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NAGPUR: The Dahi Bazaar railway overbridge at Itwari, which connects central and east Nagpur, is heading towards another deadline failure. This apart, the delay has also lead to an additional burden on the cash-strapped NMC as it has escalated cost by 70%.The construction of the Y-shaped ROB connecting Itwari with Mahdibagh and Shanti Nagar was started in 2009 and was scheduled to be completed in February 2010. The deadline was later extended to September 2013. Now, a fresh deadline of 2014 has been set for the project. Sources in NMC now say that the bridge would be completed only by 2015.The sources said that the approach ramp of the ROB from Mahdibagh-end is complete while construction on the Itwari-end is going on at a snail's pace. The work on the Shanti Nagar portion has not even started yet.The 392-meter ROB over the Nagpur-Kolkata railway line would be a boon for the people of Itwari, Shanti Nagar, Maskasath and other places in east Nagpur, as the present ROB is very narrow.An official told TOI: "The work is way behind schedule. Going by the current pace, it is expected to be operational by 2015. The work could not be undertaken in full swing because of funds problem. When it was sanctioned, the cost was Rs 9.03 crore. Now the cost is over Rs 16 crore."

The lack of coordination between the NMC and railways has resulted in the delay, a source said. Currently, the work to install girder on railway track land is yet to begin. "To facilitate this, the civic body has sought permission from the commissioner of railway safety," said the official.

The official said the work from Mehdibagh is already complete while the work towards Mirchi Bazaar is going on. He claimed that it is likely to be completed by 2014. "Every morning between 10am and 11am there is a traffic jam. Similarly, crossing the bridge is a nightmare after 7pm. In rush hour, it can take more than an hour," he said.

Itwari residents also complain of getting stuck in traffic jams at the narrow ROB near the railway station even though removal of encroachments has reduced congestion to some extent.

Miles To Go: Incomplete Projects

* Gorewada zoo

* Ram Jhula

* Maskasath ROB

* Mihan

* Manish Nagar ROB

* Pardi flyover

* Residency Road flyover

Stoppage of Jaipur-Sikar at Nindhar Benar.

The Indian Railways has decided to run special trains between Dibrugarh in Assam and Kochuveli in Kerala to clear extra rush of passengers during the upcoming Dasara season.Train number 06335 Dibrugarh - Kochuveli special will leave Dibrugarh on September 29, October 13 and 27 as well as November 11 at 12.15am (midnight).The train will arrive at Visakhapatnam on Tuesdays (October 1, 15 and 29 and November 12) at 3.15am and depart at 3.35am to reach Kochuveli on Wednesday at 11.45am. In the return direction, train number 06336 Kochuveli-Dibrugarh special will leave Kochuveli on October 8, 22 and November 5 at 8.15pm.It will reach Visakhapatnam on Thursdays (October 10 and 24 and November 7) at 3.40am, depart at 4am and reach Dibrugarh at 9.55am on Saturday.   The train will pass through Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Coimbatore Junction, Katpadi, Chennai Central, Gudur, Nellore, Ongole, Vijayawada, Eluru, Rajahmundry, Samalkota, Vizianagaram, Berhampur, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Balasore, Hijilli, Midnapure, Bankura, Adra, Asansol, Durgapur, Malda Topwn, New Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, New Bangaonl, Kamakhya, Guwahati, Lumding, Dimapur, Mariani and New Tinsukia in both the directions. 

The train consists of one second-AC coach, two third-AC coaches, four sleeper-class coaches, six general second-class coaches, six second-class chair car coaches and two second-class sitting-cum-luggage rakes.

