RE: [nukkad] More on trains

["Naik, Anuja" <acnaik@bechtel.com>]

I don't think this metro system will work in Bombay. The first thing
will be objection to this project by various groups who have nothing
better to do. Protest and dharnas will take place by, for and anti
groups. Government has to cater to everybody and we are not a country
with rules so the target will never be achieved. But what will happen is
that a few small time builders will get some government contract and
start digging the city, make their money and leave all the potholes as
the project would have got abolished. 
The reality is that public has to own a city, state, country. Look at
Calcutta. Their entire city is a junkyard but walk into their metros and
it can be compared to Singapore. The reason is simple. All the Bengalis
are proud of it and will do anything to keep it clean. They will not
throw a piece of paper in the metro station but will junk it on the
streets outside. 

It takes alot out of the community to get that feeling out. It is not
always that the government has to take actions. The citizens also have
their role to play. How many of us do that ? We will keep our homes
clean but the moment it reaches the door step we don't care. With that
attitude who is going to own anything for a city.

I am in no way siding the govt. but they are easy to pick on as they are
the "bad & corrupt" side. But Bombay in one city where I have seen some
action  take place. But people are not ready to accept the change. They
will live in that dumpster even if you give them an apartment. They will
put that on rent and go back to live on the footpath. 

Well, if this takes off and succeed I would be really proud of the city
but if not I would not like to drive the  pot hole roads in a hope of
getting nothing out of all the crores that will be spent and earned by
the wrong people.


Anuja C. Naik

A.C Naik

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>From:	Harshal Chhaya [SMTP:hchhaya@epsilon.pair.com]
>Sent:	Friday, June 27, 1997 3:53 PM
>To:	nukkad-list@mumbai-central.com
>Subject:	[nukkad] More on trains
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>[From Srikant]
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>Dozens of surveys have been carried out on introducing 
>another means of transport to ease the congestion in the 
>city. Some of them have no doubt been implemented, but 
>the traffic situation worsens at such a rapid rate that 
>nothing seems to help.
>
>The overhead rail and the metro rail, seen in most western 
>countries have been proposed in Bombay. After many 
>surveys (which started more than 20 years back), it was 
>recently concluded that the overhead rail would not be 
>feasible. This is mostly because of lack of space on the 
>roads to build the supporting structures.
>
>So, that left the metro rail as the only option. This mode is 
>very expensive as tunneling has to be done without much 
>disturbance to overhead traffic. Plans are being drawn up 
>to introduce the metro rail in two or three different sections 
>of the city, like : Bandra-Kurla,Colaba-Churchgate-VT, etc. 
>It looks like the first one which may come up will be the 
>Bandra-Kurla line, because of the Bandra-Kurla complex.
>(more about the Bandra-Kurla complex in another posting)
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>Finally, the existing rail and the metro system would be 
>linked at major points. That would be really nice.
>
>But, until work really starts, nothing can be said. 
>
>Have a nice day.
>
>Srikant.
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