I used the bus yesterday to go towards Forum Mall (Hosur rd) from Old Airport rd. Going was a breeze - used volvo 335E till Vellara jn & then changed over to Big-10 headed towards Silkboard side.
This is another attempt to understand the railway imprint in Karnataka. This spread sheet represents the matrix of train connectivity between each district. It is one of way of analyzing analytically the actual facts of train connectivity between each district. The perspective or approach is to see how well each district is connected to the other district by train service.
This is the list of trains that run in the state of Karnataka. Please make a note that all trains doesn't originate in Karnataka and all doesn't end their journey in Karnataka. It is is a good attempt to make an effort to know the amount of railway service in Karnataka.
Meeting CANCELLED/POSTPONED, as some last minute developments in Mysore will keep Mr Manivannan busy today. We will reschedule this and shortly announce a new date.
As per a TOI report in January, NBCC (National Buildings Construction Corporation) which was scheduled to complete the civil works and hand them over to AAI by January end had asked for an extension, and Mysore MP C H Vijayashankar had asked NBCC to get done with work by February-end and latest by mid-March. By work, he had meant ATC and terminal building.
The poll-eve race among political parties to promise foodgrains at cheap rates to poor people, when implemented, is counter-productive, warns the Justice D P Wadhwa Committee in its report submitted to the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
When we have choice of interstate bus services, interstate and international airlines why dont we have the same choice in trains? IR can coexist with private train services and compete for passengers fair and square. There has to be a neutral regulator deciding on allocations. Choice will then become economic rather than Biharic.
[Note: If you have well thought out (as in precise routes and maps) local area/loop shuttle suggestions for your area, please share them as separate posts. In case of difficulty in attaching images, just mail them to "tech" at praja.in, we will attach images on your behalf. So here are Naveen's routes for his area.]