Omar Abdullah plans metro in Jammu, Srinagar

feb 12, 2010

If things go as planned by Omar Abdullah, you will soon be able to take a speed tour of the Paradise on Earth.

The lurking terror threat notwithstanding, the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister is considering starting metro rail services in the state’s twin capitals.

“To overcome traffic jams and congestion and considering the increasing expanse of Jammu and Srinagar, the government is working on a proposal to start metro services in the twin capitals,” Omar said.

The government plans to conduct a traffic analysis by RITES, a government infrastructure development enterprise, and then approach the Delhi Metro Railway Corporation (DMRC) for a detailed project report that will include the feasibility and financial requirements.

“We will soon have the feasibility of metro services in both cities analysed by experts. Ideally, we would like DMRC to send a team and prepare a project report,” minister for urban development Nasir Aslam Wani said.

“Once we have the project report, we will focus on the finances. After that the construction will start. No time frame has been set, however,” Nasir said.

Travel operators were circumspect. “It is [the proposal] good and will boost tourism. But it is a time-consuming process. We first want the state to increase the frequency of flights between Srinagar and Leh to tap summer tourists,” GM Dag, chairman of J&K Tourism Alliance, said....

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21/12/2010

जम्मू। दिन-ब-दिन बढ़ती वाहनों की संख्या और इनकी वजह से लगने वाला जाम सरकार और लोगों के लिए सिरदर्द बन गई है। इसके लिए सरकार ने शहर में कुछ और फ्लाई ओवर बनाने की योजना बनाई की है लेकिन परिवहन विभाग का मानना है कि सिर्फ फ्लाईओवर यातायात को नियंत्रित करने में कारगार साबित नहीं होंगे। आज नहीं तो कल यह कम पड़ जाएंगे। अलबत्ता इसके लिए सरकार ने अब उपाय ढूंढ लिया है। शहर में चलने वाली गाड़ियां, मेट्रो ट्रेन अंडर ग्रांउड चलेंगी। इनके लिए टर्मिनल और पार्किग भी अंडर ग्राउंड होगी। सिटी ट्रांसपोर्ट पॉलिसी के तहत इसका निर्माण किया जाएगा। इसके लिए मुंबई की तीन कंपनियों से बात की गई है।

संभव है अंडर ग्रांउड आवाजाही : श्रीनगर और जम्मू दोनों में मैट्रो की योजना है। श्रीनगर में इसके लिए फ्लाईओवर ही बनेंगे, लेकिन जम्मू में इसे अंडर ग्रांउड बनाया जाएगा। श्रीनगर में जमीन खोदने पर पानी रिसने के कारण वहां अधिकतर फ्लाईओवर ही बनने हैं। ऐसे में वहां अंडर ग्रांउड संभव नहीं लेकिन जम्मू में खोदाई पर ऐसी कोई समस्या नहीं है। परिवहन विभाग को मिली एक्सपर्ट से राय के मुताबिक यहां पर अंडर ग्रांउड रेललाइन बनाई जा सकती है। विभाग का मानना है कि जम्मू में जगह काफी कम है। ऐसे में पहले से ही फ्लाईओवर हैं, और कहां बनाएं जाएंगे। अगर मैट्रो के लिए फ्लाईओवर बने तो आम आवाजाही कैसे होगी। इसलिए इसे अंडर ग्रांउड किया जाएगा। इससे जम्मू और आसपास के करीब 30-40 किलोमीटर के क्षेत्रों को कवर किया जा सकेगा।

50 वर्ष तक नहीं पड़ेगी जरूरत
शहर में गाड़ियों की रफ्तार को थामा नहीं जा सकता। न ही किसी को गाड़ी लेने से रोका जा सकता है। ऐसे में फ्लाईओवर कितने ही बना लें, आने वाले समय में यह कम पड़ जाएंगे। इसलिए इनके लिए अंडरग्रांउड रास्ते ही बनाने होंगे। मुंबई की तीन कंपनियों से बात की गई है। शहर के लिए कंप्रीहे¨सव सिटी ट्रांसपोर्ट पॉलिसी बनाई जा रही है। इसमें कपंनियों को कहा गया है मैट्रो के लिए अंडरग्राउंड लाइन बनाएं जबकि अन्य वाहनों की आवाजाही के लिए सब-वे बनाया जाए। ऐसा करने से अगले 50 वर्षो तक चिंता करने की आवश्यकता नहीं रहेगी। कंपनियों से भी आग्रह किया गया है कि एक लंबे समय तक चलने वाली पॉलिसी बना कर दें। पॉलिसी लगभग तैयार कर ली गई है। बहुत जल्द ही इस पर काम शुरू किया जाएगा।
कमर अली आखून, परिवहन मंत्री

