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Water Metro project in Kochi
ochin Shipyard Ltd recently intelligent transportation system. The
bagged the tender for automatic fare collection system being
Cconstructing boats for the implemented by the Kochi Metro will
prestigious Water Metro project in be extended to water transport system
Kochi. Under the Rs 747Cr water Metro which facilitates travelling in the Metro
project, a total of 78 fast, fuel-efficient, and the boat using the same ticket.
air-conditioned boats will ply on 15
routes covering 76 km through Kochi
backwaters. There will be 38 jetties,
18 of which will be developed as main
boat hubs, while the remaining 20 will
be minor jetties for transit services.
The boats will be equipped with latest
safety and communication devices. As
part of the infrastructure, intelligent
navigation system and operation
control centre are also proposed
and will be integrated with the City’s

L&T IDPL bags Navi Mumbai airport contract

avi Mumbai International runway, apron area, taxiways, airfield
Airport Private Limited development and utilities and support
N(NMIAPL) has awarded the facilities, among others.
EPC contract for the greenfield airport Once commissioned, the Navi
to the L&T infra arm, L&T IDPL. Mumbai airport, will initially have
The work under the EPC contract passenger handling capacity 10mpa
includes cutting & filling, construction (million passengers per annum),
of terminal building, airfield which will be later scaled up to
development such as construction of 20mpa.

Natpac to devise roadside parking plan

ational Transport Planning and and to collect fee.
Research Centre (Natpac) is set Natpac has submitted a detailed
Nto prepare a proper parking proposal and is awaiting a formal work
plan on main roads without disrupting order to launch the study, which they
the vehicular traffic. Based on the are planning to complete in two weeks.
directive of the city traffic police, the
national highway wing of the Public
Works Department has sent a letter to
Natpac to conduct a detailed study into
parking on city roads, mainly on the
Kesavadasapuram-Pulimoodu stretch of
MG Road. The traffic police are seeking a
report on how designated parking slots
could be introduced on road. At present,
the City Corporation has introduced paid
parking facility on several stretches, with
wardens appointed to regulate parking

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