A seminar on Clean and Green Urban Transportation - Present Challenges and Future Horizons where the above presentation was made on 31.01.2020

1. Infrastructures in City of Kolkata
&
West Bengal
Rajesh Prasad, IRSE
Executive Director
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
Theme:
Clean and Green Mechanised Urban Transportation
‐ Present Challenges and Future Horizons

2.  About RVNL
 Kolkata – Transport Infrastructure
 Metro in City of Kolkata
 Infrastructure Projects in West Bengal
 Innovation & Safety
 High Speed Rail
CONTENTS

3.  To bridge the infrastructure deficit on Indian Railways, the then Prime
Minister, Bharat Ratna Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee announced National Rail
Vikas Yojana (NRVY) on 15th August 2002 in his address from Red Fort.
 NRVY was formally launched by Hon’ble PM on 26th December 2002.
 To implement NRVY, RVNL was incorporated as a PSU on 24-1-2003; it is
100% owned by Ministry of Railways (MoR).
 RVNL works for & on behalf of MoR as an extended arm; not as a contracting
Company.
 Empowered to act as an Umbrella SPV to undertake project development,
resource mobilization etc. directly or by creating project specific SPVs or by
any other financing structure found suitable.

4. TURNOVER
843 985 1423 1654 1749 1445 1598
2117
2492
3142
4541
5917
7556.55
10063
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
Crore
Crore
FY

5. ACHIEVEMENT
New Railway Track 373
Gauge Conversion 1783
Doubling of Track 2920
Railway Electrification 3762
MTP (KM) 42
Workshops 7
Cable Stayed Bridge 1
373
1783
2920 3762
42
7
1
1
200
New Railway Track
Gauge Conversion
Doubling of Track
Railway Electrification
MTP (KM)
Workshops
Cable Stayed Bridge
76 projects have been fully commissioned.

6.  Tram Service
 Water Transport
 Bus Service
 Circular Railway
 Metro Railway
Kolkata – Transport Infrastructure

7. KOLKATA : City of Joy
Also known as –
 Cultural Capital of India
 Literary Capital of India
 City of Creative Energy
 City of Architecture
City of Brides of India
City of Football in India

8. KOLKATA : (Calcutta - Gateway to Eastern Region)
 Kolkata was the capital of India till 1912.
 The second train in India from Howrah to Hooghly in 1854
 The first Tramways Services in India (horse drawn) in
Kolkata in 1873
 The first u/g Metro Railway in India started in Kolkata in
1984
 The circular Railway started in 1990.
 A city with all different modes of transportation.

9. Tram Service at a glance
 Kolkata is the only city in
India to have a tram
network.
 As per RITES ‐ 2004 trams
carry 1.90 lakh passengers
on an average week day.
 In the year 2010, 147 trams
carried about 75,000
passengers only. Presently
there are 125 Tram vehicles
running in the city.

10. Water Transport System at and around Kolkata
 In Kolkata and Howrah, water
ferries are used through the
various ghats like Fairlie Ghat,
Howrah Ghat, Shibpur Ghat,
Princep Ghat, Cossipore Ghat.
 There are plans to start utilizing
the canals running through the
city as water‐transport network.
 Ferry services cater to about 3
Lakh passengers daily from 42
ferry stations.

11. BUS SYSTEM
 Kolkata State Transport Corporation (KSTC)
 Kolkata Tramway Company (KTC)
 West Bengal Surface Transport Corporation
(WBSTC)
 North Bengal State Transport Corporation
(NBSTC)
 South Bengal State Transport Corporation
(SBSTC)
 Private Bus operators.
 Other Hired/Chartered Bus Operators.

