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SCHINDLER INDIA CONTRACTS
Schindler India announced two major contracts in
October. In the first, the company is to provide and install
elevators for 40 stations serving Phase 1 of the Bangalore
City metro. The locations will serve transportation needs
between Bayanapalli and MG Road. The new line is
scheduled for completion by September 2012 and will be
equipped with 127 elevators. Schindler’s elevators will be
produced in China and are energy efficient.
Schindler India had also been chosen to supply 28
high-speed elevators for a commercial project in South
Mumbai. The company is the sole supplier of elevators
for the complex, which is the first high-end commercial
development of its kind in Central Mumbai’s emerging
Central Business District. The development will include a
large central landscaped plaza, food courts, a clubhouse
and recreation areas.
FATAL MUMBAI ELEVATOR INCIDENT
According to DNA India, a 40-year-old man died after
falling into an elevator shaft from the sixth floor of a
building in Lower Parel, Mumbai, on September 12. He
reportedly fell through an open lift door. The incident
remained under investigation in September.
Bruyère
OTIS INDIA NAMES
NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR
In July, Otis India named Laurent
Bruyère managing director. Laurent
began his career in 1985 with Otis France
and, in 2006, became managing director
of Otis Switzerland. He has a Master’s
degree in Mechanical Engineering from
École d’ingénieur de L’Innovation de
L’Energie et des Technologies Avancées
(ESME-Sudria) in Paris.
HIGHER FEES MAY AFFECT
HIGH RISES IN BOPAL
The Times of India recently reported that those planning
to buy a residential unit in a high-rise tower in Bopal
may find that the cost has risen. The state urban development
department has recommended charging an additional
floor-space-index (FSI) in Bopal, which is located in
the Ahmedabad district of the state of Gujarat. Although
Bopal only had a population of 12,181 in the census of
2001, it has been growing recently. Developers have
introduced plans for about 30 new high-rise apartment
buildings in the 400-hectare residential zone. However,
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