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Dr E Sreedharan, India’s ‘Metro Man’ & India’s Top Metro Rail CEOs converge in Mumbai for CW Metro Rail Conference

More than 25 speakers – from over 10 metro rail corporations, technology experts, & transportation experts - will engage in crucial conversations regarding the sustainability, growth, and financial resilience of the Indian metro rail sector.

ACMA organises Tech-Show for Chennai Metro Rail

ACMA, the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India, organised an exclusive Tech-Show for the Chennai Metro Rail (CMRL) spanning two days, May 17 and 18, 2023 at CMRL Depot in Chennai.

Tamil Nadu CM to introduce third masterplan for Chennai by 2025

The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) is currently creating the vision document for the Chennai Metropolitan Area's third masterplan (2026-2046) which covers an area of 1189 sq km.

Heading towards a new high!

After two years of lull, the excavator market should grow again and reach 25,000 units in 2022.

Chennai MRTS and Metro Rail have been merged by Indian Railways

Due to massive losses and a lack of cooperation between the two administrations the Southern Railway of Indian Railways (IR) has given its in-principle approval for a long-awaited merger proposal of the Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System with Chennai Metro Rail.

Danfoss setting new standards for safety & sustainability of metros

In its latest commissioned projects with Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) and Chennai Metro Rail Ltd, (CMRL), the company continues its commitment towards engineering a sustainable and energy efficient future for the nation

ABB’s HVAC to ensure safe ventilation of Chennai Metro

ABB’s HVAC to ensure safe ventilation of Chennai Metro

We are planning to start rental business of TBMs

India is becoming a prominent market for tunnel boring machines (TBMs). In the coming years, TBMs in more numbers are expected in Indian construction projects.

Afcons to do tunnelling at Chennai Metro

Afcons Infrastructure Ltd will carry out the tunnelling work for the underground stretch.

L&T bags orders worth Rs 1,960 crore

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) said it has bagged orders worth Rs 1,960 crore across business segments.

High-tech Cost-effective Solutions

A technology-driven company with rich expertise in the fields of geotechnical engineering, foundations, and drilling for infrastructure development, Panasia Project Consultancy

Demolishing without Disturbing

It is never easy to introduce modernity in places rich in history. In a city like Chennai, which has a history of 350 years and great architectural heritage, it is so full of ?old world' charm, the problem gets further compounded. So, when the Metro Rail Project

We are optimistic that we will see some positive signs in 2014

Overall, this year will be good for mobile cranes in India. For us, the key will be building our support network and ensuring we are well-positioned for the opportunities that come along in 2014.

TN to award contract for phase-II of Chennai ORR

To construct phase-II of Chennai Outer Ring Road, from Nemilichery to Minjur, the Tamil Nadu government has recently given its nod to a consortium of Ashoka Buildcon and GVR Infra Projects. Work on phase-I of the ORR, from Vandalur to Nemilichery, is nearing completion. On completion, the 61.65-km-long road will form a semicircle around the city and help decongest Chennai?s roads. It will act as a major link and connect four national highways ? NH 4, NH 5, NH 45 and NH 205.

Chennai's multi-crore road project faces more delays

A delay by Chennai Metrowater in shifting water main line running beneath Manali Oil Refinery Road (MORR), is threatening to push the deadline of the Rs 600-crore Ennore-Manali Road Improvement Project in north Chennai. The project envisages widening of four arterial roads in the northern neighbourhoods. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said the body had paid Metrowater to shift the line and the water agency had already laid a new line.

Budget plans 4 flyovers for Chennai, Rs 750 cr for Metro

Tamil Nadu's Budget tabled in the State Assembly on March 21 featured a number of schemes and allocation on both the plan and non-plan expenditure fronts. The widest ramification seems to be the announcement of a Multi Modal Transport Integration Study to be carried out over the financial year. Other major announcements included identification of four sites based on traffic flow patterns for flyover projects, and the allocation of Rs 1,250 crore towards plan expenditure on urban development sche

BAUER BC Trench Cutter Technology

BAUER hydraulic trench cutter system, the most advanced excavation system, has opened new horizons for the use of the diaphragm wall technique in terms of quality, safety and speed. The constant or even exponential increase of population density in urban agglomeration areas is a global trend.

Waiting for the Rejig

The foundation has always been the starting point and the most important part of any project. The foundation industry in India though, is still struggling from lack of attention and want of new projects.

EPB fitted for mixed ground conditions

In 2012, a new 6.65 m (21.8 ft) Robbins EPB will tackle mixed ground conditions in densely urban Chennai. The city is a rapidly growing technological and industrial centre.

On A Solid Foundation

The market for foundation equipment appears to be quite buoyant with increased demand in the infrastructure segment, particularly in the power, steel, ports and transportation sectors.

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