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I saved the country from 3 incredibly wrong & wasteful projects & two ruinous policies of building highspeed lines on Standard Gauge & DFCs. But 7 projects continue.
I was the first to raise the above issues & pursued them ceaselessly against all odds ..
My new bio
I saved the country from 3 incredibly wrong & wasteful projects & two ruinous policies of building highspeed lines on Standard Gauge & DFCs. But 7 projects continue.
I was the first to raise the above issues & pursued them ceaselessly against all odds ..
..This endeavour is a work in progress because Rly Board may try to revive these projects & policies: Officially there is no clear announcement of their abrogation.
The 7 projects that continue are the projects to build the lines in the Himalayas in Kashmir, Uttarakhand & ..
The 7 projects that continue are the projects to build the lines in the Himalayas in Kashmir, Uttarakhand & ..
..the North East.
The projects that have been shelved after my intervention are the projects to build the line to Leh in Ladakh, the Char Dham lines & the Kerala Silverline.
Although we are rid of lines on Standard Gauge & more DFCs, a lot remains to..
The projects that have been shelved after my intervention are the projects to build the line to Leh in Ladakh, the Char Dham lines & the Kerala Silverline.
Although we are rid of lines on Standard Gauge & more DFCs, a lot remains to..
Road and Rail lines in the Border Regions of Himalayas
Inherently rail lines are more reliable and efficient than roads. As we go up in the Himalayas it is difficult to get speeds above 20 kmph even in fair weather.
In monsoon roads are frequently ..
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Inherently rail lines are more reliable and efficient than roads. As we go up in the Himalayas it is difficult to get speeds above 20 kmph even in fair weather.
In monsoon roads are frequently ..
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..blocked by landslides.
But with its utterly flawed alignments, that too on Broad Gauge, Rly Board has messed up all the ongoing seven projects.
India should go for a trans-Himalayan rail network on MG from north-west to northeast.
China is..
But with its utterly flawed alignments, that too on Broad Gauge, Rly Board has messed up all the ongoing seven projects.
India should go for a trans-Himalayan rail network on MG from north-west to northeast.
China is..
.. systematically building a rail network on its side of Himalayas which along with roads will serve a vast area from Sichuan to the western end of Tibet.
I am working on such a plan of lines in Himalayas in India.
#Himalayas
#Lines_in_Himalayas
I am working on such a plan of lines in Himalayas in India.
#Himalayas
#Lines_in_Himalayas
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@AshwiniVaishnaw
My Open Letter to Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw Ji, distinguished Minister of Railways on the subject:
"The Kerala Silverline, the most deceptive scheme for any large-scale public rail project, and its implications for the nation's rail transportation system"..
@AshwiniVaishnaw
My Open Letter to Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw Ji, distinguished Minister of Railways on the subject:
"The Kerala Silverline, the most deceptive scheme for any large-scale public rail project, and its implications for the nation's rail transportation system"..
..This letter is in the larger context of how the thoughtlessly planned & executed mega schemes & projects for construction of highspeed & semi-highspeed lines on Standard Gauge, the DFCs and the strategically vital lines in the Himalayas are threatening the future of rail..
.. transportation particularly travel by passenger trains in India
You can download the PDF file of the letter and Annexure I and Annexure II from the links given below:
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#IndianRailways #railwayboard
#Rail_Infrastructure
#Kashmir_rail_link
#DFCs
#BulletTrains #HighSpeedRail
You can download the PDF file of the letter and Annexure I and Annexure II from the links given below:
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#IndianRailways #railwayboard
#Rail_Infrastructure
#Kashmir_rail_link
#DFCs
#BulletTrains #HighSpeedRail
I am an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur & IIT Delhi.
In 2006-08, I developed a solution to the problems that Indian Rly was facing in building the rail link to Kashmir.
My idea was examined and was being considered for implementation, but soon a vicious campaign to scuttle the..1/6
In 2006-08, I developed a solution to the problems that Indian Rly was facing in building the rail link to Kashmir.
My idea was examined and was being considered for implementation, but soon a vicious campaign to scuttle the..1/6
..process began.
I had to seek Court intervention. The Courts ruled that Railway Board acted against me for the malafide purpose of scuttling the review.
An Expert Committee appointed on orders of Delhi HC said that ongoing construction should be scrapped and my alignment..2/6
I had to seek Court intervention. The Courts ruled that Railway Board acted against me for the malafide purpose of scuttling the review.
An Expert Committee appointed on orders of Delhi HC said that ongoing construction should be scrapped and my alignment..2/6
... should be adopted to start construction afresh. But, Rly Board refused to accept the unanimous recommendations of the committee.
Today, not just the Kashmir Rail Link Project but all 7 projects in Himalayas are in a deep mess because of the flawed alignment methodology..3/6
Today, not just the Kashmir Rail Link Project but all 7 projects in Himalayas are in a deep mess because of the flawed alignment methodology..3/6
K-Rail and Railway Board's history of approving projects without proper ground surveys & feasibility studies
With Railway Board still dragging its feet about rescinding the In-principle Approval for the K-Rail plan, it is necessary to ask why Railway Board refuses to learn..
With Railway Board still dragging its feet about rescinding the In-principle Approval for the K-Rail plan, it is necessary to ask why Railway Board refuses to learn..
.. lessons from its fiasco in Himalayas where since 1997, Rly Bd approved alignments for as many as eight new line projects in the challenging landslide-prone terrain without any ground surveys, on just paper alignments.
My post in the link above contains a detailed account....
My post in the link above contains a detailed account....
..The latest victims of this approach are the plan for the semi-highspeed line in Kerala & the strategically important Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line.
#KeralaSemiHighspeedProject #Kashmir_rail_link #Chenab_Rail_Bridge #Ruling_Gradient #AlignmentSurveys #GeologicalSurvey #railwayboard
#KeralaSemiHighspeedProject #Kashmir_rail_link #Chenab_Rail_Bridge #Ruling_Gradient #AlignmentSurveys #GeologicalSurvey #railwayboard
