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PUDUCHERRY: Railways will construct road overbridges at all the identified level crossings that have more than one lakh train-vehicle unit (a unit obtained by multiplying the number of trains with road vehicles and is indicative of traffic at the level crossing), said Union railway minister Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday.The minister was in the Union territory to lay the foundation stones for road overbridges at Arumpathapuram and 100 feet road at an estimated cost of more than Rs 30 crore and to flag off the Puducherry-Tirupati weekly express train. He said the ministry would construct road over bridges at the five identified level crossings in Puducherry-Villupuram region. "Two road overbridges will be ready within one year and rest within two years," he assured.He said the ministry would entrust construction of approach bridges to the road overbridges to the Puducherry public works department. He said the ministry fulfilled two of its three promises made in the last budget and assured that Mangalore-Trichy train would be extended up to Puducherry soon. The ministry introduced Puducherry-Kannyakumari express and Puducherry-Tirupathi express.He stressed that Puducherry need to be connected with all state capitals and sought the Union minister of state in PMO V Narayanasamy, who attended the function, to seek more funds from the Union finance ministry for more railway projects for Puducherry.

Narayanasamy said the beneficiary states shares 50% of the expenses for railway projects and added that Union government liberally funded railway projects in Puducherry even though the government did not come forward to share the project cost.

Gauge conversion was progressing at full swing at Karaikal and more train services would be introduced after the work is completed.

Narayanasamy sought the ministry to introduce a Puducherry-Ajmer train. He also sought the ministry to upgrade the Puducherry railway station as a model railway station and earmark adequate funds for upgradation.

KOCHI: In an indication of growing interest in the ambitious Rs 5,180 crore Kochi Metro rail project, an Indian bank has offered to lend almost Rs 1,200 crore at attractive rates for the project. So far, authorities were primarily banking on international funding during the initial stage.

Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) managing director Elias George, who refrained from disclosing the name of the bank, said, "The bank has offered a good interest rate and will complement the loan offered by Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD), the French development agency." George was addressing media persons after holding talks with AFD officials on Tuesday. He said "they would take the final call on the loan before the end of the year".

The Kochi Metro requires an external borrowing of about Rs 2,170 crore. AFD, which had initially offered a loan of about Rs 1,000 crore, is now planning to raise the amount. The agency has offered a loan of around 150-180 million Euros (Rs 1,100 crore - Rs 1,523 crore) with a two per cent interest. The AFD loan has a 20-year tenure and comes with a moratorium of five years.

AFD's head of the transport and energy division (Paris) Alain Ries said that an agreement would be signed with both state and Central governments subject to approval from the department of economic affairs.

The foreign exchange rates will be a deciding factor in finalizing the loan amount.

Earlier in the day, French representatives visited Metro sites at Pettah, Kunnarapark, MG Road, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kalamassery casting yard and Muttom yard.

If you were stuck on a Harbour line station yesterday with no trains in sight, the delay was because a buffalo had been run over while crossing the tracks September 18, 2013 MUMBAI Richa Pinto

Services on the Harbour line were disrupted for an hour yesterday, after a local train ran over a buffalo that was crossing the tracks in Navi Mumbai yesterday.At 8.12 am yesterday, a buffalo was crossing the tracks between Khandeshwar and Mansarovar railway stations in Navi Mumbai on the down line (CST-Panvel), when a moving train ran over it. It took the authorities an hour to clear the tracks. Consequently, three up and three down services had to be cancelled.A K Singh, Public Relations Officer (PRO) for Central Railways, said, “The incident happened at around 8.12 am. Due to this, three down and three up services of local trains had to be cancelled. The services had shut for an hour, and we resumed service at around 9.15 am.”Panvel resident Sushanta Mukhan said he reached his office late because of the hour-long delay.“I did not know what had happened, but I was worried as the trains were not moving at all. However, another commuter informed me that a buffalo had come in front of the local train.”

However commuters complained that even after the tracks were cleared, local trains on the Harbour line were running 10-15 minutes late. “I was informed that trains were moving late on the Harbour line even late in the morning,” Mukhan added.

