02 Apr 2018|Gurgaon (Manesar) | Amity University Gurugram
Expert Talk on Sustainability Issues in Urban Metro Systems
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Mr Mohan Gupta (Director Operation) Geodata India Pvt Ltd delivered a guest talk on “Sustainability Issues in Urban Metro Systems” to the students of Amity School of Engineering & Technology, Amity University Gurugram on 2nd April, 2018.
Dr R K Malik, Head, Department of Civil Engineering welcomed the guest and introduced Dr Mohan Gupta and shared that Dr Gupta comes with rich experience of Urban-Metro Systems, Tunnel boring process, automated metro and signalling system, operative & maintenance of metro and ticking integration & Innovative funding.
Dr Gupta spoke that urban transportation infrastructure in India needs big investment and a massive upgradation. It is estimated by various studies that 60% of Indians will be living in urban areas by 2050. Metro is emerging as key solution to fulfill demand for urban transportation in India. But India is lagging behind other countries because first metro was started in Kolkata in 1984 and second came in Delhi in 2002 and after the success of Delhi Metro, lots of Indian cities are exploring the option to implement metro rail project across the country. As per Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), about 316 kms of Metro rail are under operation and more than 500 km of Metro rail are under construction across the country. The urbanization has led to increase in the traffic density especially in the Metro Cities necessitating the installation and operation of Urban Metro Systems. The completion of metro projects in cities is a complex issue and various issues are involved at different stages of the projects especially from planning to construction stage .The metro runs at a grade, underground or elevated corridors depending upon the availability of land proximity to archaeological sites, technical feasibility and density of the buildings, etc. He had also pointed out the Rail-based ‘Mass Rapid Transit System’ which had been widely accepted as a solution for most of the traffic and environmental pollution related problems which major cities throughout the world. He had also introduced Tunnel Boring Machine, which is an important tool in underground infrastructure projects. Although being well established equipment, these machines are based on designs of more than 60 years ago and are characterized by big dimensions, enormous weight and high power consumption. Commercial aspects should be noted too. The model adopted by the TBM industry requires constant replacement of cutter discs and specific labor skills, usually offered by the same manufacturing company.