वाहन भी चलेंगे अंडर ग्रांउड
शहर के तंग होने और गाड़ियों के बढ़ने से सड़कें और फ्लाईओवर कम पड़ने लगे हैं। हाल ही में सरकार ने वाहनों का बोझ कम करने के लिए शहर में तीन फ्लाईओवर बनाने की योजना बनाई है इसमें एक तो कैंसिल हो गया है जबकि बाकियों का काम चलने वाला है लेकिन ये कारगार साबित नहीं होते देख अब तवज्जो अंडर ग्राउंड पर दिया जाएगा। गाड़ियों के रुकने के लिए टर्मिनल भी अंडर ग्राउंड होंगे जबकि अन्य निजी वाहनों के लिए पार्किग भी अंडर ग्राउंड होगी। हालांकि अभी तक तय नहीं हुआ है कि ये टर्मिनल कहां-कहां बनेंगे।

अभी तक बस एक ही फ्लाईओवर
शहर में हर दिन लाखों वाहनों की मूवमेंट हैं और इसके लिए करीब एक 400 मीटर का फ्लाईओवर है। यह प्रेस क्लब से शुरू होता है जो ज्यूल, बीसी रोड, केसी मोड, सचिवालय रोड को कवर करता है। लाखों वाहनों की आवाजाही के लिए शहर की सड़कें कम पड़ने लगी हैं। आंकड़ों पर नजर डाली जाए तो सिर्फ जम्मू जिले में ही करीब चार लाख गाड़ियां है। पूरे जम्मू संभाग में करीब पांच लाख वाहन हैं। परिवहन विभाग के अनुसार हर वर्ष जम्मू संभाग में 25 हजार वाहनों की बढ़ौतरी हो रही है। इससे अगले एक वर्ष में करीब 75 हजार गाड़ियां और बढ़ जाएंगी


Translation: The increasing traffic was creating a headache for the government hence the govt decided to build new flyovers but the transport department feels that just flyovers will not be enough as they will cater todays need but not the future need. For this the under the city transport policy the govt has come up with a plan to have underground tunnels,parking for the the metro and the vehicles. The govt has contacted 3 transport companies regarding this.

Both srinagar and jammu have a metro planned but in srinagar the metro will be overground as the ground is not suitable for underground however Jammu has no such problems and considering the amount of flyovers already above ground the jammu metro will likely be underground. The department plans to cover 40-50 km area in and around jammu.

The 3 companies contacted in mumbai will be building a comprehensive city transport policy and they are advised to have subways for normal traffic and underground tunnels for the metro. The transport minister said that the policy has been nearly fiished and we have asked for a long term policy.

hmm well these are the two articles I could find. The first one is from Feb 12 and second one is from today. Looks like they do have an interest in having metros. Personally I think the chances are slim but who knows I thought the same for the Jaipur metro but construction has started on that. Let's hope for the best.

:ohno:

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the fad of having metro in every city is becoming too much.
Why can't one rely on simpler to execute and low cost projects like BRT?

I think BRT wouldn't be suitable in hilly areas.

Does Srinagar really have traffic. I always thought it had empty streets.

lulz

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I meant it is way too much early to create a thread for Jammu and Srinagar Metros as we have almost no updates currently and I dont think we will see progess on this one in the near future. When the big cities like A'bad, Pune have dim chances of getting metro there is no way we can expect metros in the capitals of J & K with the current administration.
the fad of having metro in every city is becoming too much.
Why can't one rely on simpler to execute and low cost projects like BRT?
Efficient public transport and better roads would suffice for Jammu and Srinagar.