KOCHI: In an indication of growing interest in the ambitious Rs 5,180 crore Kochi Metro rail project, an Indian bank has offered to lend almost Rs 1,200 crore at attractive rates for the project. So far, authorities were primarily banking on international funding during the initial stage.

Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) managing director Elias George, who refrained from disclosing the name of the bank, said, "The bank has offered a good interest rate and will complement the loan offered by Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD), the French development agency." George was addressing media persons after holding talks with AFD officials on Tuesday. He said "they would take the final call on the loan before the end of the year".

The Kochi Metro requires an external borrowing of about Rs 2,170 crore. AFD, which had initially offered a loan of about Rs 1,000 crore, is now planning to raise the amount. The agency has offered a loan of around 150-180 million Euros (Rs 1,100 crore - Rs 1,523 crore) with a two per cent interest. The AFD loan has a 20-year tenure and comes with a moratorium of five years.

AFD's head of the transport and energy division (Paris) Alain Ries said that an agreement would be signed with both state and Central governments subject to approval from the department of economic affairs.

The foreign exchange rates will be a deciding factor in finalizing the loan amount.

Earlier in the day, French representatives visited Metro sites at Pettah, Kunnarapark, MG Road, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kalamassery casting yard and Muttom yard.

NEW DELHI: A day after a labourer died and two others were injured at a construction site in Rohini, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation ( DMRC) was in the news again for providing rooms to couples looking for privacy. The incident came to light when Zee News, in a sting operation, showed how rooms inside stations were being rented out to couples on an hourly basis.The sting CD showed a toilet cleaning staff member demanding Rs 500 from a reporter who posed as a customer asking for space in the station's washroom for him and his woman friend. The attendants then revealed that rooms inside the station could be rented for Rs 300-500 per hour. The sting operation was reportedly carried out at several Delhi Metro stations including Race Course, Paschim Vihar, Ashok Park, Green Park and Madipur.Delhi Metro spokesman Anuj Dayal said, "The CD has been handed over to DMRC's chief security commissioner for investigations. Stern action will be taken against those involved in anything like this. The washrooms at the Delhi Metro stations are maintained and managed by private operators." Interestingly, the sting operation also showed attendants making claims of providing the couples with space in the station's operations areas, which cannot be accessed by the public. It is only accessed by the Delhi Metro and CISF staff.When asked how these rooms could be accessed by outsiders, the Delhi Metro officials said that these areas are under CCTV surveillance and the movements are usually monitored. The sting operation has also highlighted the lax security inside metro stations, admitted officials. These areas, which are supposed to be monitored by both the Delhi Metro and CISF staff, are high security. "Non-authorized personnel are not allowed in these areas. It is difficult to explain how these couples were allowed to access the rooms," admitted an official.

Officials of the CISF, responsible for security at Metro stations, said the matter should be investigated.

If you were stuck on a Harbour line station yesterday with no trains in sight, the delay was because a buffalo had been run over while crossing the tracks September 18, 2013 MUMBAI Richa Pinto

Services on the Harbour line were disrupted for an hour yesterday, after a local train ran over a buffalo that was crossing the tracks in Navi Mumbai yesterday.At 8.12 am yesterday, a buffalo was crossing the tracks between Khandeshwar and Mansarovar railway stations in Navi Mumbai on the down line (CST-Panvel), when a moving train ran over it. It took the authorities an hour to clear the tracks. Consequently, three up and three down services had to be cancelled.A K Singh, Public Relations Officer (PRO) for Central Railways, said, “The incident happened at around 8.12 am. Due to this, three down and three up services of local trains had to be cancelled. The services had shut for an hour, and we resumed service at around 9.15 am.”Panvel resident Sushanta Mukhan said he reached his office late because of the hour-long delay.“I did not know what had happened, but I was worried as the trains were not moving at all. However, another commuter informed me that a buffalo had come in front of the local train.”

However commuters complained that even after the tracks were cleared, local trains on the Harbour line were running 10-15 minutes late. “I was informed that trains were moving late on the Harbour line even late in the morning,” Mukhan added.

