Rail Transport

Cancer patients from various towns of Punjab travel on this Lalgarh-Abohar-Jodhpur train no. 339 to a hospital in Bikaner for treatment.
Cancer patients from various towns of Punjab travel on this Lalgarh-Abohar-Jodhpur train no. 339 to a hospital in Bikaner for treatment. Photo by writer

Bathinda/Bikaner, September 30

Publication Date:

01/10/2009

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Cancer, Health, Rail Transport, Health Care, Punjab, Rajasthan, Bikaner (D), Jodhpur (D)

Habitat And Urbanisation

Land, CBOs and the Karachi Circular Railway

The Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) was planned in 1962 as a goods service linking five important work areas of the city. Subsequently, it was upgraded for commuter use as well. Pakistan Railways now wish to upgrade and expand the circular railway and double-track those parts of it that are single track.

Publication Date:

01/10/2009

Author(s): Arif Hasan

Source: Environment & Urbanisation

Vol:

21

Issue:

2

pp:

331

Tags:

Karachi, Land Tenure, Rail Transport, Slums, Land Encroachments, NGO, Displacement, Urban Land, Habitat And Urbanisation

Land

Consensus reached on land acquisition

PALAKKAD: An all-party meeting called by Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan here on Tuesday for acquiring land for the proposed rail coach factory at Kanjikode reached a consensus to acquire land without delay.

Publication Date:

30/09/2009

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Land, Land Acquisition, Rail Transport, Kerala, Planning Commission

Air Pollution

Carbon dioxide levels lower in new rakes: Study

MUMBAI: Even though you may feel your life being squeezed out during peak hour on local trains, the new MRVC-Siemens rakes apparently help you breathe cleaner air. According to a study carried out by the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC), there has been a 42.4% drop in carbon dioxide generated in the new rakes compared to old ones.

Publication Date:

18/09/2009

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Air Pollution, Carbon Dioxide, Rail Transport, Maharashtra, Mumbai

Sanitation

Charbagh becomes 'clean train station'

LUCKNOW: Lucknow station has taken a step towards making train travel a pleasant experience for passengers. Dirty and stinking toilets will no longer put the passengers off. This is what the CTS plan promises. All long route trains will get a proper cleaning at Lucknow station before they are given a green signal to move ahead.

Publication Date:

18/09/2009

Source: Times of India (Lucknow)

Tags:

Toilets, Rail Transport, Sanitation, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow (D)

Land

Railways say no land seizures for projects

The railway ministry said on Wednesday it would not seize private land for new projects, a move underscoring the political difficulties of acquiring land for large-scale infrastructure or industry.

Publication Date:

17/09/2009

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Land, Land Acquisition, Rail Transport

Land

Mamata's hard land line to cost railways much more

PARUL CHANDRA
The railway ministry, headed by Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday announced there will be no forceful acquisition of land for railway projects. The decision is likely to cause both time and cost overruns for the UPA government's dedicated freight corridor project.

Publication Date:

17/09/2009

Source: Asian Age (New Delhi)

Tags:

Land, Land Acquisition, Rail Transport

Land

Rlys on Mamata track: no forceful land acquisitions

Within a week of issuing a notification declaring its intention to acquire land in Gautam Budh Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh for the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor and, in turn, sparking off a row over acquisition of agricultural land, the Railway Ministry on Wednesday went on the defensive and said there will be no

Publication Date:

17/09/2009

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Land, Land Acquisition, Rail Transport, Uttar Pradesh, Noida