Highlights
- Elevated world-class station buildings at approximately every kilometre.
- Connects major offices, retail and residential areas – The two tracks (up and down lines) pass through the arterial roads of the city.
- Connects major bus stations at Miyapur, MGBS, Koti, Dilsukhnagar, Charminar and Jubilee Bus Station.
- Integration with existing rail terminals at Secunderabad, Begumpet and Nampally.
- Link to MMTS services at Bharatnagar, Begumpet, Khairatabad, Malakpet & Falaknuma.
- Feeder bus services to stations from different areas of the city is being planned by GoT.
- Green & Eco-friendly mode of travel – reduces carbon emission, fuel consumption and pollution.
- Faster, safer and comfortable air-conditioned travel with reduced travel time.
- Ultra-modern coaches.
- High frequency of trains reducing waiting time.
- User-friendly stations with lifts, staircases and facilities for the disabled.
- Parking facility at strategic locations along the route at the designated areas provided by the GoT.
- Automatic ticket vending machines – reducing waiting time in queues and counters.
- Automatic fare collection system – hassle free entry and exit from the stations.
- Essential facilities at stations – toilets, public address and information system, telephones.
Stations
3 Corridors – 66 Stations – 3 Interchange Stations:
| Corridor I | Corridor II | Corridor III |
|---|---|---|
| Miyapur to L B Nagar – 27 Stations | JBS to Falaknuma – 16 Stations | Nagole to Shilparamam – 23 Stations |
Stations – Corridor I:
| Miyapur | JNTU College | KPHB Colony |
| Kukatpally | Balanagar | Moosapet |
| Bharat Nagar | Erragadda | ESI Hospital |
| S R Nagar | Ameerpet | Punjagutta |
| Irrum Manzil | Khairatabad | Lakdikapul |
| Assembly | Nampally | Gandhi Bhavan |
| Osmania Medical College | MG Bus station | Malakpet |
| New Market | Musarambagh | Dilsukhnagar |
| Chaitanyapuri | Victoria Memorial | L B Nagar |
Stations – Corridor II:
| JBS | Parade Grounds | Secunderabad |
| Gandhi Hospital | Musheerabad | RTC Cross Roads |
| Chikkadpally | Narayanguda | Sultan Bazar |
| M G Bus Station | Salarjung Museum | Charminar |
| Shalibanda | Shamsher Gunj | Jungametta |
| Falaknuma |
Stations – Corridor III:
| Nagole | Uppal | Survey of India |
| NGRI | Habsiguda | Tarnaka |
| Mettuguda | Secunderabad | Parade Grounds |
| Paradise | Rasool Pura | Prakash Nagar |
| Begumpet | Ameerpet | Madhura Nagar |
| Yusuf Guda | Road No 5 Jubilee Hills | Jubilee Hills Check Post |
| Pedamma Temple | Madhapur | Durgam Chervu |
| HITEC City | Shilparamam |
Interchange Stations:
| Ameerpet Station | Corridor I & III |
| M G B S Station | CorridorI & II |
| Parade Grounds Station | Corridor II & III |
Station Planning
Station Concept:
- The Stations being windows to the metro service are tastefully designed reflecting local culture and flavour, functional aesthetics, user friendly, energy efficient and with a station architecture that is site specific and environmentally compatible.
- The design identifies significant architectural features which should be taken into account. Along with a responsive design stations offer various facilities for the passengers.
- Stations will be covered by an overlapping roofing system, open at sides, covering the platform, staircases & escalators designed based on architectural elements and functional aspects.
Technical Influence:
- The layout of the stations is influenced by the track geometry, operational requirements, predicted passenger flows, ROW availability and electrical & mechanical requirements.
- The station is divided into public & non-public areas (areas where access is restricted).
- Architectural planning, also indicates, State of art, Railway engineering equipment’s installations at station concourse level for smooth Metro Rail operations and Passenger Safety.
- Station Manager is located at convenient place with ease of access, if any passenger desire instant helps.