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A foot-over-bridge connecting all the platforms at Salem Railway Junction was inaugurated here on Tuesday.Constructed at a cost of Rs. 1.2 crore, the foot-over-bridge is of a steel structure with concrete pathway. Non-slippery ceramic tiles have been used for the steps and pathways to connect platforms 1,2,3,4 and 5.For the convenience of the passengers, the roofs have been covered with aluminium sheets.Currently, work is on to install lift service in platform 1 and 3 each at a cost of Rs. 30 lakh.After obtaining license and lifts becomes operational, it will be possible for senior citizens to reach platform 1 and 3 using the lift and also the foot-over-bridge.

Currently, passengers have to use the subway to reach these platforms. Senior citizens find it difficult to use he steep pathways.

The facility was inaugurated by Station Manager Murugesan in the presence of Salem Divisional Railway Manager Sujatha Jayaraj, Additional Divisional Railway Manager V. Thavamani Pandi and senior managers.

Speaking to reporters, Ms. Sujatha outlined the various works currently carried out in the junction including: expanding the circulating area, establishing new air-conditioned waiting hall, shifting of Railway Mail Service (RMS) office and converting it into a waiting hall, and establishing Multi-Functional Complex (MFC) on the premises.

“All the works are expected to be completed in a year,” she added.

When asked about the date of introduction of the new Bangalore — Nagercoil Express, she said that the rakes are awaited.

She said that subways are being constructed to replace unmanned level crossings.

The Union Cabinet is set to clear in the next couple of days a long-pending refinery-cum-petrochemical complex in Rajasthan's Barmer district, giving Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's Congress administration approval for much-needed industry showpiece to show to voters in time before an Election Commission ban on pre-poll announcements comes into place next week.Gehlot has lined up a program on Sunday for Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to lay the foundation stone of the Rs 38,000-crore project between state-run refiner HPCL and the Rajasthan government. The state government will have 26% stake in the project.The Public Investment Board on Monday evening cleared the proposal, which has been battling a series of sabotage attempts from multiple quarters since March when the state government and HPCL signed an MoU. "The cabinet committee on economic affairs is slated to give its final nod to the project by Thursday," one political source said.Sources said the project was put on a fast-track after the Gandhi family rallied around Gehlot, who has been lobbying hard in Delhi for the past six months to get it approved. Gehlot, who faces assembly elections in November, is now seen locked in a neck-andneck race against the BJP led by former chief minister Vasundhara Raje after a tepid start, his comeback largely because of the popularity of the state government's medical and old-age pension schemes.The Centre and state government's race against the EC date for poll notification, expected any time next week, is likely to benefit other projects too. On Sunday, after laying the foundation state for the new refinery, she will also lay the foundation stone for a rail coach factory in Gulabpur in Bhilwara. A day before, the PM is slated to lay the foundation stone of an airport project in Ajmer.

The Union Cabinet is set to clear in the next couple of days a long-pending refinery-cum-petrochemical complex in Rajasthan's Barmer district, giving Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's Congress administration approval for much-needed industry showpiece to show to voters in time before an Election Commission ban on pre-poll announcements comes into place next week.Gehlot has lined up a program on Sunday for Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to lay the foundation stone of the Rs 38,000-crore project between state-run refiner HPCL and the Rajasthan government. The state government will have 26% stake in the project.The Public Investment Board on Monday evening cleared the proposal, which has been battling a series of sabotage attempts from multiple quarters since March when the state government and HPCL signed an MoU. "The cabinet committee on economic affairs is slated to give its final nod to the project by Thursday," one political source said.Sources said the project was put on a fast-track after the Gandhi family rallied around Gehlot, who has been lobbying hard in Delhi for the past six months to get it approved. Gehlot, who faces assembly elections in November, is now seen locked in a neck-andneck race against the BJP led by former chief minister Vasundhara Raje after a tepid start, his comeback largely because of the popularity of the state government's medical and old-age pension schemes.The Centre and state government's race against the EC date for poll notification, expected any time next week, is likely to benefit other projects too. On Sunday, after laying the foundation state for the new refinery, she will also lay the foundation stone for a rail coach factory in Gulabpur in Bhilwara. A day before, the PM is slated to lay the foundation stone of an airport project in Ajmer.