring and multi-modal connectivity.Metropolitan commissioner Dr Sanjay Mukherjee said each award had been “meticulously evaluated” to ensure it advances Mumbai’s integrated tran..

MMRDA To Lead Dharavi Multi-Modal Hub Plan

The Maharashtra Government has named the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) as nodal agency for a new Dharavi Multi-Modal Transit Hub that will knit together suburban rail, metro corridors, bullet-train services and both Mumbai airports. MMRDA will shortly appoint consultants to run a feasibility study and craft the implementation strategy.Under the government resolution of 18 June, the hub will connect Mahim, Sion and Chunabhatti suburban stations with Metro Lines 2B, 3, 8 and 11, extend Bandra-Kurla Complex’s personal rapid-transit system to Dharavi, and provide links..