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‘Social, not just economic viability should be yardstick’

New Delhi: Should Railway projects be measured only on a scale of “economic viability” or is there a need to look at their “social viability” too? Raising this question right at beginning of her Rail Budget speech today, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee set the tone for the agenda she plans to pursue at ....Read more

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Rail Budget 2009By: D.A.Srinivasan | Monday , 6 Jul '09 13:53:43 PM Reply | Forward Sir,Regarding he comfort of passegers travelling by sleeper class I would like to say that the reservation has lost its meaning in most of the trains.Short distance passengers, vendors. beggears and ticketless travellers encroach upon the space meant for the authorised passengers. T,T,Es. do not bother to restrict the entry of such trvellorsThis causes great inconvenience.Can our present railway minister ensure that the the comfort of the sllper class passengrs are protected.Srinivasan

Will it be Done!By: Saurov | Saturday , 4 Jul '09 12:46:30 PM Reply | Forward Indian Railways have been the key life line of the growth

Roof for Railway PlatformsBy: V. Sivasankaran | Saturday , 4 Jul '09 11:52:00 AM Reply | Forward Let Mamata errect Roof for the entire platform length atall Railway Stations. In most of the stations, we can findthat passengers get drenched the moment got down from the train or while waiting for the train to board in. Before she do the book stalls, malls, entertainment etc let her give priority for this suggestion in the interest of the passengers safty

Railway BudjetBy: Sampath | Saturday , 4 Jul '09 11:50:01 AM Reply | Forward The Railway budjer fulfilled only 50% of my expectations. Passenger tarif cut is ok but the freight tarif couldhave been raised by 0.5%. It looks as if the existing bumber of trains would be siufficient. We need more trains in the same route and we need more two ways...In the infracture field the RailWay is very poor.

bad argumentBy: arun kumar | Saturday , 4 Jul '09 10:48:52 AM Reply | Forward A strong person or organisation can only help lift deprived or weak.One who walks on crutches can never be of any help to other.I once again quote Late Sarabhai - "We need computers to grow more bread".This reply came when some one ask do we need computers or bread? Rail budget must address needs of passenger safety, comforts, modernisation, freight and for social upliftment we have HRD,and Social welfare Ministry. She failed to rise over partisan attitude and announced schemes tobe implemented in WB, while Orissa, Andhra, and region of J

BROAD GAUGE-CHENNAI-MYILADUTHURAI-KUMBAKONAMBy: S.GURUMURTHY | Saturday , 4 Jul '09 5:43:55 AM Reply | Forward WHEN THE RAILWAY MINISTRY IS RESUME OR RESTORE THE LINECHENNAI-CUDDALORE-MYILADUTHURAI-KUMBAKONAM WHICH WAS STOPPEDFOR GAUGE CONVERSION SEVEN TO EIGHT YEARS BACK. THERE WERETWO MINISTERS OF STATE FOR RAILWAYS WERE FROM TAMIL NADU ANDONE MORE CENTRAL MINISTER MANI SHANKAR AYYAR,MYILADUTHURAIM.P. NOW DEFEATED, VELU AND AK MOORTHY DEFEATED., WILL THEREBE ANY ONE OF THE PRESENT M.P.S VOICE THEIR CONCERN ABOUTMUCH NEEDED CONSUMER NEED FACILITY TO BE RESTORED.