Trafic situation in pune is chaotic, infrastrutcural limitations are very open , but few people of pune are such pseudo-intellectuals that whenever theres talk of metro in town , they start crying out some useless issues due to which, metro project has remained on the same discussion level since many many years.
These metros will be built many years behind schedule, with severe cost overrun, severe corruption and sub standard work, putting life of commuters in risk.
WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE 50 YRS. AGO AT 1/1000TH OF COST IS BEING 'PLANNED' IN INDIA NOW AFTER FILLING UP THE COFFERS AT PERSONAL & GOVT. LEVELS! NOW IT IS GOING TO COST AT LEAST 10000% MORE THAN THE COSTS 50 YRS. AGO. ALL SENSIBLE COUNTRIES DID SUCH BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE DECADES AGO.
Re: BRAVO INDIAN GOVT. & POLITICIANS!
by sasi dharan on Oct 09, 2010 11:02 AM
Those who rule the nation think about filling their pockets only. So there is no end to it.
Re: Re: BRAVO INDIAN GOVT. & POLITICIANS!
by abhishek pushp on Oct 09, 2010 03:05 PM
that's stupid argument. every country is ruled by some people, how come they are so ahead of us.?
Re: BRAVO INDIAN GOVT. & POLITICIANS!
by hasile fisile on Oct 09, 2010 08:09 PM
I know from someone closely involved in the project of Chennai metro...that all this was planned back in 1970s. But implementation is the problem....it is getting done only now!
One---WHOLE India should be connected with closed door metros instead of rail,as trains passing esp from Bihar & Bengal r looted by dacoits every day... Second---Until & unless Govt stops ILLEGAL and thousands of people entering every MONTH from PAk-Bangladesh & Nepal,no METRO Rail would solve the TRAFFIC congestion in CITIES...
Re: Re: 2 suggestions
by INDIANONLY on Oct 09, 2010 08:29 PM
SINCE THE GOVT. IS UNABLE TO CHECK ILLEGAL INFILTRATION LET ALL NATIONALIST INDIANS LIKE U N ME GO TO THE BORDER N MAKE A HUMAN CHAIN WITH RELAY SYSTEM.I'M READY.R U READY?
lot of time is spent in doing feasibility studies. By the time the work starts the cost of building the project doubles. We need to urgently improve infrastructure in 2 & 3 tier cities so that migration stops and the pressure on metro cities reduces. For e.g. if one visits Mathura (U.P. West) a religious town it is crowded throughout the year. The people of such cities are more attracted towards big metros like Delhi, Mumbai etc. Families are forced to run to Agra (55kms from Mathura) for serious medical cases or to Delhi (155kms). By the time the patient reaches he/she dies. First the local hospitals themselves do all sorts of experiment with patients. The roads are narrow, dirty, full of dust. We need latest machines to clean our roads. No need to layoff any municipal employee. Divide the workforce in 2 shifts of 12 hours each and clean the roads with latest machines. Same strategy can be used in metro cities. Time has come to act fast else we will never come out of the developing country status.
First all the parties in Kerala should allow the widening the roads and build flyover in important junctions like Vytila in Cochin. After that they can think over metro rail
Re: Widening the Road
by Davis Chittissery on Oct 09, 2010 10:08 AM
It will be no short of a miracle if metro railway comes to Kerala with the corrupt & obstructionist Left Democratic Govt. or equally infamous United Democratic Govt. and the challenge-everything and only-rights-and-never-duties-minded majority people! God's 'own' country - my foot!.
Re: Re: Widening the Road
by Bharatiar on Oct 09, 2010 08:08 PM
And let's not forget the majorly f*cked up mindset of Malayalees like you and I who merely whine and do nothing.
To address the issue more thoughts and work need to be done on point to point commute. Main reason people choose personal transport is this conveneience. From each metro station if there are shuttle services like tata magic or swaraj mazda that takes people to their destination at fixed price and not have to negotiate and fight with unruly auto drivers then people will prefer it. Also explore the possibility of rental cycles within city once people land at metro station they can rent a cycle , go around and return to the station ofcourse with UID , DL or any other autheticated ID and valid metro pass so that security is not concern.