NAGPUR: Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) is all set to resubmit the detailed project report of metro rail within 15 days. However, Nagpur Municipal Corporation's (NMC) standing committee chairman Avinash Thakre, on Friday, created a flutter by stating that it will take at least two years as for the project to get approval as claimed by municipal commissioner Shyam Wardhane.Raising four queries, the state government sent the DPR back to NIT on July 23. The state planning department asked NIT to comply with four points which included consent letters from NMC, MADC and other agencies involved in the project. The department also asked NIT to work on financial interest rate of return (FIRR).Following this, the proposal was tabled before the standing committee in the meeting held on Friday seeking its approval to bear 5% of total project's cost.Thakre informed that approval has been given to NMC to bear Rs 450.35 crore of the total project cost of Rs 9,007 crore. "Rahul Telang had asked the administration whether NMC could bear such a huge cost in the current financial condition. Wardhane, then, gave a power point presentation and said that the NMC had nothing to worry as it will take at least two years to comply with the FIRR query," Thakre said.

When Thakre was asked to clarify his statement, he explained that Wardhane has claimed that NMC will have to bear the cost only after two years as the work on FIRR query will take such long time.

"Standing committee has clearly stated, while, approving the funds that NMC will bear no escalation cost in the project. NMC will bear 5% of the total project cost which would be approved by the central government. NMC will not pay a single penny if the project cost escalates after approval," he said.

On the status of the project, NIT chairman Pravin Darade told TOI that the DPR will be submitted within 15 days. "We have worked out the FIRR issue and are all set to submit the project."

In fact, it is NMC which is delaying issuance of consent letter to NIT. Thakre said that the proposal will be tabled before the general body. The meeting of the general body will be held next month followed by approval of minutes in November. NIT had written to NMC seeking consent letter in June. Even, the state urban development department had in July directed NMC to give NIT the letter.

KOZHIKODE: Union Minister V Narayanasamy will flag-off the inaugural Special Train Mangalore Central-Puducherry express at Mahe Railway station on September 28.This special train will leave Mangalore central at 13.45 hrs on Sept 28 and will reach Puducherry at 10.00 hrs on Sept 29, a release from Palakkad Division of the Southern Railways, said here.Regular service of Train No. 16857 Puducherry-Mangalore Central will start at 16.35 hrs on Saturday reaching Mangalore Central at 09.50 hrs on Sunday and departure time is 06.07 hrs.Regular service of Train No.16858 Mangalore Central - Puducherry will be from Sunday leaving at 16.50 hrs on Sunday. It will reach Puducherry at 10.00 hrs on Monday.