Commuter Facilities:
- Ticketing Counters/Booths have been provided at all Stations along with Ticket Vending Machines making ticketing process simpler and faster.
- Pedestrian facilities from the road to the concourse/car park and/or to the ticket counters and back shall have been provided to enable unhindered smooth flow of pedestrians using the Metro and making the commuting experience comfortable.
- Toilets are provided separate for male and female and for disabled and normal passengers.
- Facilities for disabled are provided at all stations for their safe movement from parking areas to the platforms and back. Lifts and escalators are also provided at Stations for the use of passengers including the physically challenged.
- Facility of vending mineral water, cool drinks, coffee and tea shall be provided at all Stations.
- Other retail areas which would enhance the experience of the rider have also been integrated in station planning.
- Public access telephones will be provided at all Stations at convenient locations.
Station Navigation:
- Signages are designed, with instant message transfer to passengers, from street level guiding at concourse level to platform level.
Security& Social Responsibilities:
- Security of the commuter is a major concern and focus has been to provide advanced equipment for security of commuters shall be provided at each station like baggage screening devices, hand held devises, CCTV monitoring, access control system etc.
- First aid medical assistance is being provided at concourse level at all stations.
- DG and UPS back up is envisioned for all essential services.
- Station planning is influenced by normal passenger flow and emergency evacuation scenario.
- All required lifesaving facilities are being provided at stations, viz., fire protection, emergency lighting and signages, PA and PIDS, auto opening of ticketing gates, sizing of the staircases etc., as per relevant standards.
Rolling Stock
Rolling Stock Features:
- Metros around the world are there to give comfort to the commuter and at a price which is easy on the pocket. India’s millions and the especially the denizens of Hyderabad will be in for this experience in a few years from today.
- The specification for standard gauge rolling stock is based on light weight stainless steel/Aluminum‐ bodied three‐car formations, having a trailer car between two motored driving cars. Internal wide gangways will provide ease of passenger movement and assist load distribution. Trains will be air‐ conditioned throughout with designated space for differently abled persons. LCD screen type route map indicators over all the doors and LCD TVs at suitable locations inside cars shall be provided for infotainment. Safety of commuter and operations is paramount for us and the trains will have foolproof safety features and on‐board fire & smoke detection as well.
- These trains will have CCTV cameras in and outside the cars, mobile and laptop charging sockets inside the car, better humidity control, microprocessor‐controlled brakes, secondary air‐suspension for better ride comfort and will be capable of maintaining an average speed of 33 km/h and maximum operating speed of 80 km/h. The trains will be using regenerative electric braking thereby converting the momentum into electrical energy and feeding back to power supply system while braking. As a contribution towards the CDM this will reduce the energy requirement from the grid.
- The maximum capacity per three car train will be approximately 965 including longitudinal seating, giving a high proportion of the floor area to standing passengers. Each car will have longitudinal seats for approximately 40 persons.
- Total 171 cars for 57 Trains will be procured for the first phase of the project. Although with many automated functions, the ATO enabled trains will be under driver control.
- Having all salient features which will add to the comfort and safety of the commuter, it is aesthetics combined with comfort and safety which will win the metro‐user and make them addicted. Hyundai Rotem (Korea), were chosen based not only on latest technology and price but also on cost of maintenance, service and availability of spares.. Our endeavor is to have an improvement on the existing Metro‐Rail trains.