Does Srinagar really have traffic. I always thought it had empty streets.
Lol Srinagar is a big city with almost a million pop. Neverthless the streets are empty during riots, disturbances etc.,

That's why its "proposed" + when the Jaipur, Luckhnow, Ludhiana metro threads started no one thought they'll make it into reality or we'll have any updates but Jaipur has made progress and we get updates for Luckhnow and Ludhiana so I don't see why not for Jammu and Srinagar.

ha, true. Only pictures are taken during and after riots or when a place in locked down.

That's why its "proposed" + when the Jaipur, Luckhnow, Ludhiana metro threads started no one thought they'll make it into reality or we'll have any updates but Jaipur has made progress and we get updates for Luckhnow and Ludhiana so I don't see why not for Jammu and Srinagar.
Lucknow and Jaipur are very large cities with over 2.5 million pop. and Ludhiana has almost 2 million pop. compared to Srinagar with a million and Jammu even less than that. Jaipur is lucky to have DMRC executing to the project.

I didn't question why you create the thread, I just said it will become dead like the Lucknow metro, Ludhiana metro threads.

well its only a thread. If the project goes forward then good if it doesn't then oh well. Even I myself said that the chances are slim but if they've shown an interest then why not track the updates.

well its only a thread. If the project goes forward then good if it doesn't then oh well. Even I myself said that the chances are slim but if they've shown an interest then why not track the updates.
Lets hope for the best.

Will it be feasible for the population? May be a BRT is good enough or Monorail?

even the roads close every month due to some or the other bombing... the railways were closed till yest for 6 months by just DAMAGING the tracks... and they are thinking of a metro in srinagar..... Drop a bomb, sab khatam... :)

OMG!!! what is omar thinking????

I think this metro might spoil the beauty of Srinagar city. :(

Also, is this the best way forward for a sub-million city?

Jeez! you guys need to relax! a) it's proposed! so there are high chances that it wouldn't be materialised! b) IF it does then there must be a lot of thought, reports behind it...

even the roads close every month due to some or the other bombing... the railways were closed till yest for 6 months by just DAMAGING the tracks... and they are thinking of a metro in srinagar..... Drop a bomb, sab khatam... :)

Already tax payers money is being looted by scams & upkeeping of kashmir, Omar might be dreaming of being like kalmadi.

I think Srinagar should need metro network. Jammu is not so populous, it should open rather light rail network

Source (http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_bsf-to-pay-rent-of-land-used-for-border-fencing-in-j-and-k-omar-abdullah_1508435)
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today said the Border Security Force would pay rent to the owners of land from the time it has taken possession for fencing of borders.

"BSF will also pay compensation to the owners after acquiring the land and the state administration has finalised an arrangement with BSF in this regard," Omar said in response to some points raised by some legislators at a meeting of the Jammu District Development Board.

The chief minister said the government is contemplating launching a comprehensive City Mobility Plan for the twin cities of Jammu and Srinagar to streamline traffic movement, improve and upgrade road networks, introduce additional commuter facilities including launch of metro service and other programmes in a planned and balanced manner.

"We have already tied up with a national agency RITES to make detailed studies and finalise a report. We expect RITES to start work in this regard by March," he said.

The requirement of additional flyovers and bridges in Jammu and Srinagar cities would be conceptualised in this mega development strategy, the chief minister said.

He said that the culture of traffic lights to manage movement of vehicles in the cities of Srinagar and Jammu is yet to be cultivated and government is also working with two reputed companies to make studies and formulate DPR for this purpose.

What will be the proposed routes? Any map? not found, please post some maps of Srinagar and/or Jammu Subway network.

^^ Nothing concrete as of now, its still a castle in air.

Yeah. Pointless thread, based on a politician's word.

Lets close this thread, and focus on the J&K Railway thread.

Are you sure that Shrinagar and/or Jammu will not build metro? If not, I think closing this thread will be true.

But I suggest a metro network for Shrinagar. Shrinagar is really a crowded city.

Yeah. Pointless thread, based on a politician's word.

Lets close this thread, and focus on the J&K Railway thread.

Nobody forced you to visit the thread darling.

What is the present status of the metro project? Will it really be built?