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<< Hi Lawrence, Are you trying to cash-in on this sentiment to build
up a case for the Skybus? If what you say is true, than what prompted
our politicians to build the Konkan Railway (a technological 'marvel',
but a financial and environmental disaster)?
We have a rail-track which can't grow without a further phenomenal
investment. So it stays single-track for the most, and is unable to
step up trains' frequency to even dream of becoming viable, leave
aside all that grandiloquent talk of B-O-T (build-operate-transfer)
that was supposed to have happened within ten years time! >> --FN
Yes, Frederick, < grin > am laughing all the way to the Bank as do
others who respond to posts on Goanet :-)
What prompted the building of the Konkan Railway? I believe, were it
not for Madhu Dandavate, and, George Fernandes, the cries of the
Konkan, for a railway, would *never* have been answered.
Incidentally, the Konkan Railway is an *engineering* marvel. The
technology has been around for a long, long time.
An environmental disaster? As is almost all *human* activity in the
*modern* world. The perspective is important.
A financial *blackhole*? Are the CAG reports available? If I recall
correctly, all opposition to the Konkan Railway, in Goa, fizzled out,
after the announcement of the issue of *Tax Free* bonds by the Konkan
Railway Corporation.
Konkan Railway *bashing* seems to be another sport on Goanet. Akin to
a religion with the theme being *See, but, refuse to believe*. The
Konkan Railway upset the apple cart of so many vested interests in
Goa. Rightly so.
The Konkan Railway Corporation seems to have delivered what it
promised. A high speed, high frequency railway track. That the track
is built to withstand trains travelling at 160 kmph has been proved in
the recent trial runs. Believe the responsibility for under
utilization of the track lies with the *Railway Minister* and not the
Konkan Railway.
Now, back to the Skybus...
(^-^)
Appended below, are items am sure will be of interest to all who wish
to know who's picking our pockets.
-Lawrence
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Rajaram Bojji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 10:55:30 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rajaram Bojji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: A serious fraud on the country- those who know keeping quiet
are no better than the criminal
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sir,
The country is put to loss of thousands of crores while providing less
safe trains on bridges in the middle of roads running all along with
no gurantee for their not escaping the tracks and jumping on road
traffic, while improved railway where this disaster will not take
place and that too at affordable cost to the nation is available
proven in safety trials, which is Skybus, and ready for commercial
implementation, being pre-certified as much as old conventional metro
rails.
TuV Rheinland Germany, the world renowned safety certifiers are ready
to certify the system for public carriage, and have already issued the
maturity certificate for the technology.
Govt of India , still depending on some of its advisors and to spend
on unsustainable metro rail systems, is technically an act of fraud on
the nation and its trusting common people.
I here by formally submit my complaint that the fraud should be
stopped forthwith.
Documents I attach as addressed to Cabinet secretary, which have been
neglected by the Government- for your necessary action as per the
prevailing Penal Code provisions.
B. Rajaram M. Tech., FIE., FNAE
Indian Railway Service of Engineers (1970-2005)
CE(Goa), Dir(Project) & MD Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd.,( 1990-2005)
Inventor & Mentor Anti-collision/Skybus Technologies
Director / Atri Knowledge Embedded Infrastructure Lab.(P) Ltd.,United
House, Public Garden Rd.,Hyderabad 500001 India +91 40 55284777 Fax: +
91 9885014092 Cell: +91 9885700007
www.atrilab.com
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Metro Projects are fraud on the nation
The Skybus Metro technology is different from known metro rail,
monorail etc. Unlike monorail, the Skybus metro is twin rail based as
the normal heavy rail system with high speeds of 100kmph and mass
transit capacity of even 80,000 passengers trips per hour per day. So
Skybus can operate at 8000 to 80,000 pphpd seamlessly, and can be used
as both feeder as well as primary high capacity option for urban
transport.
But then difference between the conventional metro rail and Skybus
system is that: normal metro railway cannot be guaranteed against
derailments and capsizing , which in a city area is very disastous as
compared to outside the city. But the Skybus metro technology is such
that the train can never derail nor capsize- so the safest railway
known in the world! Skybus Metro Technolgy- see video and more details
at www.atrilab.com
Carrying 400 persons within 20m length makes access stations elegant
small structures almost like bus stops, with easy access from the
existing foot paths.Hardly needing any urban land, will not displace
any habitat- can be designed for 20m radius of turning, and even
vertical lifts, gives total fexibility to the Urban Planners. Further
the capital and running costs have been shown through actual test
track construction, to be such that Financial Internal Rate of Return
is of the order of 15%.
That means Urban projects for transport can be executed through
private funding adopting BOT option and without need for Government
subsidy. Pray do not endanger the cities with elevated metro systems
while impoverishing the community!
Those technical experts on whom Government is relying for advice, are
committing fraud on the nation by forcing over-priced , under
performing metro rails while using their full force of influence to
subvert more competetive and safer India's own Skybus technology, to
serve foreign collaborators's interest! Delhi Metro' activities in
this regard, creating financial white elephants robbing our country's
wealth to favour other countries, need probe, in public interest.
-- Rajaram Bojji
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Er. B. Rajaram B.E., M.Tech., F.I.E IRSE(retd.,)
Life Member Computer Society of India
Fellow of National Academy of Engineering
Inventor &Mentor Anti-collision / Skybus Technologies
Mr. B. Rajaram (born 1945) is a First Class First with Distinction
Engineering graduate and an M.Tech from IIT/Kharagpur. Having served a
decade in railway open line in various capacities, another decade in
Railway research at RDSO & IIT, worked abroad as consultant till 1990.
He was involved with the Konkan railway project from the beginning of
construction (1990) as a Chief Engineer, Director (Projects) and
finally as the Managing Director(1998 to Jan, 2005).
The World Bank praised his management practices.
He has original contributions of new theories in rail-wheel and
track-vehicle interactions in railway technologies recognized and
published in the world forums.
He holds several patents abroad and in India for his inventions. His
inventions cover railway technologies, world’s first Intelligent
Anti-collision Devices Network,"RAKSHA KAVACH" (already under
implementation over 2500km of route on Indian Railways), Sky Bus Metro
(concept first presented in Bologna University Italy, by him in 1989)-
in all 17 patents are assigned by him to the Government, through
Konkan Railway Corporation, the royalty streams valued ( by
Pricewaterhouse Coopers) at Rs 20,000 to 30,000 cr over 10 years with
NPV of over Rs 8000 cr, if nurtured over next three years.
Research & technology innovation has been his passion. He is the
recipient of FICCI national level award for Outstanding contribution
to knowledge based industries in our country, as adjudged by Justice
Bhagawathi committee, in 2004.
He believes it is in the realm of reality to make food, travel,
communication and dwelling practically free to all humans on the
planet through bold application of science and technology to
infrastructure development.
He wants India find their true potential and discharge their
responsibiliy to lead the world in transportation, with Skybus
technology, which makes metro-rail safer and financially affordable.
He has started his own research laboratory and is using the company as
the vehicle. His website is www.atrilab.com
--
Need a *Gmail* e-mail ID? Do write to me. Will send you an
invitation to open a *Gmail* e-mail account. :-)
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