1.Railway Board to be replaced with a leaner structure

The formally constituted Board now has its first CEO and four other members.

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2.Cabinet approves Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase-II

To focus on Open Defecation Free Plus and Solid and Liquid Waste Management

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3.Major port to come up at Vadhavan in Maharashtra

Cabinet gives in-principle approval for setting up the new port

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4.Execution challenges prevail in capital-intensive metro-rail projects

Construction period and capital-investment make debt servicing a challenge

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5.Support industries are focusing on growing metro-rail demand

Look what BEML, Otis, Robbins, Siemens, Voltas are offering to metro-rail

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6.Metro-rail spurring business opportunities for the support industry

Lifts, escalators, elevators and tunnel ventilation systems are expanding

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7.21 cities, 1,415 km of metro-rail worth Rs 4.09 trillion approved

Construction opportunities for contracting cos and supporting industries

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8.Metro-rail in India high on construction cost

About 10% of the total project cost comprises electrical installation.

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9.Dr E Sreedharan: Metro-rail projects are facing challenges

The ‘metro man’ points out to challenges faced by metro-rail projects

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10.Metro-rail: Parameters mandated for standardisation and indigenisation

Centre issues mandatory parameters for electrical components in Metro-rail.

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