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  • Metro Ph-2 being finalized ?

    24 January 2010 - 8:39pm — Naveen
    Metro RailPublic Transport

    A DH article dated 19-Nov-2009 stated that Metro Phase-2 would have two routes: one from Kathriguppe to ITPL, & the other from IIM-B to Nagawara.

  • Metro - try get it right the first time!

    13 January 2010 - 5:33am — srinidhi
    Metro RailPublic Transport

     As we know there is an 'Indian' way of doing everything!

    We never seem to follow lanes or queues..even our RJ's for traffic updates use words like 'nuggisokke aagthillava'! (are you not able to squeeze throuhg?)

  • Gammon and the Metro - is there a safety concern?

    30 December 2009 - 6:12pm — sanjayv
    Metro RailPublic Transport

     After the recent bridge collapse in Rajasthan on the E-W corridor involving Gammon, am beginning to wonder about who would conduct a proper audit of the company's practices?  Since Bangalore Metro has offloaded a portion of the work to Gammon, this is particularly worrying for us. There are three major accidents that have been reported in the national press.

  • Metro : Perspective

    5 December 2009 - 11:41pm — bharatm
    Metro RailPublic HealthPublic Transport

    Summary: I came across a nice article supporting Metro and I started analysing my stand where I oppose Metro unless it proven satisfactory in all dimension which are basically 

    1.  Direct Cost Involved
    2. Indirect Cost Involved
    3. Direct Savings
    4. Indirect savings

    Details: 

  • 1000 Cr free of Cost

    4 December 2009 - 1:03am — bharatm
    Metro RailPedestrian InfrastructurePublic Transport

     Summary: If one has 1000 Cr per annum, can he/she help to improve the traffic chaos of the city. Let us just explore what all can be done to improve the traffic chaos. An important point we have 1000 Cr free of cost to do that. Read more to find out how.  

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  • Metro : Hypnotized

    1 December 2009 - 1:04am — bharatm
    Metro RailPublic Transport

    Summary: Do we have any other choices other than Metro? Are we trying to hide our deficiencies and closed our eyes to all the improvements? How good metro projections are? All these questions are very critical and crucial before we consider Metro project?

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    Do we have any other choices other than Metro? 

  • Metro : Reality Check for Speed, Money and Hopes

    29 November 2009 - 9:02pm — bharatm
    Metro RailPublic Transport

    Summary: This article tries to analyse Metro project and expectation from it. If they are reasonable? Also have the people who decided for metro really considered existing system's potential and limitation correctly? If yes than what was cost and efficiency prompted them for alternative. Its a hard to answer but it will be true reality check for metro.

  • Indiranagar Metro in progress

    6 November 2009 - 11:50am — psaram42
    Metro RailPowerPublic TransportWater

     We had a nice meeting with Nathan and Kiran of Biome Environmental solutions where a lot of discussions took place about the concept note on Indiranagar Metro project in the context of forthcoming Mobil city Un-conference at IISc. The Metro passes through CMH and 100 ft roads in Indiranagar. We in Indiranagar are quite familiar with the Metro by now.

  • Benefits of metro rail

    6 November 2009 - 12:16am — vinod_shankar
    Metro RailPublic Transport

    Every now and then i see one or the other organisation opposing the metro.  No doubt they entitled to their views, but do they ever see the benefits any metro brings to cities,(especillay the crowded ones like bangalore, mumbai etc)  Let me quote a few points from PIB regarding the delhi metro, i am sure such benefits will accrue to bangalore also once the metro is complete<

  • Mono and Metro Projects in Pipeline for Bangalore : Source Deccan Herald.

    4 November 2009 - 10:07am — j_venu
    Metro RailPublic Transport

    the below news link  (nov 2 on the Metro and Mono Infrastructure Projects in pipeline for bangalore.  
     

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