Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today said the Kerala government will initiate further steps regarding implementation of the second phase extension of the Kochi Metro project once they get necessary clearance from the Centre.

The state had been asked to re-submit its Detailed Project Report (DPR) incorporating changes on the basis of the new Metro policy announced by the Centre, Vijayan said while replying to a submission by V P Sajeendran of the Congress.

The DPR, prepared in February this year, is under the state government&#39;s consideration, he said.

After the report is submitted to the Centre, and necessary permission is received, further steps with regard to the project will be taken, he said.

Administrative sanction for Rs 2,577.25 crore had been granted in may last year and a DPR had been submitted for the Centre&#39;s final clearance.

However, later the union government had come out with a new metro policy, he said.

Meanwhile, for the initial activities of the second phase of the project from Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to Infopark, the state government had sanctioned Rs 189 crore and necessary administrative sanction for land acquisition had also been given, he said.

The district administration was also in the process of initiating steps for the environmental impact study.

For land acquisition, Rs 20 crore has been set apart as per September 20, 2017, government order, he said.

The district administration was also in the process of initiating steps for the environmental impact study

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today said the Kerala government will initiate further steps regarding implementation of the second phase extension of the Kochi Metro project once they get necessary clearance from the Centre. The state had been asked to re-submit its Detailed Project Report (DPR) incorporating changes on the basis of the new Metro policy announced by the Centre, Vijayan said while replying to a submission by V P Sajeendran of the Congress. The DPR, prepared in February this year, is under the state government's consideration, he said. After the report is submitted to the Centre, and necessary permission is received, further steps with regard to the project will be taken, he said. Administrative sanction for Rs 2,577.25 crore had been granted in may last year and a DPR had been submitted for the Centre's final clearance. However, later the union government had come out with a new metro policy, he said. Meanwhile, for the initial activities of the second phase of the project from Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to Infopark, the state government had sanctioned Rs 189 crore and necessary administrative sanction for land acquisition had also been given, he said. The district administration was also in the process of initiating steps for the environmental impact study. For land acquisition, Rs 20 crore has been set apart as per September 20, 2017, government order, he said.

Work on Kochi Metro phase II extension after Centre's nod: Kerala

A 50-year-old man committed suicide by jumping in front of a speeding train at a metro station in New Delhi on Sunday evening.

The deceased, identified as Kanwarjeet Singh, took the extreme step allegedly because of his diabetes problem.&nbsp;

The incident took place at the Janakpuri east station when a train to Noida City Centre was entering platform 1.

The man jumped in front of the train and sustained injuries. He was rushed to a nearby hospital by CISF and metro officials, but doctors pronounced him dead.

A suicide note was also recovered from him which said that he had diabetes and did not want to be a burden on his family members.

The letter further said that he was tired of dealing with diabetes and was stressed because of the illness.&nbsp;

The police are probing the incident and trying to find the actual reason behind his step.&nbsp;

Singh was a resident of Tilak Nagar area and is survived by his wife and two sons.

The incident took place at the Janakpuri east station when a train to Noida City Centre was entering platform 1

A 50-year-old man committed suicide by jumping in front of a speeding train at a metro station in New Delhi on Sunday evening. The deceased, identified as Kanwarjeet Singh, took the extreme step allegedly because of his diabetes problem. The incident took place at the Janakpuri east station when a train to Noida City Centre was entering platform 1. The man jumped in front of the train and sustained injuries. He was rushed to a nearby hospital by CISF and metro officials, but doctors pronounced him dead. A suicide note was also recovered from him which said that he had diabetes and did not want to be a burden on his family members. The letter further said that he was tired of dealing with diabetes and was stressed because of the illness. The police are probing the incident and trying to find the actual reason behind his step. Singh was a resident of Tilak Nagar area and is survived by his wife and two sons.

Tired of diabetes, man jumps in front of Delhi metro train

The new magenta line Metro which is supposed to be a &quot;Christmas gift&quot; for the people of Noida and Delhi will be <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/pm-modi-and-yogi-adityanath-to-flag-off-magenta-line-kejriwal-not-invited-27516" target="_blank">inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath</a>&nbsp;on 25th December.

