| irmafia | 'Expedite elevated rail corridor' on : June 19, 2013 - 20:00:48 PM |
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Deputy chairman of the planning commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia reiterated the need to speed up the Churchgate-Virar elevated corridor during a meeting held on Thursday. He urged chief minister Prithviraj Chavan to sign the State Support Agreement with the railways at the earliest. The state government clarified that it did not wish to allot a large floor space index (FSI) at the eight locations identified by the railways, as this would lead to tremendous pressure on the infrastructure. "It is agreed that a delay in the decision escalates the cost of the project, but bad decisions too cost a lot for the state government. The land acquisition required in the project as per the revised plan is nearly 3 hectares and the decision about the FSI would be taken with due diligence," said JK Banthia, chief secretary. He, however, said that the central government was positive about funding irrigation projects that required completion in the face of the drought situation. "We need nearly Rs29,500 crore to complete the projects. Our annual expenditure for the irrigation project is Rs9,500 crore. With this allocation, the projects will take years to complete." The government made a presentation of various projects being implemented under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model. Two phases of the Metro and the Navi Mumbai Airport, both under PPP, were also discussed. |
| railgenie | १८ हजार प्रवाशांनी रद्द केला प्रवास on : June 19, 2013 - 21:00:45 PM |
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रेल्वेची लेटलतिफी : लाखो रुपयांचा फटका |
| railgenie | Konkan Railway introduces 'green' toilets on : June 19, 2013 - 21:00:50 PM |
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Regular toilets will be replaced by eco-friendly bio-toilets for disposing human waste at all stations of the Konkan Railway (KR), an official said here Wednesday. Two railway stations, Chiplun and Kankavali on the KR route, had earlier been selected for installing the country's first green toilets to bio-degrade night soil through technology developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). "The technology, while permitting eco-friendly and quicker disposal of human waste, is also economical. Passengers and locals at both Chiplun and Kankavali have appreciated the efforts of the railways," the official said. Encouraged by the public response, KR has now decided to set up such toilets at all the major stations on its network. The bio-toilet uses the DRDO's bio-digester technology, which is economical and can be implemented faster than the regular RCC (reinforced concrete cement) toilets. "The technology is 100 percent maintenance-free and allows complete elimination of pathogens without requiring the night soil to be disposed through sewage line and septic tank," the official explained. Since the need for septic tanks and sewage lines has been eliminated in this technology, the bio-toilets can be installed and ready for use within just 48 hours, compared to two months for the conventional toilets. Even the cost savings on bio-toilets are high, as much as 70 percent, compared to regular toilets. While a regular toilet costs around Rs.100,000, a bio-toilet can be put up at just Rs.30,000. The bio-digester requires only an initial one-time charging with anaerobic bacterial inoculums if it is in regular use. The bio-degradation of the night soil leads to generation of bio-gas which can be utilised for cooking. The clean, odour-less water extracted after bio-degradation can be recycled for irrigation in gardens and other such places. The DRDO bio-toilets are being widely utilised by the defence forces in remote locations. The Indian Railways signed a memorandum of understanding with the DRDO in 2010 to develop a bio-toilet for use in railway coaches to improve the environment in and around the railway infrastructure. |
| Jitendar | Soz releases IRCON film on Railway development in J&K on : June 19, 2013 - 21:00:56 PM |
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SRINAGAR, June 18: Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz, president J&K Pradesh Congress Committee, visited Pahalgam today to dedicate the film produced by IRCON, a reputed Railway Construction Company, on the Railway Development in Jammu and Kashmir. |
| sushil | TEMPORARY AUGMENTATION OF 12985/12986 JAIPUR-DELHI SARAI ROHILLA –JAIPUR DOUBLE DECKER AND 12059/120 on : June 19, 2013 - 21:01:04 PM |
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For the convenience of the rail passengers and to increase the passenger carrying capacity Railway Has decided to increase the passenger carrying capacity of 12985/12986 Jaipur-Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Jaipur Double Decker And 12059/12060 Kota Hazrat Nizamuddin Jan Shatabdi Express Trains on temporary basis as per the under-mentioned programme: |
| riteshexpert | Chennai train’s engine stalls, services hit on : June 19, 2013 - 21:01:11 PM |
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The engine of train no. 12623 mail superfast express from Chennai to Thiruvananthapuram seized up after it left the station here and reached the nearby tunnel around 7.35 a.m. on Tuesday.As it got stranded on the single line, several trains were held up at stations such as Changanassery, Ettumanur and Thiruvalla for two-and-a-half hours.The line was cleared after an engine was brought from Ernakulam and connected to the stranded train at 10 a.m. Many passengers had got off the train by then and took buses to their destinations.Railway authorities said the engine started malfunctioning soon after the train left the Tripunithura station. |
| riteshexpert | special trains express railway passenger: Chart Monsoon Time Table of Konkan Railway on : June 19, 2013 - 21:01:15 PM |
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Konkan Railway has decided to implement Monsoon Up direction Time Table with effect from 10/06/2013 to 30/06/2013. |
| nikhilndls | Chennai train’s engine stalls, services hit on : June 19, 2013 - 21:01:19 PM |
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The engine of train no. 12623 mail superfast express from Chennai to Thiruvananthapuram seized up after it left the station here and reached the nearby tunnel around 7.35 a.m. on Tuesday.As it got stranded on the single line, several trains were held up at stations such as Changanassery, Ettumanur and Thiruvalla for two-and-a-half hours.The line was cleared after an engine was brought from Ernakulam and connected to the stranded train at 10 a.m. Many passengers had got off the train by then and took buses to their destinations.Railway authorities said the engine started malfunctioning soon after the train left the Tripunithura station. |
| riteshexpert | YSRC activists stage protest on : June 19, 2013 - 21:01:24 PM |
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The cadres of YSR Congress party led by Vijayawada Central in-charge P. Gowtham Reddy took up a dharna in front of the MRO office here on Tuesday, protesting against the South Central Railways diktat to vacate the residents of Bhanunagar.Over 400 families marched up to the MRO office and staged a dharna.According to Gowtham Reddy the 400 families who live in about 100 houses have been residing in that area since last four decades and about 10 years ago they were given pattas (documents) for the land occupied by the then District Collector and MRO.“A year ago, South Central Railways officials approached the residents and ordered them to vacate as they (Railways) claimed that the land belonged to them.A few days back they again approached the residents along with a team of the police officials and threatened that they would use force if the residents did not heed to their diktat,” he told The Hindu .The residents contend that where were the Railway authorities when the pattas were given to them. |
| eabhi200k | Rail users’ forum demand on : June 19, 2013 - 21:01:37 PM |
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The Railway User’s Forum has alleged that a one-kilometre stretch of the second railway line between Karakkad and Shoranur is not being ‘connected’ as part of the ongoing expansion due to the authorities’ neglect towards Malabar.In a press release here on Tuesday, the forum said Railway authorities were delaying the work citing the possible disruption in daily services. This had to be solved and the electrification in the Malabar region should also be finished as soon as possible, the release said.The forum said many railway stations in the region either had no roof or was only partially covered, causing hardships to commuters. |
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