kochi metro and its impacts on the environment. types of metro and its capacities, advantages. socio-economic impact, postive impact.

1. KOCHI METRO
AND ITS
IMPACTS
PRESENTED BY
SANAYA SHERIFF
ANJITHA LEKSHMI A
NIKHIL S

2. CONTENTS
• Introduction
• Kochi Metro
• Types of metro and its capacity
• Advantages of a metro
• Socio-Economic impact
• Positive environmental impacts
• Negative environmental impacts
• Impact due to project location
• Impact due to project operation
• Conclusion

5. INTRODUCTION
• Metro rail is a Mass Rapid Transport
System(MRTS)
• Its is a convenient, fast, efficient, reliable,
modern, user friendly, comfortable and
affordable mode of urban transport
• It is safe and eco friendly.

6. KOCHI METRO
It is the fastest completed metro project in India.
 It was opened to public within three years and 10 months.
 The Kochi metro project is the first metro in the country which connects rail,
road and water transport facilities.
The first phase is being set up at an estimated cost of ₹51.81 billion
Former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone for the Kochi Metro
rail project in 2012.

7. • Construction work was started in June 2013
• 13.4 km (8.3 mi) section of the line from Aluva to Palarivattom was opened to
public on 17 June 2017 by Narendra Modi , the Prime Minister of India.
• A second 5 km (3.1 mi) section from Palarivattom up to Maharaja's College will
be made operational by August 2017.
• Kochi metro also includes the technology for driverless trains and is hoping to
implement this in the near future.

8. ROUTE MAP

9. Types of Metro and their
capacities
Rail based mass transport in cities can be brought mainly
under categories
Mode carrying capacity(passengers/hr)
• Light Rail Metro System(LRPS) up to 25000
• Medium Capacity Metro System 25000-50000
• Heavy Capacity Metro System 50000-80000

10. ADVANTAGES
• Capacity, faster, smoother and safer travel, occupy less space, are non-
polluting and energy-efficient.
• Requires 1/5th energy per passenger km compared to road-based system
• Causes no air pollution in the city
• Causes lesser noise level
• Occupies no road space if underground and only about 2 metres width of
the road if elevated
• It is more reliable, comfortable and safer than road based system

11. SOCIO ECONOMIC IMPACT
Impact of socio-economic environment would involve:-
 The demographic structure of the area
 Provision of basic amenities
 Health status of the people
 The public health facilities in the area are excellent which include primary
health centers, government hospitals, private clinics and private nursing
homes as well as super specialty hospitals.
 The other infrastructure facilities are also excellent.
 A number of post offices, banks, cooperative societies, etc adequately serve
the
 public.

12. POSITIVE IMPACT
• Reduction in traffic congestion quick service and safety
• Less fuel consumption
• Reduction in air pollution
• Reduction of noise level
• Better roads
• Employment opportunities

14. NEGATIVE IMPACT
• Impacts due to project location
• Impacts due to project operation

15. IMPACTS DUE TO PROJECT LOCATION
 Impact on water quality :- Construction activities may have impact on water
bodies due to disposal of wastes. The waste could be due to spillage of construction
materials, oil and greases, and labour camp wastes.
 Change of land use pattern :- The alignment is so selected that the change of land
use pattern is minimum.
• Loss of trees :- About 477 trees exist along the alignment and are likely to be loss.
• This project was implemented by promising that there will be no
encroachment into natural reserves as the project are is in the urban center
• Loss of historical and cultural monuments :- historical or cultural monuments
were affected as a result of the proposed project.

16. • spoils, waste materials (from contractor’s camp), etc. causing surface and
groundwater pollution
• Traffic diversions and risk to existing buildings :- During construction,
traffic diversions on roads will be essentially required.
• Soil erosion and health risk at construction site

17. IMPACTS DUE TO PROJECT OPERATION
 Noise: The main sources of noise include construction and fabrication
activities during construction phase and during operational phase noises like
Engine noise, cooling fan noise, Wheel rail interaction, Electric generator noise
and miscellaneous noise like due to service and maintenance in the service
depot, passenger’s chatting etc.
 Accident Hazards: Internationally accepted on-site and off-site emergency
measures recommended and accepted by metro rail systems has to be
implemented to tackle the accident hazards due to failure of systems and
operation as well as possible terrorist sabotages.

18.  Water Pollution: Pollution due to oil spillage is very likely during the service
and maintenance of the rolling stock in the depot cum workshop. The common
oil spillage occurs during cleaning and repair process, patchwork, painting as
well as greasing and change of lubricants

19. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
Mitigation Measures: Based on the project description, environmental
baseline data and environmental impacts, it is proposed to prepare the
environmental management plan for the following:
• Compensation for loss of land
• Compensation for loss of trees
• Compensatory afforestation and fencing
• Compensation for relocation / resettlement
• Water supply and sanitation
• Noise control
• Vibration control

20. HYDRAULIC RIGS for noise control

21. CONCLUSION
All the case studies present a clear positive socio-economic-environmental
utility, so they produce economic, social and environmental benefits and
contribute to the overall objective of sustainable development. Rail projects
(metro/tram/suburban rail) produce evident improvements in terms of social
and environmental benefits.
In general terms, benefits of outer city projects are less dependent on the
investment levels. On the contrary, inner city projects benefits are clearly
related to the investment amount of the project.

22. Reference
• https://www.kochimetro.org/wp-
content/uploads/2015/03/Executive_Summary_DP_Corrected.pdf.pdf
• http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/kochi-metro-promises-to-
mitigate-impact-of-land-reclamation-at-muttom-site/article6233200.ece
• www.bing.com
• www.kochimetro.org
• www.ectri.org
• www.environmentclearence.nic.in

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