Hello everyone, Here are some recent construction pictures from the Airport Express line. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshowpics/4753690.cms ...
Urban refugees *Still keeping faith *These weather-beaten nooks and crannies of privacy and dignity will be pulled down for the progress of the Metro. ...
Thanks Ashish! I was born and brought up in Delhi - lived there for 25 years. I now live in the US and miss Delhi. Photographs like these are an amazing way to...
Hi Anupam, I'm glad you enjoyed the photos. If you are interested you may want to search the archives for similar links to pictures which have been posted by...
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/5-killed-in-metro-bridge-collapse-in-delhi/488336/1 I find it totally unbelievable that there has been yet another accident...
I am very concerned about what happened in Delhi Metro today. Even the official response had been not much more than that of passing the buck. Officials appear...
"When overconfidence prevails, complacency sets in, leading to oversight of some matters which are vital. Having seen some photographs, I can say *prima ...
Hello everyone, I was indeed saddened to hear about the tragedy at the Metro site on Sunday, but I was not entirely surprised. Back in November when there was...
Ashish What this timeline shows is an organisation where safety is not really a serious concern. There are many practices followed here that would be very...
Why DMRC is the target? DMRC is a client and it is in reality the wrong practices and loose attitude of Engineers from design and build side who must be held...
I totally agree with Satyakam Garg, and am glad he has mentioned it. It's the corruption of the engineers and contractors in India, not DMRC! Life in India is...
Hello Shashi, Apparently there has been another accident on the site. This time three cranes trying to move the girder collapsed. Here are some dramatic...
Hi All, Notwithstanding clear instructions or method statements to workers on how to address the job at hand properly, has anybody any idea if labor standards ...
Satyakam (& others) The issue here is one of where the safety responsibility lies. There should be no doubt that the responsibility eventually lies with DMRC....
From the safety point of view and also the fact that it is JICA (earlier JBIC) which is funding (the Delhi Metro accident stretch) as well it is critical to...
The Hindustan today (Delhi, 15 July 9) carried an article on Metro Safety being worse-off in China and how there have been many more accidents in Chinese Metro...
Interesting. Not sure why we should be comparing ourselves with China, where life is valued even less than it is in India. We could cite many other examples -...
Right, our benchmarks should be high. In any case comparison is not needed, zero accident should be the lower benchmark. Regards, Akhilesh Singh [Non-text...
Hi David, I have uploaded the photo on the group website as you requested. The path is as follows: Go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delhimetro Then: Photos...
Hello friends, Sorry for off-topic post but this may be relevant for Metro news buffs like me and don't have access to the printed news papers. If you are...
Hi, Did you know that you have done an illegal act? Sorry. I am not saying this but the Delhi Metro says it! PHOTOGRAPHY IS PROHIBITED on any Delhi Metro ...
Hello Rajeev, Photography is allowed on the Delhi Metro but one has to take permission from DMRC. In 2003, a group of us from this forum had permission to...
Here is a recent interview of Mr. Sreedharan with Times of India. He talks at some length about contractors and about the state of infrastructure development...
I think this (key people leaving) more than anything else has contributed to the accidents in the METRO. Something had to be different, the execution during...
I wanted to get feedback from some of the readers here. Suppose we were to plan on some transport solutions long term for Tier 2 cities - such as Indore, or...
http://www.livemint.com/2009/07/19131012/CAG-raps-Delhi-Metro-for-short.html *CAG raps Delhi Metro for shortfall in ridership* In its audit report on the...
Yes, in smaller cities something less expensive than a heavy metro is appropriate. Bus rapid transit or on roads in the suburbs, reserved lanes, would be an...
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