12. The construction of Circular Railway
from Dumdum Jn to Princep Ghat
(13.42 km) was sanctioned in the
year 1983 - 84 at a total cost of
Rs35.49 Crore. The construction
work was taken in hand in Jul’1983
and full stretch of 13.42 km was
opened for passenger traffic in
Jun’1990.
Section between Princep Ghat and
Majerhat was opened in 2006.
Circular Railway

13. Existing Metro network

14. Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA)
– Population
• KMA, the largest urban agglomeration in eastern India, extends
over 1851.41 sq. km. and envelopes 3 Municipal Corporations
including Kolkata Municipal Corporation, 38 Municipalities and
24 Panchayat Samitis.
0
5
10
15
20
25
2001 2011 2021 2025
14.72
17
20 21.1
Population
(in million)

15. Kolkata (KMA)– Vehicles
• Total number of registered vehicles in
Kolkata was 7.6 Lakh in 2001 which
increased to 10.27 lakh in 2008
registering an annual growth rate of
4.3%. Considering the given growth rate,
the no of registered motor vehicles is
expected to exceed 17 lakh by 2021.

16. About Existing Roads of Kolkata
• Road space of Kolkata is about‐6%. But effective Road space
available for traffic movement is 5% only.
• Road space of
Delhi ‐ 23%,
Mumbai ‐ 18%
Chennai ‐ 14%

17. KOLKATA
“Turning into Traffic chaos”

18. Traffic Congestion is a normal phenomenon
Frequent traffic congestion at most traffic junctions along the Metro Corridors of Kolkata

19. TOI-29.01.20

20. Air Pollution
Telegraph –01.01.20Telegraph –21.01.20

21. Air Pollution
TOI-28.01.20

22.  Present Average Noise level
 Peak Noise level recorded
 Permitted Noise level
Noise Pollution
Contd..
 70-80 dB
 80 – 83 dB
 50 dB

23. Telegraph –29.01.20

24.  Widening of Roads
Limited Scope
due to lack of
space
Remedies to the Traffic Problems

25.  Construction of Flyover-
Limited scope due to financial constraints
and limited space
Remedies to the Traffic Problems in Kolkata

26. Remedies to the Traffic Problems
 Surface Metro System
• Not Possible due to non availability
of large open, continuous
strech of land
• Frequent Crossing
will pose problem

27. Metro Rail - Advantages
 Requires 1/5th energy per passenger km compared to
road-based transport system.
 Causes less noise, no air pollution and eco friendly
transport system.
 Occupies no road space if Underground and only about
3.0 mtrs width of the road if elevated
 More reliable, comfortable
and safer than road based
systems
 Reduces journey time.

28. East west Corridor
executed by KMRCL
New Garia – Dum
Dum Airport
(RVNL)
Noapara ‐ Barasat
(Metro Rly.)
Baranagar‐
Barrackpore (RVNL)
Joka‐ BBD Bag
(RVNL)
Noapara –
Dakshineswar
(RVNL)
SANCTIONED METRO PROJECTS OF RVNL
Project Length (Km) Project Length (Km)
New Garia – Dum Dum Airport 32.00 Noapara‐Baranagar –Dakshineswar 4.012
Joka – BBD Bag – Diamond Park 16.75 Baranagar‐Barrackpore 12.5
• Projects transferred to RVNL without any planning and not even DPR was made.

29. METRO PROJECTS-COMMISSIONING PLANNING
SN Name of Project Lengt
h (km)
Tentative Commissioning Planning Remarks
2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23
1 Noapara-
Baranagar –
Dakshineswar
4.01 4.01 - - - - TDC – April 2020
- Removal of encroachments took 7 years.
2 New Garia – Dum
Dum Airport
32 - 7.0 8.0 12.0 - 5 Km – Work yet to start
- TDC - Dec. 2020, Dec. 2021, Sept. 2022
respectively, subject to removal of
impediments by Dec. 2018.
- Land acquisition, relocation of utilities,
encroachments, traffic diversion, non-
availability of site are still pending.
3 Joka – BBD Bag
– Diamond Park
16.75 - - 9.0 - - 7.75 Km - Work yet to start
- TDC - Sep. 2021 subject to removal of
impediments by June 2019.
- Encroachments, utility diversion, Land
acquisition for depot & at other location
and decision on Majerhat bridge.
4 Baranagar-
Barrackpore
12.5 - - - - - Work yet to start
- State Govt. is yet to hand over the site.
They are also not responding to the
proposal submitted by RVNL.
Total 65.26 4.01 7.0 17.0 12.0 -
Work is affected in remaining stretches due to land acquisition issues, encroachment issues, non-finalization of
alignment, material modification proposal etc. Major bottlenecks addressed.