Post-inauguration, the metro will be <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/kalkaji-mandir-botanical-garden-metro-line-opens-for-public-on-christmas-27071" target="_blank">open to the general public after 5 pm</a>.&nbsp;

The new route is expected to cut down the travel time between south Delhi and Noida by as much as 40 minutes.&nbsp;

The metro line will connect Kalkaji in south Delhi to Botanical Garden in Noida.

The new metro will have platform screen doors (PSDs) and a high-tech signalling technology for movement of trains.

&nbsp;The 12.64-km stretch between Kalkaji and Noida&rsquo;s Botanical Garden will be covered in 19 minutes.&nbsp;

The route will have nine stations which include Kalindi Kunj, Jasola Vihar, Shaheen Bagh, Okhla Vihar, Jamia Millia Islamia, Sukhdev Vihar, Okhla NSIC, Kalkaji Mandir, Botanical Garden Metro station and Okhla Birds Sanctuary.

The metro ride from Botanical Metro to Kalkaji Mandir will cost&nbsp;commuters&nbsp;Rs 30.

The new route will be a great relief for people commuting from Noida to South Delhi and vice versa.&nbsp;With the Blue and Violet lines of the metro&nbsp;interchanging at Mandi House, it would take 52 minutes between Noida and South Delhi. The new magenta line will reduce this time to just 19 minutes.&nbsp;

According to DMRC authorities, 10 trains would operate on the new line. The coaches will have LED information display, power charging capacity and colourful seats of different shades. The width of a coach is 3.2 metres which can accommodate 35-40 people extra in every coach of this line.

One of the unique features of the new route is that the metro on the<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/delhi-metros-magenta-line-to-be-inaugurated-by-modi-crashes-through-wall-on-test-run-27200" target="_blank"> magenta line will run driverless</a>. The Delhi Metro had said the trains would be fully automated, capable of running without a human in the driver&#39;s cab, but that a person would be placed in the cab for the first two to three years of operations.&nbsp;

Also, Platform screen doors (PSDs) are being used for the first time to enhance the commuter safety.

The new magenta line Metro which is supposed to be a "Christmas gift" for the people of Noida and Delhi will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath

The new magenta line Metro which is supposed to be a "Christmas gift" for the people of Noida and Delhi will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on 25th December. Post-inauguration, the metro will be open to the general public after 5 pm. The new route is expected to cut down the travel time between south Delhi and Noida by as much as 40 minutes. The metro line will connect Kalkaji in south Delhi to Botanical Garden in Noida. The new metro will have platform screen doors (PSDs) and a high-tech signalling technology for movement of trains. The 12.64-km stretch between Kalkaji and Noida’s Botanical Garden will be covered in 19 minutes. The route will have nine stations which include Kalindi Kunj, Jasola Vihar, Shaheen Bagh, Okhla Vihar, Jamia Millia Islamia, Sukhdev Vihar, Okhla NSIC, Kalkaji Mandir, Botanical Garden Metro station and Okhla Birds Sanctuary. The metro ride from Botanical Metro to Kalkaji Mandir will cost commuters Rs 30. The new route will be a great relief for people commuting from Noida to South Delhi and vice versa. With the Blue and Violet lines of the metro interchanging at Mandi House, it would take 52 minutes between Noida and South Delhi. The new magenta line will reduce this time to just 19 minutes. According to DMRC authorities, 10 trains would operate on the new line. The coaches will have LED information display, power charging capacity and colourful seats of different shades. The width of a coach is 3.2 metres which can accommodate 35-40 people extra in every coach of this line. One of the unique features of the new route is that the metro on the magenta line will run driverless. The Delhi Metro had said the trains would be fully automated, capable of running without a human in the driver's cab, but that a person would be placed in the cab for the first two to three years of operations. Also, Platform screen doors (PSDs) are being used for the first time to enhance the commuter safety.

Everything you would want to know about Delhi's driverless new Magenta line metro

Delhi Metro lost over three lakh commuters a day after a steep fare hike came into effect on October 10, an RTI query has revealed.

