Delhi Metro rings in the new year under new chief:
New Delhi: Delhi Metro rang in the New Yearunder a new Managing Director after E Sreedharan hung up hisboots with the task cut out very clearly for his successorlike beginning work on the ambitious Phase-III and maintaningthe operation standards of the Metro.
Mangu Singh took over as the new Delhi Metro chiefyesterday from Sreedharan after he retired after 16-yearservice in the organisation.
Singh is the second Managing Director of the Delhi Metroafter Sreedharan, who joined the organisation in 1995 andconstructed over 190 km of network in the capital.
The first challenge before Singh, a veteran civilengineer who oversaw the construction of the high-speedAirport Express Metro in the capital, is to award over 20civil contracts of the Phase-III project that envisagesconnecting another 107 km of the capital with the Metro.
The phase-III project has been approved by the Centre ata cost of Rs 35,000 crore with 40 per cent of funding fromJapanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), but actualwork is yet to start on most of the corridors in Phase-III.
Delhi Metro officials said the plan is to finalise andaward all the 20-odd contracts in the next four months so thatconstruction work on them start immedately after thecontractor is finalised.
Phase-III has a 2016 deadline and under Sreedharan, theDelhi Metro had the distinction of completing all projectswell before schedule.
The construction of the Phase-III project would providean opportunity to Singh, who was involved in Kolkata Metroproject, to prove his mettle both as an engineer andadministrator.
'Mission nursery admission' begins in Delhi tomorrow New Delhi, Jan 1 (PTI) With the nursery admission processin Delhi starting from tomorrow, parents are all set for thewinter scramble to secure a seat for their tiny tots inschools of their choice.
Keeping in mind the harrowing experience they had lastyear, many parents joined online to alert others on how theycould avoid unnecessary difficulties that often put hurdles intheir "mission admission".
"Expect long queues outside schools without any sittingarrangement and it may take from two to three hours in fewschools to get the forms. So ready for that. Don't take yourtiny tots along with you," advices Pramod Kumar in a messagedposted on www.admissionsnursery.com.
Kumar, who claims to have applied in 23 schools for hischild's admission last year, also suggests parents to read theforms carefully, fill them up and submit the same day toavoid multiple trips to the school.
"Going by my experience last year, I would suggest thatparents reach school early," says Asha in her message to theparents.
Maharam, another parent on the forum, has posted a formatof the affidavit required for applying in the first boy childcategory.
"There has been huge discussion on many such issues thatcan help parents to do their homework before plunging intothis battle for admission," says Sumit Vohra, the founder ofthe website.
"These discussions are not only making parents aware aboutthe intricacies of the admission process, but also making theentire process easier for them," he said.
As per the guidelines issued by Directorate of Educationof Delhi, the forms will be made available from January 2 to16, and the entire process of admission will have to becompleted by March 31. The schools will have to publish thefirst list of selected candidates by February 1 and secondlist by February 28.
New Delhi: Delhi Metro rang in the New Year under a new Managing Director after E Sreedharan hung up his boots with the task cut out very clearly for his successor like beginning work on the ambitious Phase-III and maintaning the operation standards of the Metro. Mangu Singh took over as the new Delhi Metro chief yesterday from Sreedharan after he retired after 16-year service in the organisation. Singh is the second Managing Director of the Delhi Metro after Sreedharan, who joined the organisation in 1995 and constructed over 190 km of network in the capital. The first challenge before Singh, a veteran civil engineer who oversaw the construction of the high-speed Airport Express Metro in the capital, is to award over 20 civil contracts of the Phase-III project that envisages connecting another 107 km of the capital with the Metro. The phase-III project has been approved by the Centre at a cost of Rs 35,000 crore with 40 per cent of funding from Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), but actual work is yet to start on most of the corridors in Phase-III. Delhi Metro officials said the plan is to finalise and award all the 20-odd contracts in the next four months so that construction work on them start immedately after the contractor is finalised. Phase-III has a 2016 deadline and under Sreedharan, the Delhi Metro had the distinction of completing all projects well before schedule. The construction of the Phase-III project would provide an opportunity to Singh, who was involved in Kolkata Metro project, to prove his mettle both as an engineer and administrator.