30. Route Alignment by RVNL:
 Noapara(Ex.) to Baranagar (2.627Km) &
Baranagar to Dakshineswar (2Km).
 Baranagar to Barrackpore (12.5 Km) Metro
Corridor.
 Joka to BBD Bag Via Majerhat (16.72Km)
Metro Corridor.
 DumDum Airport to New Garia (32Km) Metro
Corridor.

31. Year of sanction 2010-11
Pink Book Item
No.
63 & 66 of 2019-
20
Anticipated cost Rs.464.86 Cr.
Expn upto 3/19 Rs.353.94 Cr.
Budget Outlay
2019-20
Rs.81.00 Cr.
Exp. Upto
20.01.2019
Rs 124.21 Cr
Financial
progress (%)
2019-20
153.34 %
Present Status Work in progress
NOAPARA – BARANAGAR – DAKSHINESWAR METRO

32. ACHIEVEMENTS :
NOAPARA – BARANAGAR – DAKSHINESWAR METRO
 100% embankment has been completed.
 100% viaduct has been completed.
 1.9 Kms of Belghoria expressway diversion work
completed commissioned.
 Dakshineswar station work completed- 98%
 Baranagar station work completed – 92%

33. PSC VIADUCT WITH DECK SLAB

34. 34
VIADUCT WITH DECK SLAB IN PORTAL LOCATION

35. VIADUCT WITH DECK SLAB COMPLETED

36. EMBANKMENT COMPLETED

37. DAKSHINESWAR METRO STATION BUILDING WORK

38. DAKSHINESWAR METRO STATION BUILDING

39. DAKSHINESWAR METRO STATION BUILDING WORK

40. BARANAGAR METRO STATION BUILDING WORK IN PROGRESS

41. BARANAGAR METRO STATION BUILDING

42. BELGHORIA EXPRESSWAY DIVERSION WORK COMPLETED AND
COMMISIONED ON 08.08.2017

43. BLT OVER VIADUCT IN PROGRESS

44. BLT IFS OVER EMBANKMENT IN PROGRESS

45. 3rd rail installed at Noapara

46. Made by a local blogger

47. Year of sanction 2010‐11
Pink Book Item No. 68 of 2019‐20
sanctioned cost Rs. 2913.50 Cr.
Expn upto 3/19 Rs. 834.06 Cr.
Budget Outlay 19‐20 Rs. 100 Cr.
Expenditure upto
24.01.2020
Rs. 42.20 Cr.
Total Expenditure Rs. 876.26 Cr
Financial Progress (%) in
FY 19‐20
42.20 %
Present Progress Work in progress
JOKA – BBD BAG PROJECT 16.75 Km

48. M-35
M-35
M-40
M-40 M-50
3D SUPERSTRUCTURE OF VIADUCT
M-60

49. Joka MID
Section
Thakkurrpuk
ur
MID
Section
ShakherBaz
ar
MID
Section
Behala
Chowrasta
MID
Section
Behala
Bazar
MID
Section
TaratalaMID
Section
Majerhat MID
Section
Mominp
ur
Chainage 0.00 0.65 1.46 1.81 2.68 2.99 4.13 4.45 5.46 6.1 6.45 6.72 7.607 8.13 8.625
PF Length 180m 180m 180m 180m 180m 180m 180m 180m
High
point
Low
Point High point
Low
Point High point
Low
Point High point
Low
Point High point
Low
Point
High
point
Low
Point High point
Low
Point
High
point
Rail
Level 16.5 14.824 18.4 15.352 17.8 16.172 19.1 16.419 19.8 15.183 17.8 14.98 18.199 14.9 17.73
Ground
Level 3.317 3.35 4.791 4.445 4.189 4.968 5.682 6.129 6.074 6.184 4.588 4.69 6.692 4.63 5.515
Gradient 388 227 115 355 190 389 119 299 139 134 96 276 159 175
16.5
14.824
18.4
15.352
17.8
16.172
19.1
16.419
19.8
15.183
17.8
14.98
18.199
14.9
17.73
3.317 3.35
4.791 4.445 4.189
4.968
5.682 6.129 6.074 6.184
4.588 4.69
6.692
4.63
5.515
0
5
10
15
20
25
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Rail Level
Ground Level
Joka
Thakurpukur
Shakher Bazar
Behala
Chowrast
a
Behala Bazar
Taratala Majerhat Mominpur
Energy saving due to gradient

