Railways Offers Over Seven Acres For Commercial Development In Chennai
by Arun Kumar Das - Feb 13, 2021 05:19 AM Southern Railway headquarters at Chennai. (Wikipedia)
Snapshot
Two of the land parcels of 2.5 acres each are in the Ayanavaram Railway Colony, along Konnur High Road and Duncan Road.
Two other land parcels are located at Walltax Road (0.27 Acres) and at Pulianthope (2.09 Acres).
With the real estate projects involving station redevelopment gathering pace, Indian Railways has now undertaken steps to lease out land parcels adjoining rail premises in a big way.
Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) has invited bids for leasing four land parcels cumulatively spanning 7.36 acres at an estimated cost of nearly Rs 65 crore in Chennai.
Mumbai square, named after ex-Israeli PM Shimon Peres, sparks row
IANS / Updated: Feb 13, 2021, 15:21 IST
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For the first time, a prominent junction in south Mumbai has been named after a foreign dignitary, but it sparked off a political row among various parties in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (
BMC).
Shimon Peres Chowk after the late Israel President and two-time Prime Minister
Shimon Peres (1923-2016), who was also the joint winner of the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize along with Yasir Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin. However, the square, renamed without fanfare around 4 months ago, ostensibly owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown restrictions, has now led to a civic political fracas.
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI/Mediawire): The Covid-19 pandemic brought the whole world to a standstill. But the wheels of Central Railway, Mumbai did not stop.
When the whole world was confined to their homes due to Coronavirus, the Lockdown Heroes drove the train and transported the necessary materials from one place to another.
Vipin Anand, Managing Director, Life Insurance Corporation of India at a function held on February 2, 2021at the Heritage Building of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, presented certificates of Honourto Motormen, Technical Staff and Security officers of Central Railway, Mumbai in the presence of Vikas Rao, Zonal Manager, LIC, Western Zone and Rajivan Nair, Executive Director, Corporate Communications and Shalabh Goel, DRM, Central Railway.
LIC felicitates lock down heroes
When the whole world was confined to their homes due to corona, the lock down heroes drove the train and transported the necessary materials from one place to another.
| 6 Feb 2021 11:59 AM GMT
GUWAHATI: The era of the global pandemic brought the whole world to a standstill. But the wheels of Central Railway, Mumbai did not stop. When the whole world was confined to their homes due to corona, the lockdown heroes drove the train and transported the necessary materials from one place to another.
Vipin Anand, Managing Director, Life Insurance Corporation of India at a function held on February 2 at the Heritage Building of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, presented Certificates of Honour to Motormen, Technical Staff and Security Officers of Central Railway, Mumbai in the presence of Vikas Rao, Zonal Manager, LIC, Western Zone and Rajivan Nair, Executive Director, Corporate Communications and Shalabh Goel, DRM, Central Railway.
NEW DELHI: Nine major players, including GMR Highways, Adani Railways and realtor Omaxe are in the fray for redevelopment of New Delhi railway station entailing an investment of around Rs 6,500 crore.
Along with the modernisation of Mumbai s Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), the capital s key station is among the most prominent asset monetisation and railway modernisation programme being undertaken by the Centre.
Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA), which has been tasked to undertake the redevelopment, said BIF IV India Infrastructure Holding, ISQ Asia Infrastructure Investments, Anchorage Infrastructure Investments, Kalpataru Power Transmission, Arabian Construction Company and Elpis Ventures have also participated in the technical bidding for the station.