The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) has awarded the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) a 10-year contract to operate and maintain Line-3 of the Mumbai Metro.
"Considering the alertness for the 'BIPARJOY' cyclone over Gujarat, Western Railway has further decided to cancel, partially cancel the operation of a few more trains as a precautionary measure in the cyclone-prone areas over Western Railway," the PRO added.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is scheduled to visit Balasore in Odisha on June 21, two weeks after a tragic rail accident occurred in the district.
RITES, a state-owned company, is into the transport consultancy and engineering sector -- railways, highways, urban engineering (metros), airports, ports, and ropeways, among others.
The MET Director of Ahmedabad, Manorama Mohanty, said that Gujarat is likely to experience heavy rainfall today and tomorrow, as Cyclone Biparjoy weakens into a deep depression over the Saurashtra-Kutch region.
"As of now, there is no such effect of the Biparjoy cyclone in the state, mainly it affects Gujarat and after June 16 and 17 it will have its impact over Rajasthan. But after June 18 and 19, when it becomes a low pressure, then there is a possibility of light moderate rain and heavy rain
"One RPF staff saved a passenger's life while he was trying to board train no 17007 (Darbhanga Express) when it was leaving from Ranchi Railway station on Thursday," officials said.