50. EXECUTION OVER CHARIAL KHAL
BEFORE EXECUTION AFTER EXECUTION

51. JOKA DEPOT APPROACH CONNECTED

52. NEWLY CONSTRUCTED OLD AGE HOME
Old Age Home

53. Newly Constructed Rehabilitation India Building
Rehabilitation India

54. (C‐Commens & Sons Ltd)
BEFORE AFTER EXECUTION

55. JOKA – BBD BAG PROJECT 16.75 Km (RVNL)

56. Progress of WorkJOKA – BBD BAG PROJECT 16.75 Km

57. JOKA – BBD BAG PROJECT 16.75 Km (RVNL)

58. ACHIEVEMENTS :
• 9 km of viaduct including Depot approach has been completed. (Only 15 out of 276 Piers
in front of MINT is pending)
• Joka Depot Land :‐ Possession by RVNL – 84.55% & Awarded – 89.16%
JOKA – BBD BAG PROJECT 16.19 Km

59. Total area to be acquired 24.48 Ha
Total area awarded 22.1298 Ha (89.16%)
(89.16% on 24.01.2020)
Total are Taken Over 20.9863 Ha (84.55%)
(84.55% on 24.01.2020)
JOKA DEPOT

60. JOKA DEPOT

63. Mominpur(Ex)‐Esplanade underground
Section of JOKA‐BBD Bag Metro Corridor
(5.12 Km)
Underground Stations :
1. KHIDIRPUR (9.87 Km),
2. VICTORIA MEMORIAL(12.025),
3.PARK STREET (13.29 Km)
4.ESPLANADE (14.145 km)

65. ESPLANADE
MOMINPUR
MAJERHAT
PARK STREET
VICTORIA
MEMORIAL
KHIDIRPUR
ALIGNMENT
ELEVATED SECTION
UNDERGROUND
SECTION

66. Year of sanction 2010‐11
Pink Book No. 67 of 2019‐20
Anticipated cost Rs. 4259.50 Cr.
Expn upto 3/19 Rs. 2104.52 Cr.
Budget Outlay 19‐
20
Rs. 345 Cr.
Expn. upto .
24.01.2020
Rs. 223.41 Cr.
Total Expenditure Rs. 2327.93 Cr.
Financial Progress
(19‐20)
64.75 %
NEW GARIA (KAVI SUBHAS) – BIMAN BANDAR 32 KM

67. NEW GARIA – AIRPORT METRO

68. STATIONS

69. • 18.17 km viaduct completed including station
portion.
• 87% substructure & 87% piers completed for 26
km length.
• 50% track slab completed for 20 stations.
NEW GARIA (KAVI SUBHAS) – BIMAN BANDAR ‐ 32 KM
ACHIEVEMENTS :

70. Erection over railway track at Baghajatin near Garia

72. Future Metro Works
Total 52 nos. of Metro Projects in
India in different phases of
Planning & Execution.
Investment of 2.5 lakh Crores in
next 10 to 20 years as per the
present cost.

73. Infrastructure Projects
in
West Bengal

74. 4 LANE CABLE STAYED ROB, BARDDHAMAN
 Completion of work : March’ 2016

75. APPROACH WORK OF 4 LANE CABLE STAYED ROB, BARDDHAMAN
 Commissioned in Sep’ 2019.

77. Diesel Loco Component Factory , Dankuni.
 Commencement of work : 07.08.2010
 Completion of work : July 2012

78. DMU Factory at Haldia
 Commencement of work : July 2011
 Completion of work : December 2012

79. Electric locomotive Factory , Dankuni
 Commencement of work : December 2012
 Completion of work : Jan 2015

80. Panskura – Kharagpur 3rd Line – 45 Km
 Commencement of work : Jan 2010
 Section Completed and Handed over.

81. Doubling between Rajgoda – Tamluk (13.50 KM)
 Commencement of Work : July 2010
 Commissioned on 13.03.2013.

82. Doubling between Tamluk Jn. – Basulya (24.4 KM)
 Commissioned on Phase‐I 30.04.2015 & Phase‐II 20.12.2016.
 Entire 24.4 Kms commissioned and now in operation.

