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Three critical rail links being fast-tracked at the highest level will ensure transportation of 300 million tonne (MT) additional fuel to consumers amid shortages being faced by the country, Coal Ministry has said.Coal India Ltd (CIL) has maintained that it has potential for incremental supplies which can't be done at present in the absence of rail connectivity to transport the dry-fuel.Three rail corridors are: Tori-Shivpuri-Kathotia in North Karanpura, Jharkhand; Bhupdeopur-Korichhaapar to Mand Raigadh mines in Chhattisgarh; and Barpali-Jharsuguda in IB Valley, Odisha. On completion, they "can help transport 300 MT of coal annually, enabling Coal India to meet the demand of the nation", the Coal Ministry has said in a note.It said that production build up is a big challenge. Besides, it added, the movement of coal from producing centres to the consuming centres is a challenge and a number of potential coalfields are suffering from lack of rail infrastructural facilities for coal evacuation."To match the movement of coal with the projected production levels, a number of critical rail links have been identified" and a "high-level Inter Ministerial Committee constituted by PMO is addressing the issue of faster implementation of critical railway projects in potential coalfields," it added.

The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) in July agreed to monitor the progress of the three rail links critical for transporting coal from CIL mines located in Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.

The difficulties faced in execution of these three projects, entailing Rs 7,500 crore expenditure relate to forestry and environment clearances besides land acquisition, rehabilitation/resettlement as well as law and order problems.

The government had earlier said that two rail projects, including Tori-Shivpur, are likely to be completed by the end of 2017 and will facilitate coal evacuation besides pushing up production of the fuel.

Coal India CMD S Narsing Rao has said these three coalfields require only about 300-odd km rail connectivity to provide at least 300 MT of additional coal production per annum to fulfil the thermal power requirements of the country.

Rao has said that these railway lines are essential to meet 12th Plan power capacity addition as CIL was unable to evacuate coal in absence of transportation facilities.

The demand-supply gap of coal is likely to widen to 185.5 MT in 2016-17. The country had to import a record 135 MT coal last year to meet domestic requirement.

Kochi: To rehabilitate families staying at the railway quarters, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) plans to construct a multi-storey building on railway land.  The purpose is to enable the commencement of metro construction activities at the south station.The Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) was striving to resolve the rehabilitation crisis, after an earlier, similar proposal, was shelved. Plans to construct a flat for the families at Karshaka Road on the Eastern Entrance side were put on the backburner, due to the high land acquisition cost.Also, action had to be stalled as one of the conditions of the French Agency Agence Francaise Developement (AFD) for extending loans was non-existence of rehabilitation issues.“KMRL has promised to construct multi-storey buildings on suitable railway land to rehabilitate the remaining 65-odd families from the staff quarters. We’ve identified the land at the northern end of the south station premise itself,” Area Manager P.L. Ashok Kumar said.18 families will be relocated from the staff quarters before Oct 15 so as to hand over a portion of property to KMRL immediately. While the rlys provided the accommodation for 12 families, the KMRL agreed to rehabilitate the rest of them.

A metro station would be set up at the Ernakulam Jn station premise to provide commuters the interchange facility. 

MG Road piling: Road caves in

Kochi: One-way traffic was enforced in the stretch between Madhava Pharmacy Junction near Chennai Silks and Padma Junction for several hours on Saturday after a small portion of road caved in near the piling site.

“It was filled with concrete and the traffic was allowed on both directions No work was affected,” an official said. Meanwhile, works on the North Railway over Bridge is almost done with the installation of the last girder above the railway line .

It may be a place for yourself or your heavy luggage, but space in passenger trains has become dearer with the hike in ticket prices. The Railways have also introduced Tatkal for passenger trains, much like the process for superfast trains, in a bid to increase revenues.

As of 1st October, all ticket, luggage and parcel rates for Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi express trains stand higher by 25%. Parcel charges for birds, pets or wild animals are also hiked by at least 25%. The minimum parcel charge is Rs 30.

Tatkal is introduced for those passenger trains which have 60% occupancy on an average in the previous financial year. Identification of these trains will be handled by the zonal railways. Charges on Tatkal tickets is uniform for all trains and tickets will be given out using the same process.

Parcels of birds and animals are charged more in all categories of trains. Only recently freight charges of commodities was raised 15% on account of a busy season. Looks like there will be no light or heavy seasons for the current hike in charges.