गोरखपुर : दिल्ली के यात्रियों के लिए राहत भरी खबर है। दशहरा और दीपावली में बढ़ने वाली यात्रियों की भीड़ को देखते हुए रेल प्रशासन ने गोरखपुर से आनंदविहार के बीच एक जोड़ी और साप्ताहिक मेला स्पेशल ट्रेन चलाने का निर्णय लिया है। इसके अलावा एक जोड़ी स्पेशल ट्रेन गाजियाबाद और लखनऊ के बीच 2 व 3 अक्टूबर को चलाई जाएगी। मुख्य जनसंपर्क अधिकारी आलोक कुमार सिंह के अनुसार 05035 स्पेशल गोरखपुर से 10, 17, 24, 31 अक्टूबर व 7, 14, 21 व 28 नवंबर को चलाई जाएगी। यह गाड़ी गोरखपुर से दिन के 1 बजे से प्रस्थान कर खलीलाबाद से 1.40 बजे से, बस्ती से 2.15 बजे से, गोंडा से 3.15 बजे से चलकर बादशाहनगर, लखनऊ, कानपुर सेंट्रल, गाजियाबाद होते हुए दूसरे दिन सुबह 6.30 बजे आनंदविहार पहुंचेगी। इसी प्रकार 05036 स्पेशल आनंदविहार से 9, 16, 23, 30 अक्टूबर व 6, 13, 20 व 27 नवंबर को चलेगी। यह गाड़ी आनंदविहार से दिन के 1 बजे से चलकर गाजियाबाद, कानपुर सेंट्रल, लखनऊ, गोंडा, बस्ती होते हुए दूसरे दिन सुबह 4 बजे गोरखपुर पहुंचेगी। साधारण श्रेणी के 6, शयनयान के 6, एसी टू टियर के 1 व एसी थ्री टियर के 2 सहित कुल 17 कोच लगाए जाएंगे। 1द्विसाप्ताहिक ट्रेन भी चलेगी : मेला स्पेशल गोरखपुर से 12, 15, 19, 22, 26, 29 अक्टूबर व 2, 5, 9, 12 व 16 नवंबर को रात 8.30 बजे से चलाई जाएगी। वापसी में आनंदविहार से 13, 16, 20, 23, 27 व 30 अक्टूबर को तथा 3, 6, 10, 13 व 17 नवंबर को दिन के 1.50 बजे से चलाई जाएगी।गोरखपुर : दिल्ली के यात्रियों के लिए राहत भरी खबर है। दशहरा और दीपावली में बढ़ने वाली यात्रियों की भीड़ को देखते हुए रेल प्रशासन ने गोरखपुर से आनंदविहार के बीच एक जोड़ी और साप्ताहिक मेला स्पेशल ट्रेन चलाने का निर्णय लिया है। इसके अलावा एक जोड़ी स्पेशल ट्रेन गाजियाबाद और लखनऊ के बीच 2 व 3 अक्टूबर को चलाई जाएगी। मुख्य जनसंपर्क अधिकारी आलोक कुमार सिंह के अनुसार 05035 स्पेशल गोरखपुर से 10, 17, 24, 31 अक्टूबर व 7, 14, 21 व 28 नवंबर को चलाई जाएगी। यह गाड़ी गोरखपुर से दिन के 1 बजे से प्रस्थान कर खलीलाबाद से 1.40 बजे से, बस्ती से 2.15 बजे से, गोंडा से 3.15 बजे से चलकर बादशाहनगर, लखनऊ, कानपुर सेंट्रल, गाजियाबाद होते हुए दूसरे दिन सुबह 6.30 बजे आनंदविहार पहुंचेगी। इसी प्रकार 05036 स्पेशल आनंदविहार से 9, 16, 23, 30 अक्टूबर व 6, 13, 20 व 27 नवंबर को चलेगी। यह गाड़ी आनंदविहार से दिन के 1 बजे से चलकर गाजियाबाद, कानपुर सेंट्रल, लखनऊ, गोंडा, बस्ती होते हुए दूसरे दिन सुबह 4 बजे गोरखपुर पहुंचेगी। साधारण श्रेणी के 6, शयनयान के 6, एसी टू टियर के 1 व एसी थ्री टियर के 2 सहित कुल 17 कोच लगाए जाएंगे। 1द्विसाप्ताहिक ट्रेन भी चलेगी : मेला स्पेशल गोरखपुर से 12, 15, 19, 22, 26, 29 अक्टूबर व 2, 5, 9, 12 व 16 नवंबर को रात 8.30 बजे से चलाई जाएगी। वापसी में आनंदविहार से 13, 16, 20, 23, 27 व 30 अक्टूबर को तथा 3, 6, 10, 13 व 17 नवंबर को दिन के 1.50 बजे से चलाई जाएगी।

Temporary Augmentati​on in 04 Train with AC Coaches.

The AC double decker train between Habibganj and Indore was flagged off by Minister of State for Railways Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury at Habibganj station in Bhopal today.This is the fifth AC double decker train since 2011. The other four are running in Jaipur-Delhi, Mumbai-Ahmedabad, Chennai-Banglore and Howrah-Dhanbad routes.Coaches of these trains have better passenger amenities such as reclining chairs, snack tables, bottle holders and automatic AC compartment entrance doors.AC double decker trains were introduced to cater to higher transport demand. Passenger carrying capacity of these coaches is higher with 120 seats against 78 in Shatabdi chair cars.

Sambalpur Division of East Coast Railway has commissioned a Low Height Subway between Sambalpur City and Maneswar Stations that has taken only six hours for its installation. The earth under the track was removed by machine and the ready-made concrete bridge of 11 feet height and width was placed by a big crane, the ECoR said. Due to installation of LHS, the road users will not detain at the level crossings till passing of the trains, it said.

A new express train between Nagpur and Ajmer in Rajasthan was flagged off on Friday. Lok Sabha MP from the city Vilas Muttemwar flagged off the train, which fulfils the long-standing public demand for a direct rail service to the religious city of Ajmer. – PTI