83. 3rd LINE PROJECT BETWEEN MANOHARPUR ‐ GOELKERA (27 KM)
Commissioned in Nov. 2018
(HOWRAH – MUMBAI ROUTE)
(Administrative challenge)

84. NEW LINE FROM NABADWIP GHAT TO NABADWIP DHAM (12.169 KM)
Special kind of Cantilever Launching Scheme was followed.

86. Innovation
&
Safety

87. • For monitoring of the structural health of the bridge
during its service life, 6 nos. sensors have been installed
on the stay cables subjected to maximum loads. The
ROBO Control System of M/s Mageba is being used for
the purpose.
• The structural monitoring system issues alarm
notification based on measurements by the on‐
structure instrumentation when pre‐defined threshold
values of structural loads are passed. Alarm criteria can
be configured based on the structural design of the
bridge
INSTRUMENTATION (LIVE MONITORING SYSTEM)
First of it’s kind in any bridge of I.Rly.

88. INDIVIDUAL GRAPHS

89. MONITORING SYSTEM
(TO ENSURE SAFETY OF THE ADJOINING TUNNEL)
• Monitoring system for measuring
vibration in the existing tunnel
during blasting of 3rd line.
• Seismograph equipment was
installed in near by existing tunnel
wall during every blasting to
record the blasting amplitude and
frequency of shock wave.
• This monitoring system has been
used to ensure safety of the
existing tunnel while executing a
new tunnel for double line or
third line project.

90. The summary of blast vibration
and Fast Fourier Transform
Analysis (FFT)
PPV = 4.572 mm/s< 10mm/sec.
Noise = 106.0 dB < 146 dB

91. For the first time in Indian
Railways, such treatment
with the involvement of
RDSO was executed.
Extremely weak soil base
is encountered because of
proximity to port area.
Therefore, special ground
treatment undertaken by
providing more than 4500
nos. of stone columns by
Dry Vibro Method.
SUB GRADE IMPROVEMENT USING STONE COLUMN
(4450 nos. @ 2m spacing)

92. Acquisition of 49 kota land avoided with a saving
of Rs. 52 Crs. By Joka Model
Joka Model for Relocation of 5 no 132 KV
O/H Transmission Line

93. QR coding of Metro structures
All Metro structures are being planned with QR coding to access
horoscope of the structure.

94. RETRIEVAL OF RAILWAY LAND FOR CONSTRUCTION OF METRO &
BARDDHAMAN VIADUCT WORK AFTER RELOCATION OF
ENCROACHMENTS IN LAND OF STATE AT THE COST OF THE STATE GOVT.
(Unique model for removal of encroachments from Project sites)

95. CONSTRUCTION OF MODEL HOSPITAL (TRAFFIC HEALTH UNIT)
AS PART OF UTILITY SHIFTING

96. CONSTRUCTION OF MODEL GANG HUT
As part of relocation of
Metro works

97. Safety Management….
Bigger changes required for
engineers….

98. First Principle in Safety……..
• Do not PLAY with Safety….
- A matter of concern….

99. Good Physique
Regular Check ups
Preventive Measures &
Medicines
Proper & Timely Cure &
Restoration
A KEY TO LONG HEALTH LIFE OF MAN/STRUCTURE
Good Construction
Regular Inspections
Preventive Measures &
Materials
Proper & Timely Repairs &
Restoration

100. Construction Safety ProtocolAdequate care till baby is born

101. SAFETY MEASURES TAKEN AT WORK SITE
Proper barricading at site to protect Motorists, Pedestrians, Workmen,
Plant & Equipment from accident

102. • Display of temporary traffic signs as per the requirement of the Traffic
Police.
SAFETY MEASURES TAKEN AT WORK SITE

