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Kochi Metro has secured complete funding for the ?5,200cr project. The Metro, which is expected to be commissioned by 2017, will get a ?1,170cr loan from Canara Bank while Agence Fran?aise de D?veloppement (AFD) – a French government-supported financial aid agency that supports infrastructure projects in developing countries ? has pledged ?1,525cr.? ?1,000cr will be given by the Japan International ...

Boston in the US has installed two new traffic management systems – Smart Parking Sensors and Time to Destination Signs ? in Innovation District to better manage traffic. The smart parking sensors inform drivers about the available parking spaces on the street while Time-to-Destination Signs guide them to the quickest route to take out of the Innovation District to the ...

Hamburg, Germany, is currently working on a plan that would eliminate the need for cars within the next 15-20 years, making the city a greener, healthier and more pleasant place to live. The city?s proposed Gr?nes Netz or ?Green Network? will create pedestrian and cycle paths to connect the city?s existing, substantial green spaces, and provide safe, car-free commuter routes ...

German carmaker BMW has joined hands with INRIX to introduce the industry?s first in-car intermodal navigation system in the former?s i3 and i8 electric vehicles. The navigation system will integrate local public transport connections into journey planning. It monitors real-time traffic conditions and alerts drivers to faster alternative modes of transportation when major delays occur along local routes. When operated ...

The Railways recently appointed Arunendra Kumar as the new Chairman of the Railway Board. Kumar, who is a Member Mechanical of the board, had also been holding additional charge of Chairman since June 30

Mumbai Traffic Police and the advertising company Draftfcb+Ulka jointly brought out the book, ?Drive Safe Mumbai?, a compilation of the most effective safety campaigns appeared over the last 20 years on the hoarding at a prominent traffic junction at Babulnath in south Mumbai. The book was launched by Amitabh Bachchan, in the presence of minister Jayant Patil, Javed Akhtar, Dr. ...

The recently inaugurated ATC tower at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport is India?s tallest, with a height of 83.8m and built within an area of 2,800sqm at CSIA. The location and the height of the tower will enable the tower controllers to have unobstructed view of the entire operational area, and help in optimising air traffic separation and increase the ...

Delta Displays, an international provider of visual solutions recently supplied the latest Video Wall solutions for the SACS (Special Analytics and Computational Services) Centre of NTPC Ltd, India?s largest power company. The Centre, based at Noida, is an NTPC initiative for continually monitoring the reliability & performance characteristics of its key assets, decrease maintenance costs and reduce outages. The Centre ...

Work on Phase IB of the Jaipur metro began this October. This consists of a 1.4km long tunnel and 400m of-and-cover tunnel being constructed by the Indian office of Taiwanese company Continental Engineering Corp. The company will also design and construct two underground stations, under a `5.07bn, 36-month contract. Meanwhile test runs are being carried out on a 2.4km section ...

The prototype of a new 12-car stainless steel EMU (Electrical Multiple Unit) rake from Bombardier Corporation, running on 25KVAC traction arrived in Mumbai for tests after a long delay. The rake, manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai, was procured by the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation under the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) II project. Around 70 modifications were ...