Salient features of Rolling Stock
| Train Set | 3 Cars train set (DMC‐TC‐DMC) Extendable to 6 Cars train set (DMC‐TC‐MC‐MC‐TC‐DMC) |
| Gauge | Standard Gauge (1435 mm) |
| Traction | 25 kV AC Overhead Catenary, Single phase and 50 Hz frequency |
| Maximum Design Speed | 90 kmph |
| Maximum Operating Speed | 80 Kmph |
| Average Speed | 33 kmph |
| Head way between two trains | 3 minutes during peak and 15 minutes during lean hours |
| Dwell Time | 20 seconds at stations |
| Maximum Axle Load | 17 Ton with 8 Passenger/Square metre in standing area |
| Safety features | Automatic Train Protection (ATP)/ Automatic Train Operation (ATO) |
| Automatic Train Supervision | |
| Passenger Emergency Alarm | |
| Passenger Addressing System | |
| CCTV in cars | |
| Saloon Door opening and closing Alarm | |
| Fail Safe Pneumatic Emergency Air Brake | |
| Provision of Dead man safety feature on the Traction‐Brake controller handle | |
| Wheel Slip/Slide Protection | |
| Crash‐Worthy design of Cars | |
| Derailment Guard on rails | |
| Smoke and Fire detectors in Driver’s Cab and Saloon Car | |
| Fire extinguishers inside cars and driver’s cab | |
| Emergency brake application in a moving train if unintended partings of the cars occur. | |
| Platform screen door enable features in Rolling Stock | |
| Car Body | Light Weight Stainless Steel/Aluminium |
| Energy Efficient | Energy regeneration during electro dynamic braking. |
| Interior | Dedicated space to accommodate wheelchair (for people with reduced mobility) |
| Longitudinal Seats, Grab Poles and Rails for standing passengers | |
| Air‐conditioned with Humidity Control | |
| Mobile and Laptop Charging Points | |
| LCD TVs for Entertainment, information and advertisement | |
| LCD Dynamics Route Display | |
| Exterior | Modern and Aesthetic, unpainted, covered with vinyl sheet for advertisement |
| Current Collection System | Overhead Pantograph |
| Doors | Externally hung, sliding bi‐parting Doors for Saloon |
| Windows | Double Glazed Laminated glass with PVB film pasted in between |
| Brakes | a) Electro‐pneumatic friction brake system (EP) b) Electric‐regenerative brake system c) Spring applied air‐release parking brake system d) Electro‐pneumatic friction emergency brake system e) Brake‐pipe controlled back‐up security brake system |
| Couplers | Automatic and Semi Permanent Couplers |
| Air‐conditioner | Two Roof mounted VAC for Saloon and One for Driver Cab |
| Propulsion System | 25kV AC Single phase, IGBT based VVVF Control |
| Bogie | Bolster less with Secondary Air Spring |
| Train Control | Train Integrated Management System (TIMS) |
| Battery Back-up | Battery Back‐up upto one hour for emergency loads i.e Lights, PA/PIS etc. |
Track Work
Executive Summary – Permanent Way
Section : Hyderabad Metro Rail Project
Gauge : 1435 mm
Length : Corridor 1 -28.87 Km, Corridor 2 -14.78 Km, Corridor 3 -27.51 Km totaling to 71.16 Route Km.
- The permanent way consists of rails of section UIC 60, grade 1080, Head Hardened for complete main line and rails of section UIC 60, grade 880 for depots which shall be 18/13 meters long. Restraining rails of section 33 C1, grade 880 of 13 m long shall be provided for all curves of radius less than 190 m.
- All the running rails shall be continuously welded by Flash Butt Welding/Alumino Thermic Welding processes. The track on Main Line shall be laid on plinth type ballastless track with rails discretely supported by ballastless fastenings on Concrete plinths of M 35 grade.
- The ballastless rail fastenings are spaced at 650 mm c/c on viaduct and ramp with 1 in 20 rail inclination. The track in the depots shall be laid on ballasted track with Standard Gauge Monoblock PSC Sleepers with the density of 1540 sleepers per Km using ERC MK III fastening system and GFN Liners of indigenous make and 65 mm stone ballast with minimum cushion of 250 mm under the sleepers.
- The cushion shall be 300 mm for test track. Portion of depot track shall also be laid as embedded track with special base plates and also on plinth with ballastless fastenings to suit the requirement.