103. SAFETY MEASURES TAKEN AT WORK SITE
Protection of worksite…
(Pile Cap work)

104. SAFETY MEASURES TAKEN AT WORK SITE
Height gauge and safety fish net provided for safety of
pedestrian and vehicular traffic
Height Gauge
Safety Fish Net

105. I‐GIRDER STEEL FRAME LOCKING
ARRANGEMENT
STEEL FRAME LOCKING ARRANAGEMENT

106. SAFETY PLEDGE
Make it a habit

107. Vivekananda Flyover suddenly collapsed on 31.03.2016
IIT KGP REPORT‐ DEC 2017
‐ Poor Contract ‐ Poor Workmanship
‐ Poor Design ‐ Poor Supervision
‐ Poor Material

108. Handle
Media
With
Care

109. May not get the chance of hospital trip

110. Sequencing in construction is very important
Placements of wrong bearings

111. Zamrudpur Metro worksite accident
L pier gave enough warning to have change in
approach….

113. The Times of India
02.09.2019
Disaster at Bowbazar….

114. Disaster at Bowbazar….

115. High Speed Rail

116. Diamond Quadrilateral
Diagonals
Legend
Diamond
Quadrilateral of High
Speed Rail Network
Future High
Speed Scenario
in India
 Delhi‐Mumbai (1357 Km)
 Mumbai‐Chennai (1260 Km)
 Chennai‐Kolkata (1649 Km)
 Kolkata‐Delhi (1474 Km)
 Mumbai‐Kolkata (1968 Km)
 Delhi‐Chennai (2182 Km)
In next 10‐20 years 10,000 Km
HSR in India.
Costing Rs. 20 Lakh Crores

117.  Does India need a change…..
 Comparison of HSR System in the world
First Inauguration year
Country Year
Japan 1964
France 1981
Italy 1988
Germany 1991
Spain 1992
South Korea 2004
Taiwan 2007
China 2008
India ‐

118. ENERGY EFFICIENCY
High Speed saves Energy Costs and reduces Greenhouse Gases
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
“Fuel equivalent grams” per passenger‐kilometer
High Speed
Railway
Bus
Plane 51.1
29.9
18.3
17.6
12.1
Classic Train
Private Car

119. DECONGESTION of Metropolitan cities
Tier I
City
Tier IITier II
Tier I
City
Small towns and Tier II & III Cities
Tier I
City
Tier II
city
Tier II city

120. TRAVEL TIME ( Trigger for modal shift)
Delhi
(city centre)
(city centre)Delhi Airport
Chandigarh
Airport
.75 hr 30 min1.25 hrs at Terminal + 1 hr Flying time
Total time: 3.5 hrs
Plane
Delhi
(city centre)
Chandigarh
(city centre)
Total time: 1 hr
High Speed
Railway
Journey time for air travel involves travel to airport, away from city centers and waiting time at Airports.
Distance between DELHI to CHANDIGARH is 245 Km.

121. Feasibility studies for Diamond
Quadrilateral Network
• Railway Board has entrusted the feasibility studies of
Diamond Quadrilateral of HSR network to RVNL/HSRC,
(i) Delhi‐Mumbai (1357 Km),
(ii) Mumbai‐Chennai (1260 Km),
(iii) Chennai‐Kolkata (1649 Km),
(iv) Kolkata‐Delhi (1474 Km) and both the diagonals i.e.
(v) Mumbai‐Kolkata (1968 Km)
(vi) Delhi‐Chennai (2182 Km)

122. Economic Times 30.01.20

123. KOLKATA –NEW DELHI
PART OF FEASIBILITY
STUDY FOR DIAMOND
QUADRILATERAL
NETWORK OF HIGH SPEED
RAIL CORRIDOR

124. Alignment

125. Alignment
Length: 1474 .47 Km 13 Stations 17 Sidings
28 crossovers 04 depots 7 workbases

126. Station Classification

127. Kolkata:
Option 1:-
Shalimar Station
Option 2 –
Kolkata Terminal

128. Terminal Station

129. THANK YOU