Thanks Ashish, I visited the news item. However any information on the subsoil conditions? The estimated cost is still Rs 450 Cr per km worked out from DMRC...
Sudhir: Where are you getting the Rs. 450 crore figure from? Could you please elaborate. As far as I know, the figure seems excessive unless the technical...
I stand corrected as I had not included the Yamuna Bridge which is being considered as Rs 500 Cr. For Phase I the estimated completion cost in 2005 is Rs...
Dear Metro fans, Here’s the news update, ending January 31, 2004. All previous news updates (since May 3, 2002), including this one, are available at: ...
Yahoogroups truncuated the rest of the news update for online reading. You could just ignore this if you received the update email in its entirety. Regards, ...
Hello Dnyanesh, You're asking my favourite questions in your mail! The responses to your mail seem to have gone down a slightly different route so let me try...
Dear Shashi, Thank you very much for discussing the financing issues in detail. As I was going through some readings about infrastructure finance in other ...
dear Ashish Thank you very much for the news update. Dnyanesh ... _________________________________________________________________ Easiest Money Transfer to...
Dear Shashi and Dnyanesh, Thanks for detailed information about financial issue of DMRC. Regarding Dnyanesh suggestion about issuing a infrastructure bond for...
Hi All, Dnyanesh as per issuing the bond is concerned, any such bond has to give more intrest than given by the govt. instruments (which is currently around...
certainly why not well as compared to earlier design which is square & rectangle pillars this one is quiet slim cylindrical oval looks quiet different and slim...
I am not a design engineer, but here are my comments anyway: There are some advantages in circular sections. One is that they provide better strength for the...
On second thoughts, I would like to take back part of the first reason I mentioned (material at corners...). Apologies... Though it is still more susciptible...
This is a classic problem of cost vs. price but is often ignored. Price is independent of cost. A customer will be willing to pay a price for a service...
Dnyanesh, Bond markets in India are nascent. While there are some bond issues around, the fact that you can name them is indicative of how few there are....
I read on this group last year sometime that Kolkata Metro was investing in smartcards & fibre optic cables for passenger Edutainment displays. But I've not...
http://www.newstodaynet.com/07feb/ld4.htm Sky bus may take off in Pondy RAJESH NAIR Chennai, Feb 6: Konkan Railway (KR) is to submit a detailed report to the ...
Does any body know if the details of Bangalore metro are out? I am in particular interested to know where are the list of train stops in Vijayanagar area in ...
Hi, Two press reports: 1. Times of India City:Bangalore Times 5 Feb 2004 Bangalore Metro to take off soon TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2004...
Delhi has about 60% of commuters using public transport. 40% belong to the categories of (1) Car Users, (2) Powered two wheeres (3) Cyclists and (4)...
Hi! 100% agree with Sudhir. the main problem is the pride assosiated with driving own car. Actually we must change rules of Parking Fees. Every vehicle must be...
Dear All, Today's newspaper states that the Govt. is contemplating higher Taxes for a 2nd car in the family. I would love to see reactions !!! My own is that...
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I agree with you. But I think with pressure from NGOs and other groups government will go ahead and introduce something foolish, leading to corruption and...
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It's an unitelligent idea to raise tax on the second car. It simply raises the costs for a middle class family. It reminds me of the old thinking that owning a...
Hello all, this sounds very strange to me although one should always expect the unexpected. the article as such is speculative in nature, but can't really rule...
Amit, Sudhir Badami does not say that pride of owning the car is main reason why car owners wouldn't use public transport. It is one of the many reasons he...
Hi, In particular this Idea may not seem right, but there has to be some way of taxing the car. Most cities in the world had CBD (central bussiness district )....
Hi all, I agree with Amit Chaturvedi's and Reliable Buddy's viewpoints. It is easier to say that public transport must first be improved and then one should...
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