Metro Maker

01 Nov 2017 Editorial Team

Tata BlueScope Steel's LYSAGHT® have been used in prominent projects such as DMRC, Chennai Metro, Hyderabad Metro, Kochi Metro, and Bangalore Metro, among others. Tata BlueScope Steel (TBSL) has supplied more than 1,600 MT of colour coated steel in the form of roofing and building products for most of the metro projects in India. LYSAGHT®, a leading brand of TBSL, has executed more than 3 lakh sq m of roofing for prominent metro projects across the country. The brand's profiles such as KLIPLOK® 700 and TRIMDEK® 1015 have been used in projects such as DMRC, Chennai Metro, Hyderabad Metro, Kochi Metro, and Bangalore Metro, among others. LYSAGHT® has established itself as a preferred choice for roofing applications in this segment. Precision guaranteed! TRIMDEK® 1015 roofing sheets have been installed at over 120 stations in the eastern part of our country alone. Design requirements such as curved roofs, whether convex or concave can be achieved easily with TRIMDEK® 1015's crimp curved sheets that ensure strength with aesthetics. This modern ribbed roof and wall cladding profile with subtle fluting in the pans, provide strength and long spanning capabilities. The brand is associated with the Indian Railways since 2008 and has supplied more than 4 lakh sq m roofing till date. LYSAGHT® was an obvious choice for the supply of roofing and decking profiles for the Mumbai Monorail project. The project has been successfully completed with LYSAGHT KLIPLOK® 770, a concealed fixed roofing system and LYSAGHT SMARTDEK® 51, an innovative and precision engineered decking system. LYSAGHT® range of products was chosen due to its high durability, aesthetics and cost effectiveness. The profiles are also compatible with specially designed clamps that help solar panels mounting easy on roof tops. Additionally, LYSAGHT® also supplied 24,000 sq m of KLIPLOK® 700 for the roofing of Kolkata Metro. The uniqueness of this project lies in LYSAGHT®'s onsite crimping facility that not only ensured faster project completion with immediate installation and cost-effective solution, but also prevented profiles from damage or stress cracks. Safety with performance While LYSAGHT® profiles cater to varied segments and offer cost efficiency (due to optimised steel solutions), shorter lead time, high strength (with design flexibility), superior quality paint and coating system (with long lasting aesthetics); the brand promotes best safety practices in construction and manufacturing. TBSL safety standards and 'zero harm policy' guarantees utmost safety. LYSAGHT® profiles are made from high strength, corrosion-resistant and tried and tested raw materials such as COLORBOND® steel and ZINCALUME® steel; they are especially crafted for harsh weather conditions. Performance with aesthetics is what COLORBOND® steel offers where a monotonous structure transforms into an architecturally appealing piece of work. Colourful steel roofing After using galvanised steel for the first three stations, DMRC opted for zinc and aluminium alloy based COLORBOND® steel, solely on the merit of its benefits. COLORBOND® steel in colours surfmist, pale eucalypt, sky blue and torres blue were used to suit the specific ambient requirements of each station. This was the first colourful steel roofing being used for an infrastructure project like railways. COLORBOND® steel with its 100 per cent lead free paint technology is environment-friendly compared to other construction materials. COLORBOND® comes with THERMATECH™ solar reflectance technology that ensures lower temperature by absorbing less heat from the sun, making it thermally efficient, and therefore, ideal for infrastructure projects. Tata BlueScope Steel is fully committed to enable India to create a world-class MRT system. (Communication by the management of the company)

Infrastructure Urban

13 Mar 2026

Implementation Status of Jal Jeevan Mission

Since August 2019 the Government has implemented Jal Jeevan Mission to provide assured potable water through household tap connections in rural India. At the start of the mission only 32.3 million (mn) rural households, representing 16.7 per cent, were reported to have tap water connections. States and union territories have reported that 125.8 mn additional rural households have since been provided with tap connections. As a result, of about 193.6 mn rural households roughly 158.2 mn, or 81.71 per cent, are reported to have tap water supply at home.\n\nThe State, district and village level st..

Jal Jeevan Mission Reaches Eighty One Per Cent Rural Coverage

The Government reported substantial progress under the Jal Jeevan Mission, launched in August 2019 to provide tap water to every rural household. At launch only 32.3 million (mn) rural households had tap connections and states and Union territories reported provision of 125.8 mn additional households by March 2026. Consequently, out of about 193.6 mn rural households around 158.2 mn, or 81.71 per cent, are reported to have tap water at home. The Finance Minister announced extension of the mission until 2028 in the 2025-26 budget speech. The Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen, launched in October 20..

Empowering Local Governance for Sustainable Rural Water Supply

The Ministry of Jal Shakti has aligned the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) with the 73rd Amendment to strengthen village level planning and community ownership of water supply. Gram Panchayats, village water and sanitation committees and Pani Samitis are to plan, implement, manage and maintain piped water systems, with gram sabha processes formalising handover and oversight. Implementation support agencies including non government organisations, community based organisations and self help groups have been empanelled to train local committees and promote women participation. Under JJM, the department ..