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prodrocks
Oct 19, 2004 4:05 am
Here's another article where Baalu goes on record saying the that GQ will be done by June 2005. http://www.newindpress.com/Newsitems.asp? ...
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Sameer Madan
sameermadan
Oct 19, 2004 4:22 am
My 2 cents on the "completion rate" - Stretches/contracts fully completed amount to 55% or so. Certain other stretches have completed 2 laning as per GQ...
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Lenin Fernandes
fernmay1975
Oct 19, 2004 10:04 am
It will boost the image of Goa if this project turns into reality Cheers Lenin From The Navhind Times 28/8/04 Goa seeks central funds for expressway project ...
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imabhichubby
Oct 20, 2004 4:13 am
Hi All, First of all, I've been a silent member so far and this is my first post (though the third Abhishek to post). I wanna say I appreciate the foundation...
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Kumar
daewoomatizcar
Oct 20, 2004 8:58 am
I just returned to Bombay after my second driving holiday to Ladakh. Let me provide you an update of NH8 first. Bombay-Ghodbunder-Manor-Vapi (Gujarat) is now...
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Kumar
daewoomatizcar
Oct 20, 2004 11:09 am
Punjab and Himachal Pradesh definitely have the best highways in India. The latter keeps improving day by day. Ambala-Shimla-Rampur-Recong Peo (NH22) is in...
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Kumar
daewoomatizcar
Oct 20, 2004 11:19 am
Return from Ladakh to Bombay was via Amritsar, and the border roads of Faridkot, Bhatinda, Sri Ganganagar, Bkaner, Jaisalmer and Barmer. Undoubtedly, Punjab...
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investorgold2002
investorgold...
Oct 20, 2004 12:03 pm
good report. thanks. i am looking forward for the day when phase 2 of NHDP is completed. I want to make a trip from bangalore to kashmir on NS highway. i...
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Elixir Communications
elixircomm
Oct 20, 2004 3:29 pm
Hi Kumar, Great report. A few points that I would love if you could clarify: 1.) Did you see any cars and specifically trucks/tractors driving headed in the...
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Elixir Communications
elixircomm
Oct 21, 2004 3:32 am
Hi Kumar, The NH 15 which is India's westernmost highway is possibly the best also in terms of surface and very, very thin traffic. There is almost no...
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devind2020
Oct 21, 2004 3:56 am
Eventhought the contracts were advertised almost 10 months back, I don't see the contracts being awarded in the implemntation page. Does anyone know, when it...
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Sameer Madan
sameermadan
Oct 21, 2004 4:20 am
On the contrary, expect highway contract awarding to pick up in the next few months. Here's a news article that talks about the NHDP Phase III projects. ...
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Sameer Madan
sameermadan
Oct 21, 2004 4:49 am
Hi Kumar, the accounts are truly enjoyable and for those of us IndiaHighway'ers who have never ventured out to quite the same extent as you, it is a...
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Kumar
daewoomatizcar
Oct 21, 2004 9:39 am
Sameer, I have uploaded some photos in the FILES section that show you a few glimpses of some of the road sectors in Himachal and Ladakh. Kumar ... Kaza- ... ...
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Kumar
daewoomatizcar
Oct 21, 2004 9:44 am
Pravin, Wrong-side driving is a menace we have to live with after the dual carriageways become more common. NH1 in Haryana/Punjab was mercifully less prone to...
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Kumar
daewoomatizcar
Oct 21, 2004 9:49 am
Gold, Driving from Bangalore to Kasmir via Hyderabad, Nagpur, Laknadon (all the way on excellent NH7), and later on the lousy stretch via Sagar and Lalitpur to...
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investorgold2002
investorgold...
Oct 25, 2004 3:04 am
Thanks for the details. "3750 Kms in 4 days!". that was a startling fact to me; exclamatory mark was needed. Anyway here are 2 interesting articles on the PM's...
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kumar_hv@...
daewoomatizcar
Oct 25, 2004 8:26 am
In case anyone is interested, here is the photo album of my Sep-Oct 2004 motoring trip from Mumbai to Ladakh. The trip was for 14 days, 7,000 kms and was in a...
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Sridhar Narayanan
nsridhar74
Oct 26, 2004 12:22 am
Outstanding photos and an outstanding account of your travels. Thanks for sharing them with us. Regards, Sridhar...
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investorgold2002
investorgold...
Oct 31, 2004 5:40 pm
ideas of what people think of investing $5 billion/year for next 3 years to urgently build non-existent infrastracture in india. i think a lot of indians...
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Sameer Madan
sameermadan
Oct 31, 2004 6:09 pm
Gold, the need to spend is hardly a contentious issue. The moot point is - does the government really have the money? All this talk of "using forex reserves"...
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abhi_drolia
Nov 1, 2004 4:10 am
I think that if we invest in infrastructure for next 5 years. Which is very important to maintain the growth in India otherwise the growth will come down after...
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prodrocks
Nov 1, 2004 6:02 am
FWIW, the latest edition of India Infrastructure update is now online. There is a section of roads and rails as well. Check it out at: ...
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dcwnewyork2002
Nov 1, 2004 8:58 pm
There is no real question what is needed, build a full interstate freeway standard Highway network, pay for it with increased fuel taxes, cutting subsidies and...
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investorgold2002
investorgold...
Nov 2, 2004 12:05 am
Yes i also perceive the talk on using "forex reserves" as eyewash; just for people who know something about economics to show-off to the common people that...
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abhi_drolia
Nov 2, 2004 5:05 am
My point is that we need a fundamental shift in the spending that we are doing in infrastructure. And that fundamental shift can come from forex reserve as we...
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Lenin Fernandes
fernmay1975
Nov 2, 2004 5:15 am
I am not sure whether the talks of using forex reserves for investement in infrastructure is a eyewash or not, but one thing I am convinced ,we require huge...
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investorgold2002
investorgold...
Nov 2, 2004 3:53 pm
Sorry to say you don't understand this issue. I will explain in another message later. forex reserves is not free money. ... from ... present ... much ... ...
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Sameer Madan
sameermadan
Nov 2, 2004 6:18 pm
Gold: my reply - the infrastructure investment has been critically needed for at least 57 years now! That tells you how I perceive the need for it. However, if...