நாகர்கோவில்: நாகர்கோவில் ரயில் நிலையத்தில், ஊழியர்களிடையே நிலவும் "ஈகோ' பிரச்னையால், வேலை
நிறுத்தம் நடந்தது. இதனால், பல மணி நேரம் ரயில்கள் தாமதமானது. நாகர்கோவில் ரயில் நிலையம் திருவனந்தபுரம் கோட்டத்துடன் இணைந்துள்ளது. இங்கு போதிய ஊழியர்கள் இல்லாததால், அடிக்கடி ரயில்களின் போக்குவரத்தில் தாமதம் ஏற்பட்டு வந்துள்ளது. இப்போது, முதல் முறையாக ஊழியர்களுக்கிடையே ஏற்பட்டுள்ள "ஈகோ' காரணமாக, 10 க்கும் அதிகமான ரயில்கள் தாமதமானது. ரயில்களில் இஞ்ஜினை இணைப்பது யார்? என்பது தான் இப்போதைய பிரச்னை. அது, டிரைவர்களின் பணி என மெக்கானிக் துறையினரும், மெக்கானிக் துறையினரின் பணி என டிவைர்களும் கூறி வருகின்றனர். இந்த "ஈகோவுக்கு' முதல் பலி அனந்தபுரி ரயில். நேற்று முன்தினம் காலை 9 மணிக்கு நாகர்கோவில் வந்த ரயில், 10 நிமிடங்களில் புறப்பட்டிருக்க வேண்டும். இஞ்ஜினை மாற்றுவதில் ஏற்பட்ட இழுபறி முடிய, ஒரு மணி நேரமானதால், ரயில் தாமதமாக புறப்பட்டது. இதே பிரச்னையால், நேற்று முன்தினம் இரவு 10.30 க்கு வந்த குருவாயூர் ரயில், நேற்று அதிகாலை 1.15 க்கும், மதுரை -கொல்லம் ரயில், அதிகாலை 4.35 க்கு பதிலாக, காலை 7.35 க்கும் புறப்பட்டது. மறுமார்க்கத்தில் கொல்லம்- மதுரை ரயில் இரவு 11 மணிக்கு பதிலாக, அதிகாலை 2 மணிக்கு புறப்பட்டது.
மேலும், குருவாயூர்- சென்னை ரயில், காலை 5.50 க்கு பதிலாக காலை 7.55 க்கும்,சென்னை - கன்னியாகுமரி ரயில், காலை 6.10 க்கு பதிலாக 8.40க்கும் வந்தது. நேற்று காலை அனைத்து ரயில்களுமே 2 முதல் 4 மணி நேரம் தாமதமானது. இதனால், கோபமடைந்த பயணிகள் அதிகாரிகளுடன் வாக்குவாதத்தில் ஈடுபட்டனர். கன்னியாகுமரி எம்.பி. ஹெலன் டேவிட்சன் ரயில் நிலைய அதிகாரிகளுடன் பேச்சு நடத்தினார். எனினும், நிலைமை சீராகவில்லை. மாலையிலும், ரயில்கள் சில மணி நேரம் தாமதமாகவே புறப்பட்டு சென்றன.
இந்த "ஈகோ' பிரச்னை சங்கங்களிலும் உள்ளதாக தெரிகிறது. டிரைவர்கள் ஒரு சங்கத்திலும்,மெக்கானிக் ஊழியர்கள் மற்றொரு சங்கத்திலும் இருப்பதால், 2 சங்கங்களும் தங்களது பலத்தை காட்ட நினைப்பதாக தெரிகிறது. இதனால், பாதிக்கப்படுவது பயணிகள் தான்

NASHIK: The Maharashtra government has urged the Central Railway (CR) to commence work planned for the forthcoming Kumbh Mela in Nashik.  The Office of the Nashik Divisional Commissioner has sent a letter to the CR, urging it to undertake Kumbh-related works at the earliest. The state has also urged the CR to start a permanent reservation counter at Trimbakeshwar town and begin construction work of platforms 4 and 5 at the Nashik Road Railway station.

With just 19 months left for the Kumbh Mela scheduled in 2015-16, the Maharashtra government has already twice asked the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) and the Public Works Department (PWD) to commence infrastructure work related to the Kumbh, given that such work will require 18 to 20 months to be completed.

“Follow-ups pertaining to Kumbh work are being done regularly,” divisional revenue commissioner Ravindra Jadhav told on Saturday.

