A DELEGATION of Vidarbha Taxpayers Association (VTA) led by its founder President J P Sharma recently suggested Dr Brijesh Dixit - Managing Director, Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd, that feeder service should be launched at Airport Metro Station considering the heavy rush of passengers on the stretch between airport and nearby metro station. Feeder service will surely give another much needed boost to the Nagpur Metro, Sharma said. Apart from this, Hemant Trivedi – Vice President VTA, highlighted that number of residents residing near Metro tracks, especially on Central Avenue, have complained of high noise whenever the metro train passes. Buildings constructed on Central Avenue are very close to the track. Tejinder Singh Renu, Secretary-VTA, submitted that Track Design Directorate Research Designs and Standards Organisation, Ministry of Railways, Government of India has prepared guidelines for noise and vibrations for Metro RailTransit System in September 2015, wherein clause 3.2.5 deals with standards recommended for permissible noise levels. Renu also pointed out that MahaMetro has done another wonderful job by constructing flyover over Kingsway.

 

However temporary dividers installed on the second phase Ram Jhula are not yet removed which may cause accidents. Appreciating VTA’s suggestions, Dr Brijesh Dixit asked VTA to submit the places wherein metro train noise creates inconvenience so that appropriate measures could be implemented. He also directed the concerned officers to remove the plastic dividers from Ram Jhula. For feeder service, he assured that MahaMetro will soon start EV buses between Airport Metro station and airport. Also present in the VTA delegation were Joint Secretaries Amarjeet Singh Chawla and Rajesh Kanungo, executive body members Pratish Gujarathi and Shrikant Oke.