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Project Update
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While construction activity is in full swing along the alignment, all major contracts for the project have been awarded:
Package Awarded to
Civil Works – Viaduct Simplex Infrastructure Ltd
Civil Works – Stations Sew Infrastructure Ltd
Civil Works – Special Bridges Sew Infrastructure Ltd
Civil Works – Depot Earthworks Shyam Narayan & Bros
Rolling Stock CSR Nanjing, China
Signalling System Siemens
Power Supply Traction & SCADA ABB
Communication System Thales
Trackwork VNC Rail One
Automatic Fare Collection Indra
E&M ABB
Escalators Schindler
Lifts OTIS
Depot Machinery & Plant Awarded to various suppliers
Depot Civil Works Ahluwalia Contracts (India) Ltd.

Civil Construction:
 

Table gives the progress for the land / ROW made available by MMRDA for construction.

 
Activity Status

Viaduct Works

 

Viaduct
Pile
Pile Cap
Pier
Pier Cap
VA (Versova to Andheri)
425
40
8
-
VB (WEH to Sakinaka)
348
45
32
5
Total
773
85
40
5
WEH, Andheri & Mithi River Special Bridges:

Utility shifting and foundation work under progress

Wadala Casting yard
Pier Cap
U Girder
34
8
Station Works Station Pile Pile Cap/Footing Column 1st flr Slab

 

Ghatkopar

52

39

28

Is in progress

Chakala

38

10

12

-

Airport Road

34

10

9

-

Marol Naka

48

11

12

-

Asalpha

91

17

14

-

Sakinaka

7

-

-

-

Andheri

19

-

-

-

WEH

57

-

-

-

Total

345

85

73

-

Marol Sub-Station Foundation work, first floor slab and terrace column work completed. Terrace slab work is in progress.
D N Nagar Depot Works Activity Status
Earthworks

100% site clearance completed
78% Filling work & 82% Cutting work completed
(Targeted Scheduled date of 100% completion – 30th April 2009)

Initial Load Tests Initial pile load tests (4 nos.) and plate load tests (3 nos.) completed
Site activity

Batching plant erection completed, calibration completed. Setting up of Quality Laboratory and Labour Camp is in progress
RSS: 47 piles completed
Admin: 35% excavation for basement completed

  Labour camps:
 

Setting up of labour camps at Malwani and Mulund completed

   

Working "round-the-clock", the company completed most of the preparatory work for this project much ahead of schedule:

Tendering phase:
  Tendering phase for all the major systems and sub-systems is completed.
Detailed Design and Engineering
 

Mumbai Metro One has completed the preliminary and conceptual design & engineering; detailing commenced

Passenger safety and convenience is being used as the basic principle for system design & engineering

For the first time Integrated Security Measures are being ensured in the design phase itself

Rigorous and iterative process is being followed to arrive at most optimal designs

Public Access to Information
 

The contact us and feedback features provided on the website are serving as hotlines to address common man queries and concerns

In order to make the project more interactive, a Public Information Centre has been set up at Saki Naka, Andheri East to address public queries and seek their feedback on the project. Operational 5 days a week from Monday to Friday, it is open from 10.00am to 2.00pm

   
Completion of the above mentioned tasks in a record time is a result of immaculate planning and rigorous homework undertaken by the company in the initial stage itself. As part of the planning process, various investigations, surveys and studies were completed during the first six months of the project. These include:
 

Topographic Survey

Geotechnical Investigations

Condition Survey of adjoining structures

Logistic Survey

Utility Survey

Mock-up trials for girder movement

Conceptual Designs for the viaduct and stations

Station Access Management Study

Traffic Management
   
Mumbai Metro One is also gearing to become Asia’s first Green Metro right from the construction stage. With a strong focus on environment, Mumbai Metro One will not only use technology that is environment-friendly but has also undertaken the following studies:
 
Environment impact assessment
Feasibility for LEED certification for the Project
   
Some of the Key Milestones on the project achieved this far:
 
Mumbai Metro One Private Limited, a Special Purpose Vehicle to construct the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor was incorporated on December 22, 2006
The Engineering and Project Management Consultants, a consortium of Parsons Brinkerhoff (USA) and Systra SA (France) joined the team on February 14, 2007
The Corporate office for MMOPL was inaugurated on February 27, 2007
Signing of the Concession Agreement and Shareholders agreement took place on March 7, 2007
MMOPL and Government of Maharashtra entered the State Support Agreement on April 20, 2007
Public Interface Office called “Public Information Centre” opened for public on October 26, 2007
Construction commenced on February 8, 2008
Financial Closure for the project completed on October 3, 2008