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"...
Sameer Madan
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Aug 2, 2003 5:26 pm
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I have put together a few links to pics of some of the new highways. Enjoy! Sameer ... the ... under...
... 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...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
... 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...
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...
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...
... Hi, I know atleast 2 incidents. 1) Construction of Andheri Flyover in Mumbai, was unneccessarily delayed, because the psuedo-environmentalists went upto...
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...
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...
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...
Thanks. Great pictures. If there is one complaint I have with NHAI, it is that there are hardly any pictures on its website. Government agencies need to...
hi, my name is Arvind. I've been following this group for a few months although this is the first time I have written. The new photos where great to look at. I...
Hey Guys, Even I saw those pics. They were rally amaziing. Thanks sameer. In fact I was looking those pics for long time. I have wrtitten to NHAI to post some...
The first point to note is that these are NOT expressways. Therefore, there is no point expecting expressway standards from them. They are upgraded National...
Hi everyone, I too am a new member, and I am excited about the progress made on the national highways. I echoed Arvind's sentiments before I was convinced by...
Hi Sunil: It might not be clear from these pictures, but there is a shoulder on the two outer edges of the highway. The standard specification is a 1.5 wide...
Thanks Sridhar. I was under the impression that the whole 14000 kms were expressways. Before i joined this group i saw a news in the bbc website that india is...
Hi Arvind: Again you are imagining (near) expressways. :-) The local lanes are present to the extent of the town/city(/large village) limits. And they are...
Here's a pathetic editorial, if I ever read one. Amidst all the stories one reads about how India needs to "reduce subsidies", "introduce user charges", etc.,...
Sameer Madan
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Aug 13, 2003 8:02 pm
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Sameer, While I agree with you that the editorial is not exactly well written, I do not necessarily disagree with their thinking entirely. Essentially the ...
Even if I agree that the toll gates are sort of "bottle necks" (actually the toll gates are normaly expanded by as much as 8 lanes or so) as pointed out in the...
Will this be enough to 'teach' driving to some? :) Ashish A handbook for every motorist http://www.hindu.com/stories/2003081505190400.htm By Our Staff Reporter...