- All the turnouts to be negotiated are with 1 in 20 rail inclination. 1 in 9 switches of radius 300 and 190 for the main line and 1 in 7 switches of radius 190 in the depot with Zu 60 profile (thick web) shall be used.
- Weldable CMS crossings shall be used on main line and depots and shall be subjected to explosive depth hardening to provide minimum hardness of 340 HBW. Ends of all tracks on the main line and as well in the depot like washing lines, stabling lines, workshop and inspection bay lines shall be provided with Friction type Buffer Stops.
General Criteria for Tracks
| SNO. | CRITERIA | DIMENSION |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gauge | 1435 mm |
| 2. | Design speed Max. operating speed |
90 Kmph 80 Kmph |
| 3. | Max. axle load, loaded condition | 17 tonne |
| 4. | Maximum Gradient Normal / desirable Limit Exceptional Limit |
2.5% 4% |
| 5. | Sharpest vertical curve radius Sharpest horizontal curve radius |
1500m 120 m (main line track) 90 m (depot track |
| 6. | Traction power collection | Overhead Catenary system (OCS) at 25kV(AC) Rails shall be used for traction return current. |
| 7. | Inclination of Rail | 1 in 40 |
| 8. | Wheel tread profile | UIC 510-2 (S1002); to be interfaced with Rolling Stock Contractor. |
| 9. | Rail profile | UIC 60 (861-3) |
Depots
Hyderabad Metro Rail has planned three maintenance facilities (train depots) for stabling and maintenance of trains, rail systems and engineering maintenance vehicles.
Each line has a supporting depot where all the trains of that line shall be stabled in night. These maintenance depots are manned round the clock and are equipped with all facilities and resources required for efficient and effective maintenance of rail system assets.
The three depots planned in 72 km rail network of Hyderabad Metro Rail are located at:
- Miyapur for Corridor 1 (Miyapur –LB Nagar)
- Falaknuma for Corridor 2 (JBS – Falaknuma)
- Uppal for Corridor 3 (Shilparamam – Nagole)
The Uppal depot is the main depot cum workshop where the overhaul and corrective maintenance facilities for whole fleet are planned. The other two depots have basic facilities for scheduled preventive maintenance and minor corrective maintenance.
Major facilities planned in these depots are:
- Automatic train wash plant
- Inspection and workshop bays
- Offices
- Depot control center
- Covered & open Stabling lines
- Infrastructure maintenance facilities
- Electrical & Mechanical workshops
- Electronic repair shops
- Open and outdoor storage facilities
- Wheel profiling lathe
- M&P; for repair & overhaul
- Training, conference rooms, Cafeteria etc.
The maintenance workshops are managed by a team of managers who plan, coordinate and manage various activities in depot to ensure that the trains are well maintained and cleaned for daily passenger service.
Every night when trains return from revenue services the trains are thoroughly washed at train wash plant before it is stabled on stabling lines. Daily internal cleaning is carried out before inducting trains in service to provide clean environment and ambience to passengers.
The trains are inspected, checked and certified ‘fit-for-service’ to allow train service in passenger service. This requires thorough analysis of data downloaded from train, visual inspection by team of engineers & technicians, successful completion of on-board test of vital safety systems and other comfort functions of trains.
The maintenance workshops are managed by a team of managers who plan, coordinate and managevarious activities in depot to ensure that the trains are well maintained and cleaned for daily passenger service.
Every night when trains return from revenue services the trains are thoroughly washed at train wash plant before it is stabled on stabling lines. Daily internal cleaning is carried out before inducting trains in service to provide clean environment and ambience to passengers.
AFC
Automatic Fare Collection System
The ticketing solution proposed for Hyderabad Metro Rail is a state of the art Automated Fare Collection System based on Contactless Fare Media Technology.
The fare collection system divides the Metro Stations in two areas namely ‘paid’ and ‘un-paid’ areas. The paid and unpaid areas are separated by automatic entry / exit gates and fencing. It ensures only person having valid ticket enters the system. The system is designed as a closed one with ticket checking at entry and exit, hence ensuring 100% ticket check in the system.
