India

Vertical Transportation on Plan for India Railway Upgrade

Paromita Roy, JGM, Indian Railway Stations Development Corp., presented a blueprint of the upgrade plan for the Panchkula-Chandigarh railway station to Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker Gian Chand Gupta on June...

New Escalators Installed at Aurangabad, India, Station

A rail station in Aurangabad, India, has been improved with escalators connected to two of its platforms, meaning all five platforms are now connected with moving stairs, Lokmat reported on June 20....

Kolkata Officials Say Delayed FOB Will Open in August

Municipal officials in Kolkata, India, say a foot-overbridge (FOB) at busy traffic intersection Exide is nearing completion and should be open for public use in August, The Times of India reported on...

Officials Seek Funds for Rawalpindi Hospital Lifts

Authorities with the District Health Authority in Rawalpindi have asked the Punjab government to release funds for the installation of elevators at Wah General Hospital, Urdu Point reported in May. Health CEO Dr. Faiza...

Indian Railways Works Toward Zero Death Mission

Indian Railways is taking advantage of the lockdown that began in March 2020 to speed up works to achieve its “zero death” mission in suburban sections of the Central and...

Indian Railway Commissions VT Despite Revenue Losses

Though taking a big revenue hit during the 2020-2021 pandemic, India’s South Central Railway Vijayawada division was able to commission new vertical-transportation (VT) units, The New Indian Express reported on April 10....

Lerch Bates India Announces Transitions in Leadership

Lerch Bates India Pvt. Ltd. announced the naming of Bharat Vishnani to managing director, effective March 15, and the retirement of previous Managing Director Amit Maitra and Chairman Raj Bajaaj....

Going Forward

Industry Insiders from Africa, Brazil, China, Germany, Italy, India and the U.S. share COVID-19 insights. “I join the community of the positive,” Belgium-based European Lift Association (ELA) President Roberto Zappa...

Webinar for the Elevator & Escalator Industry, India

The all-important theme of “COVID-19 Impact — Challenges Faced by the Elevator Industry and the Way Forward” drew more than 1,000 attendees. ELEVATOR WORLD India and Virgo Communications held the...