In its last Mumbai meeting, the High Power Committee for Kumbh had in principle approved a Rs.2,297-crore Kumbh plan for all government departments, including Rs 1,031.91 crore for the NMC, Rs.654.21 crore for the PWD, Rs.80.76 crore for the Water Resources Department WRD and Rs.25.75 crore for the Railways. The plan will soon be presented to the apex committee of the state government, chaired by chief minister Prithviraj Chavan, for approval.

Union Minister for Railways Mallikarjun Kharge said on Saturday that the new railway projects are getting delayed as the State government is slow in sanctioning funds and acquiring land.

After flagging off the Yeshwantpur-Mangalore-Yeshwantpur16565/16566 Weekly Express, Kharge said that the Union government is quick in implementing the railway projects, but the State government is not able to cope up with the Centre in this regard.

The Centre has taken up 13 new railway projects and some are almost complete. Four more projects will be completed in the next four to five months.

For the new railway project, the State had to release Rs 700 crore, but till now only Rs 50 crore has been released with delay in the acquisition of land to lay the new track.

Mangalore-Kadur railway track laying work has been completed and  it will become functional in another two months. Kottur-Harihar route will start in another three months and Kolar-Chikballapur route has completed trials, he said.

Kharge further said, all the projects which were promised by the Central government have been completed, for women safety, Centre is planning to appoint women constables and inspectors.

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas M Veerappa Moily, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Dinesh Gundurao, Home Minister K J George and Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy were present.

The following special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of passengers.
1)Nagercoil – Chennai Central – Nagercoil Special (via. Madurai, Dindigul, Karur, Salem & Namakkal):T.No.06310 Nagercoil – Chennai Central Special will leave Nagercoil at 17.00 hrs. o­n Sundays from 29.9.2013 to 10.11.2013 and arrive Chennai Central at 07.45 hrs. the next day. T.No.06309 Chennai Central – Nagercoil Special will leave Chennai Central at 11.15 hrs. o­n Mondays from 30.9.2013 to 11.11.2013 and arrive Nagercoil at 03.15 hrs. the next day.  The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 12 Sleeper Class,          3 General Second Class and 2 second class cum luggage coaches. The trains will stop at Valliyur, Tirunelveli, Vanchi Maniyachchi, Kovilpatti, Sattur, Virudunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Karur, Mohanur, Namakkal, Rasipuram, Salem, Jolarpettai, Vaniyambadi, Gudiyattam, Katpadi and Arakkonam.  T.No.06310 will stop at Perambur also.
2)Nagercoil – Kacheguda – Nagercoil Special (via. Dindigul, Karur, Namakkal, Salem, Namakkal, Tirupati & Renigunta): T.No.06308 Nagercoil – Kacheguda Special will leave Nagercoil at 08.10 hrs. o­n Tuesdays from 1.10.2013 to 12.11.2013 and arrive Kacheguda at 13.55 hrs. the next day. T.No.06307 Kacheguda – Nagercoil Special will leave Kacheguda at 16.00 hrs. o­n Wednesdays from 2.10.2013 to 13.11.2013 and arrive Nagercoil at 21.15 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 3 AC 3-tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class and 2 second class cum luggage coaches. The trains will stop at Valliyur, Tirunelveli, Vanchi Maniyachchi, Kovilpatti, Sattur, Virudunagar, Madurai, Kodaikanal Road, Dindigul, Tiruchchirappalli, Karur, Namakkal, Rasipuram, Salem, Jolarpettai, Vaniyambadi, Ambur, Katpadi, Tirupati, Renigunta, Koduru, Razampetta, Cuddapah, Yerraguntala, Thadipatri, Gooty, Dhone, Kurnool City, Gadwal, Mahbubnagar and Jadcherla.
Advance reservation for the above trains will commence from 22.9.2013.

Union Minister for Railways Mallikarjun Kharge said on Saturday that the new railway projects are getting delayed as the State government is slow in sanctioning funds and acquiring land.

After flagging off the Yeshwantpur-Mangalore-Yeshwantpur16565/16566 Weekly Express, Kharge said that the Union government is quick in implementing the railway projects, but the State government is not able to cope up with the Centre in this regard.

The Centre has taken up 13 new railway projects and some are almost complete. Four more projects will be completed in the next four to five months.

For the new railway project, the State had to release Rs 700 crore, but till now only Rs 50 crore has been released with delay in the acquisition of land to lay the new track.

Mangalore-Kadur railway track laying work has been completed and  it will become functional in another two months. Kottur-Harihar route will start in another three months and Kolar-Chikballapur route has completed trials, he said.

Kharge further said, all the projects which were promised by the Central government have been completed, for women safety, Centre is planning to appoint women constables and inspectors.