AFC System Key Features:
- State of the art Automatic Fare Collection System
- Technologies best suited for MRTS and recognised world-over
- Web application to top-up the contactless smart card through internet
- System accepts banknotes, coins, bank cards (credit/debit) and smart cards as a payment mechanism
- TVMs facilitated with Coin recyclers and Bank Note recyclers
- Integrated Parking Solution for future implementation
AFC System Key Sub-systems:
The proposed system comprises of following key sub-systems:
- Automatic Gates
- Ticket Vending Machines
- Add Value Machines
- Ticket Office Machines
- Ticket Readers
- Portable Ticket Analysers
Fare Media & Fare Products:
The tickets are of two types: Contactless Smart Card (CSC) and Contactless Smart Token (CST).Contactless Tokens are pre-paid fare media for journey between fixed set of stations. Token can be purchased for single trip or return trip and are more suitable fare media option for non-frequent users.
Contactless Smart Cards are stored value cards and are available in the form of either monetary (e-Purse) or non-monetary (Pass) or combination of both with various options to attract the regular and frequent users.Money Value equal to fare between any two stations is deducted from the stored value at the exit Gate.
Few of the proposed fare products are as listed below:
- Electronic/Stored Value Purse (e-Purse)
- Tourist Pass
- Trip Pass (with the options like 10/30/50, etc.)
- Daily Pass
- Weekly Pass
- Monthly Pass
- Holiday Pass
General Operation:
The fare media either can be procured from the Ticket Offices or Ticket Vending Machines. Patron then proceeds to automatic Entry Gate Arrays andpresent the fare media to the contactless reader writer located on Automatic Gate. If the authentication is valid the gate will permit the patron pass through the gate to enterfrom unpaid area to paid area, else gates will restrict the entry.
In case of exit,patron using the contactless token will deposit his/her token at Exit Gate and passenger using a contactless smart card will present the card to contactless reader writer on the Automatic Gate. If all the conditions for a proper exit are met, flaps of the Automatic Gate will be opened to allow access to the passenger.
Power Supply, Traction and SCADA System
Hyderabad Metro Rail will have three elevated corridors with standard gauge system. Electrification for Metro Rail Corridors shall be through 25 kV, Single phase, 50 Hz for overhead equipment to transmit electrical energy to Locomotives/trains for driving the motors. To minimise interference with communication lines, Booster Transformer shall be provided throughout the corridors at specified locations.
Receiving Substations (RSS) are located at Uppal, Miyapur, Yosufguda&MGBS; which will receive the power supply from the proposed TSTRANSCO at 132 kV voltage level.
This 132 kV supply will be stepped down to 3 phase 33 kV for lighting & general purpose and single phase 25 kV for traction purpose.
All RSS are AIS (Air Insulated Substation) and TSS shall be GIS (GasInsulated Substation).ASS (Auxiliary Substations) shall be located at each Metro Stations, Depotsand OCC for providing LV power supply with 33 kV/ 415 V for S& TC, Communications, MEP etc.
For maintenance purpose OHE (overhead equipment) will have sectioning post, sub sectioning and paralleling post at various locations.
SCADA System:
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system provide the highest level of Monitoring, controlling and command. A centralised OCC (operation Control Centre) shall be located at Uppal Depot to Control entire Power Supply and Traction system Equipment’s through SCADA.
Salient features of Power Supply and Traction System:-
Technical Data
| OHE at Main Line | Conventional regulated type |
| OHE at Yards | Tramway regulated type |
| System voltage | 25 kV AC, 1Ø, 50 Hz |
| Design Speed | 90 kmph |
| Operational Speed | 80 kmph |
| Auxiliary Power Transformer | 132/33 kV, oil type |
| Traction Power Transformer | 132/25 kV, oil type |
| Auxiliary Transformer (at Station & Depots) | 33/415 V, Dry Type |
| 33 kV cable | Ring main network |
| Height of OHE above the Rail level | 5.00 Meter |
Signalling and Train Control System
- The advanced signalling & Train Control technology, Communication Based Train Control (CBTC), is adopted for Hyderabad Metro to control the trains. Hyderabad Metro would be first in India to claim train control by CBTC technology. The trains running on three corridors will be controlled and monitored from state-of-the-art Operation Control Centre (OCC) at Uppal.