Mangu Singh took over as the new Delhi Metro chiefyesterday from Sreedharan after he retired after 16-yearservice in the organisation.
Singh is the second Managing Director of the Delhi Metroafter Sreedharan, who joined the organisation in 1995 andconstructed over 190 km of network in the capital.
The first challenge before Singh, a veteran civilengineer who oversaw the construction of the high-speedAirport Express Metro in the capital, is to award over 20civil contracts of the Phase-III project that envisagesconnecting another 107 km of the capital with the Metro.
The phase-III project has been approved by the Centre ata cost of Rs 35,000 crore with 40 per cent of funding fromJapanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), but actualwork is yet to start on most of the corridors in Phase-III.
Delhi Metro officials said the plan is to finalise andaward all the 20-odd contracts in the next four months so thatconstruction work on them start immedately after thecontractor is finalised.
Phase-III has a 2016 deadline and under Sreedharan, theDelhi Metro had the distinction of completing all projectswell before schedule.
The construction of the Phase-III project would providean opportunity to Singh, who was involved in Kolkata Metroproject, to prove his mettle both as an engineer andadministrator.
'Mission nursery admission' begins in Delhi tomorrow New Delhi, Jan 1 (PTI) With the nursery admission processin Delhi starting from tomorrow, parents are all set for thewinter scramble to secure a seat for their tiny tots inschools of their choice.
Keeping in mind the harrowing experience they had lastyear, many parents joined online to alert others on how theycould avoid unnecessary difficulties that often put hurdles intheir "mission admission".
"Expect long queues outside schools without any sittingarrangement and it may take from two to three hours in fewschools to get the forms. So ready for that. Don't take yourtiny tots along with you," advices Pramod Kumar in a messagedposted on www.admissionsnursery.com.
Kumar, who claims to have applied in 23 schools for hischild's admission last year, also suggests parents to read theforms carefully, fill them up and submit the same day toavoid multiple trips to the school.
"Going by my experience last year, I would suggest thatparents reach school early," says Asha in her message to theparents.
Maharam, another parent on the forum, has posted a formatof the affidavit required for applying in the first boy childcategory.
"There has been huge discussion on many such issues thatcan help parents to do their homework before plunging intothis battle for admission," says Sumit Vohra, the founder ofthe website.
"These discussions are not only making parents aware aboutthe intricacies of the admission process, but also making theentire process easier for them," he said.
As per the guidelines issued by Directorate of Educationof Delhi, the forms will be made available from January 2 to16, and the entire process of admission will have to becompleted by March 31. The schools will have to publish thefirst list of selected candidates by February 1 and secondlist by February 28.
New Delhi: Delhi Metro rang in the New Year under a new Managing Director after E Sreedharan hung up his boots with the task cut out very clearly for his successor like beginning work on the ambitious Phase-III and maintaning the operation standards of the Metro. Mangu Singh took over as the new Delhi Metro chief yesterday from Sreedharan after he retired after 16-year service in the organisation. Singh is the second Managing Director of the Delhi Metro after Sreedharan, who joined the organisation in 1995 and constructed over 190 km of network in the capital. The first challenge before Singh, a veteran civil engineer who oversaw the construction of the high-speed Airport Express Metro in the capital, is to award over 20 civil contracts of the Phase-III project that envisages connecting another 107 km of the capital with the Metro. The phase-III project has been approved by the Centre at a cost of Rs 35,000 crore with 40 per cent of funding from Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), but actual work is yet to start on most of the corridors in Phase-III. Delhi Metro officials said the plan is to finalise and award all the 20-odd contracts in the next four months so that construction work on them start immedately after the contractor is finalised. Phase-III has a 2016 deadline and under Sreedharan, the Delhi Metro had the distinction of completing all projects well before schedule. The construction of the Phase-III project would provide an opportunity to Singh, who was involved in Kolkata Metro project, to prove his mettle both as an engineer and administrator.
