A business line article written by Deepak Dasgupta. He was Chairman, NHAI till a short while back. He, under the Minister of MORTH, Gen B C Khanduri, has been...
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Sameer Madan
sameermadan
Jul 2, 2003 12:17 am
Apart from the Oil companies' petrol pumps that are slated to come up along the GQ, car companies are looking to set up points of presence along the highways...
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Sameer Madan
sameermadan
Jul 14, 2003 8:02 pm
At last, details on the Non-NHDP BOT projects finalized for this year. Total length : 625 kms. Cheers to good roads! Sameer ...
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Sameer Madan
sameermadan
Jul 15, 2003 7:50 pm
The impending changes in the indian road transportation sector have already started, accelerating as the GQ progresses. Cheers to good roads! Sameer ...
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Sameer Madan
sameermadan
Jul 16, 2003 10:11 pm
Article written by Rohit Modi, CEO of the TN Road Development Company. His take on how to complement the NHDP. ...
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Sameer Madan
sameerm@...
Jul 22, 2003 5:12 am
Hi all, The following article talks in brief about a BOT stretch of highway that has been in operation for three years. Find out for yourself the road's ...
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Sameer Madan
sameermadan
Jul 23, 2003 10:05 pm
Considering this was the PM's personal "dream" and initiative, it's heartening to see that the Rs. 57,000 crore of public money projects isn't being relegated ...
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Sridhar Narayanan
nsridhar74
Jul 24, 2003 2:36 am
A website dedicated to this project. http://pmgsy.nic.in/ While it is not as visible as the NHDP and is also not being implemented as well (there is no central...
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Sameer Madan
sameermadan
Jul 24, 2003 11:09 pm
An article from Network Magazine India on how the NHAI is utilizing Info. Tech. to attempt to make "optimal" use of it's resources. Interesting reading. Cheers...
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Sameer Madan
sameerm@...
Jul 27, 2003 4:04 pm
Some news about what the NHAI may be planning in order to counter "unexpected" protests by villagers demanding overpasses and underpasses, leading to delays in...
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kadamp2002
Jul 29, 2003 6:24 pm
I have been following this thread and also other information on the web regarding the development of GQ in India. I'm pretty excited about the development and...
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Sameer Madan
sameermadan
Jul 31, 2003 9:01 pm
Sameer Madan (sameermadan@...) has sent you an item from http://www.kctv.com Hi All. I read this story and thought, oh well, now who's perfect? Sure, ...
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Sameer Madan
sameerm@...
Aug 2, 2003 5:26 pm
Since the NHDP completely missed out Goa, which I believe is the number one tourist destination in the country in terms of making tourists stay on for "long"...
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Sameer Madan
sameermadan
Aug 2, 2003 5:41 pm
I have put together a few links to pics of some of the new highways. Enjoy! Sameer ... the ... under...
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Sameer Madan
sameermadan
Aug 2, 2003 5:42 pm
Oops! Here are the links... Sameer http://www.amitkulkarni.com/pics/expressway http://www.blonnet.com/2003/07/17/images/2003071700010801.jpg ...
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Sridhar Narayanan
nsridhar74
Aug 3, 2003 2:37 am
... number ... stay ... step by ... One clarification - while the NHDP per se does not connect Goa, the extended highway project of NHAI does. There will be a...
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Shrikant Deo
deoshri
Aug 4, 2003 10:54 am
Hi All, It is great to have a group to discuss, what I would call, the biggest infrstrcture project in our country so far. It is even more great that we have...
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Sridhar Narayanan
nsridhar74
Aug 4, 2003 12:13 pm
Hi Shrikant: Welcome to the group. I hope you can share your experiences of the Mumbai-Pune expressway and perhaps also post pictures if you visit it again. ...
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Chetan Dandekar
dandy_c
Aug 4, 2003 5:08 pm
Dear All, One more reason for not having roads like US interstates: Majority of the passenger traffic is by rail in India, which is safer, quicker than roads. ...
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Sameer Madan
sameermadan
Aug 4, 2003 8:34 pm
Dear IndiaHighway'ers, here is a Business Standard article on the NHDP's missing of it's deadlines. What surprises me is the journalist who has written this...
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Shrikant Deo
deoshri
Aug 5, 2003 5:03 am
I am not sure if Rail Traffic is anymore safer and quicker than roads considering the spate of accidents over the last couple of years. The rail infrastrucutre...
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Sridhar Narayanan
nsridhar74
Aug 5, 2003 5:37 am
Divided highways are unlikely to substantially reduce the number of accidents per se but they are likely to reduce the number of fatalities since the chances...
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Amlan Sen
amlan_sen75234
Aug 5, 2003 9:53 am
I totally agree with you, Sameer. Some guys will complain at anything. Can anyone tell me how many people are in this mailing list? Somehow I get the...
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Dheeraj Sanghi
dsanghi65
Aug 5, 2003 9:59 am
... You seem to club all environment concerns as those raised by "pseudo-environmental groups." If your intention was to point to some specific instance where...
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Amlan Sen
amlan_sen75234
Aug 5, 2003 10:01 am
The moment you have good safe roads to drive on, the railways will face stiff competition from the roads. The biggest advantage of driving is that you can go...
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Chetan Dandekar
dandy_c
Aug 5, 2003 12:44 pm
Dear All, I think the road journey will be a lot more quicker when this project is finished, but I am not sure, whether it will be safer. In US, even if the...
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Chetan Dandekar
dandy_c
Aug 5, 2003 12:53 pm
... Hi, I know atleast 2 incidents. 1) Construction of Andheri Flyover in Mumbai, was unneccessarily delayed, because the psuedo-environmentalists went upto...
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Sameer Madan
sameermadan
Aug 5, 2003 8:24 pm
E-W Corridor project — World Wildlife Fund locks horns with NHAI Below is a link on a recent story, which somehow did not make it into our group. As per this...
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Sameer Madan
sameermadan
Aug 6, 2003 8:39 pm
Clearly, some in the govt. understand that Indian Railways, the single largest employer in the country, apart from the Central Govt. of course, is in for a...
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Sameer Madan
sameermadan
Aug 8, 2003 9:20 pm
Hello everybody, I have added 9 new pictures in the photos section of various completed sections of the GQ. These have been released by the NHAI. Since the...