- The trains can run with headway of 90 Sec to tackle commuters during office peak hours in morning and in evening. The overview display panel will mimic all three corridors and indicate current locations of all trains running on these corridors. The OCC shall be the primary control centre having a back-up control centre at Uppal depot to take over the operation if the OCC to be evacuated due to unforeseen situation.
- Local ATS at station and VDU at interlocking station can also control the train when needed. Axle Counter based Fall-Back system is also adopted as secondary train detection system in all three corridors in unlikely event of failure of CBTC operation.
- There are two major depots at Uppal and Miyapur. These depots will be controlled and monitored from independent control centres at Uppal and Miyapur respectively. The signalling at these depots shall be based on redundant Computer Based Interlocking (CBI) system.
- Test tracks at the Uppal depot shall facilitate testing of trains before putting them in to the passenger operation to ensure safe and reliable train operation.
- The trains shall run on Automatic Train Operation (ATO) mode which is the normal mode of operation of trains. The Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system continuously monitors safe train operation and initiates necessary action if a train doesn’t perform as desired.
- There are other degraded modes of train operation such as ATP mode, RM mode and Cut out mode which will be selected as and when needed. All vital train borne equipments are highly safe and redundant to avoid any unwanted interruption of train service.
- The station equipments e.g. Computer Based Interlocking (CBI), wayside ATP etc., are vital signalling equipments and redundantly arranged to ensure safe and uninterrupted train operation. Passenger Emergency Stop Plungers are provided on each platform and in Station Control Room (SCR) to stop a train immediately in case of emergency.
Telecom System
Telecommunication System Key Features
General:
- State of the art Communication System facilitating continuous communication between Central Control, Train Operators and Station Controllers.
- Modular, Reliable, Redundant and Proven Systems
- Distributed Architecture – In event of failure of the link between OCC and Station all Station Communication equipment shall continue to operateindependently in Local mode.
- Gigabit Ethernet based IP Backbone System – All Communication Sub-Systems shall support IP and integrated through GE (IP) Network.
- Broadcast & display of train related information in different languages like Telugu, English and Hindi
- Emergency Call Point / Help-point phone at stations to assist passenger in case of any help required.
- PoE based complete IP based CCTV surveillance of all passenger areas for all stations.
| Sr.No. | Communication Sub-System | Key Feature |
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| 1 | DTS System |
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| 2 | Telephone System |
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| 3 | Radio System |
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| 4 | CCTV System |
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| 5 | PIDS System |
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| 6 | PAS System |
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| 7 | Clock System |
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| 8 | ACIDS System |
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| 9 | CVRS System |
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| 10 | CTFRS System |
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| 11 | OA/IT System |
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MEP
Station Concept:
ELECTRCAL LOW VOLTAGE SYSTEM
| Low Voltage Power Distribution System |
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| Lighting System |
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| Essential Power Supply (DG Set) |
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| Emergency Power Supply (UPS) |
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| Earthing System |
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| Low Voltage Cables |
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| Building Management System |
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| Elevator |
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| Escalator |
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FIRE DETECTION AND SUPPRESION SYSTEM
| Fire detection and Suppression System |
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| Clean Gas flooding fire suppression system |
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| Co2 based internal gas suppression system |
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| Portable first-aid fire extinguishers |
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| Photo luminescent safety signage |
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VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
| Air Conditioning System |
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| Ventilation System |
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PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM
| Water SupplySystem |
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| Sanitary Plumbing System |
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| Roof Drainage & Rain Water Harvesting System |
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