The metro&#39;s daily average ridership came down to 24.2 lakh in October from 27.4 lakh in September, translating to a fall of around 11 per cent.

The Blue Line, considered the metro&#39;s busiest, lost over 30 lakh commuters, according to data shared by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in response to an RTI query by a PTI correspondent.

The 50-km corridor connects Dwarka to Noida. The metro currently has a 218-km network across Delhi-NCR.

The fall, in terms of absolute numbers, was over 19 lakh on the Yellow Line, another busy corridor which connects Gurgaon to north Delhi&#39;s Samaypur Badli, DMRC said.

Ridership on the Violet Line, which connects ITO to Faridabad, plunged by 11.9 lakh in October. The number of riders on the Red Line, from Dilshad Garden to Rithala, came down by 7.5 lakh.

Ridership has come down several notches below the numbers observed in recent years, bucking a trend of rising on the back of the launch of newer sections.

In fact, in October 2016, the metro&#39;s daily average ridership was also 27.2 lakh, despite a comparatively shorter operational route.&nbsp;On October 10, DMRC effected the fare hike, leading to a rise of around Rs 10 for nearly every distance slab. This came barely five months of another hike of up to 100 per cent.

After the first phase of the hike in May, the metro lost nearly 1.5 lakh passengers per day in June.

The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government has mounted a stiff opposition to the hike, leading to a confrontation with the Centre.

DMRC and Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri supported the move saying it was essential to maintain metro&#39;s financial as well as operational health.

He rejected Kejriwal&#39;s opposition, saying the Centre was in no position to disregard the recommendations of a Fare Fixation Committee which had drawn up the revised fare list.

The revised fare structure is: up to 2 km - Rs 10, 2 to 5 km - Rs 20, 5 to 12 km - Rs 30, 12 to 21 km - Rs 40, 21 to 32 km - Rs 50 and for journeys beyond 32 km - Rs 60.&nbsp;

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Delhi Metro lost over three lakh commuters a day after a steep fare hike came into effect on October 10, an RTI query has revealed

Delhi Metro lost over three lakh commuters a day after a steep fare hike came into effect on October 10, an RTI query has revealed. The metro's daily average ridership came down to 24.2 lakh in October from 27.4 lakh in September, translating to a fall of around 11 per cent. The Blue Line, considered the metro's busiest, lost over 30 lakh commuters, according to data shared by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in response to an RTI query by a PTI correspondent. The 50-km corridor connects Dwarka to Noida. The metro currently has a 218-km network across Delhi-NCR. The fall, in terms of absolute numbers, was over 19 lakh on the Yellow Line, another busy corridor which connects Gurgaon to north Delhi's Samaypur Badli, DMRC said. Ridership on the Violet Line, which connects ITO to Faridabad, plunged by 11.9 lakh in October. The number of riders on the Red Line, from Dilshad Garden to Rithala, came down by 7.5 lakh. Ridership has come down several notches below the numbers observed in recent years, bucking a trend of rising on the back of the launch of newer sections. In fact, in October 2016, the metro's daily average ridership was also 27.2 lakh, despite a comparatively shorter operational route. On October 10, DMRC effected the fare hike, leading to a rise of around Rs 10 for nearly every distance slab. This came barely five months of another hike of up to 100 per cent. After the first phase of the hike in May, the metro lost nearly 1.5 lakh passengers per day in June. The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government has mounted a stiff opposition to the hike, leading to a confrontation with the Centre. DMRC and Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri supported the move saying it was essential to maintain metro's financial as well as operational health. He rejected Kejriwal's opposition, saying the Centre was in no position to disregard the recommendations of a Fare Fixation Committee which had drawn up the revised fare list. The revised fare structure is: up to 2 km - Rs 10, 2 to 5 km - Rs 20, 5 to 12 km - Rs 30, 12 to 21 km - Rs 40, 21 to 32 km - Rs 50 and for journeys beyond 32 km - Rs 60.

Delhi Metro witnesses steep fall in commuters after fare hike

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