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas M Veerappa Moily, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Dinesh Gundurao, Home Minister K J George and Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy were present.

சென்னை : 'ரயில்வே சரக்கு கட்டண உயர்வை, திரும்பப் பெற வேண்டும்' என, முதல்வர் ஜெயலலிதா, மத்திய அரசை வலியுறுத்தி உள்ளார்.

அவரது அறிக்கை:பெட்ரோலியப் பொருட்களின் தொடர் விலையேற்றம் காரணமாக, விலைவாசி விஷம் போல் ஏறிக் கொண்டிருக்கும் சூழலில், ரயில்வே சரக்கு
கட்டணத்தை, மத்திய அரசுஉயர்த்தி இருப்பது, எரிகிற நெருப்பில், எண்ணெய் ஊற்றுவதுபோல் அமைந்து உள்ளது.கடந்த சில ஆண்டு களாக, 'வலுவான விலைக் கொள்கை' என்ற பெயரில், அக்டோபர் முதல் ஜூன் வரையிலான, ஒன்பது மாதங்கள், சுறுசுறுப்பான பருவம்; ஜூலை முதல் செப்டம்பர் வரையிலான, மூன்று மாதங்கள், சுறுசுறுப்பற்ற பருவம் என, வகைப்படுத்தப்பட்டு உள்ளது.ஒன்பது மாதங்களுக்கு, அதிகப்படியான சரக்கு கட்டணத்தை, மத்திய அரசு விதித்து வருகிறது.சுறுசுறுப்பற்ற பருவ காலத்தில், நிலக்கரிக்கான சரக்கு கட்டணம், 5 சதவீதம்; இதர பொருட்களுக்கான சரக்கு கட்டணம், 7 சதவீதம். சுறுசுறுப்பான பருவத்தில், உணவு தானியம் மற்றும் ரசாயன உரங்களுக்கான சரக்கு கட்டணம், 10 சதவீதம்; இதர பொருட்களுக்கான சரக்கு கட்டணம், 12 சதவீதம் உயர்த்தப்பட்டிருந்தது.

அக்டோபர், 1ம் தேதியில் இருந்து, சுறுசுறுப்பு பருவத்திற்கான, சரக்கு கட்டணத்தை, ரயில்வே நிர்வாகம், 15 சதவீதமாக நிர்ணயித்துள்ளது. இதனால், அனைத்து பொருட்கள் மீதான, சரக்கு கட்டணமும், 15 சதவீதம் உயரும்.சரக்கு கட்டண உயர்வால், அத்தியாவசியப் பொருட்கள் விலை; தொழிற்சாலைகளுக்கு தேவைப்படும், மூலப் பொருட்களான, சிமென்ட், நிலக்கரி, இரும்பு, போன்றவற்றின் விலை உயரும்.எனவே, பொருளாதாரத்தின் தற்போதைய பரிதாபகரமான நிலையை கருத்தில் கொண்டு, பண வீக்கத்தையும், விலைவாசி உயர்வையும் கட்டுப்படுத்த, தற்போது உயர்த்தப்பட்டுள்ள சரக்கு கட்டண உயர்வை, உடனடியாக திரும்பப் பெற வேண்டும்.இவ்வாறு, கடிதத்தில் கூறப்பட்டுள்ளது.

NASHIK: The Maharashtra government has urged the Central Railway (CR) to commence work planned for the forthcoming Kumbh Mela in Nashik.  The Office of the Nashik Divisional Commissioner has sent a letter to the CR, urging it to undertake Kumbh-related works at the earliest. The state has also urged the CR to start a permanent reservation counter at Trimbakeshwar town and begin construction work of platforms 4 and 5 at the Nashik Road Railway station.

With just 19 months left for the Kumbh Mela scheduled in 2015-16, the Maharashtra government has already twice asked the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) and the Public Works Department (PWD) to commence infrastructure work related to the Kumbh, given that such work will require 18 to 20 months to be completed.

“Follow-ups pertaining to Kumbh work are being done regularly,” divisional revenue commissioner Ravindra Jadhav told on Saturday.

In its last Mumbai meeting, the High Power Committee for Kumbh had in principle approved a Rs.2,297-crore Kumbh plan for all government departments, including Rs 1,031.91 crore for the NMC, Rs.654.21 crore for the PWD, Rs.80.76 crore for the Water Resources Department WRD and Rs.25.75 crore for the Railways. The plan will soon be presented to the apex committee of the state government, chaired by chief minister Prithviraj Chavan, for approval.