Trichy Region Projects thread

[adhiljemi]

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[adhiljemi]

work on progress



Finaly Work gots completed..

[kg4129]

High speed trial was conducted on the broad gauge section from Erode to Tiruchi on Wednesday towards increasing the sectional speed of trains to 110 kilometres per hour.

Principal Chief Engineer, Southern Railway, G. Narayanan conducted the trial in a special train using the Oscillation Monitoring System between Erode and Tiruchi via Karur, covering a total distance of 141 km.

To ensure uninterrupted running of the speed trial special, the authorities had closed the manned level crossing gates well in advance and deputed their staff at unmanned level crossings on the Erode – Tiruchi section.

The special train which left Erode at 9.45 a.m. arrived at Tiruchi Junction at 11.10 a.m. where senior railway officials received the Principal Chief Engineer.

There are 22 railway stations and 74 level crossings including 22 unmanned gates between Erode and Tiruchi Junction.

Speaking to the The Hindu upon his arrival here, Mr. Narayanan said the trial was conducted at 130 kilometres per hour and that “all riding parameters were okay”.

Expressing satisfaction over the track improvement works carried out by the Salem Railway Division officials, Mr. Narayanan said he would make his recommendations based on the trial. The sectional speed had been increased in several sections in Southern Railway limits, he added.

A senior railway official of the Salem Division said the track improvement works were completed within three months to enable the high speed trial.

At present, trains are operated between Erode and Tiruchi Fort at a maximum speed of 100 kilometres per hour.

http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/18/stor...1856530400.htm

[kg4129]

TIRUCHI: The starting of the offices of Motor Vehicle Inspector at Thuraiyur and the Regional Transport Officer (RTO) in Ariyalur on Wednesday is bound to help the vehicle-owners in several ways.

Till now, Thuraiyur was under the jurisdiction of the office of the RTO in Srirangam while Ariyalur fell under the administrative control of the RTO in Perambalur, both posing a great difficulty to the local residents and vehicle-owners in obtaining driving licenses, renewal of licenses, fitness certificates, cancellation of licenses, so on and so forth.

There are about 24,000 existing vehicles in Thuraiyur. The unit office would cater to the entire Srirangam Taluk and all new vehicle registrations would be done there. All other services of the RTO can be availed by the local residents, averting the need for them to travel to Srirangam. The Transport Department has sanctioned adequate staff for manning the office of the Motor Vehicle Inspector’s unit here.

Speaking after inaugurating these offices, the State Transport Minister K. N. Nehru said that the Transport Department attached priority for quality service by providing infrastructure and manpower. Transport office stood for the social and economic development of a region and there was a strong case for constructing own buildings for the offices of the RTOs in Srirangam and Ariyalur, he said appealing to the District Collectors T. Soundaiah and R. Sudalaikannan to identify suitable sites in Srirangam and Ariyalur for the construction of own buildings.

The Andimadam MLA, S. Sivasankar pleaded for starting a bus depot in Sendurai village. The MLAs A. Rani and D. Amaramoorthy were among those who spoke.

Later, Mr.Nehru flagged off bus services on Perambalur-Mettupalayam, Thuraiyur-Namakkal, Thuraiyur-Coimbatore and Thuraiyur-Coimbatore routes. He also distributed assistance.

http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/18/stor...1852510300.htm

[Brand coimbatore]

What is the difference between Motor vehicle inspector's unit and RTO??? can ne one explain

[venkatm]

RTO bribes --> In hundreds
MV Inspector bribes --> In thousands

[KSRaj]

Originally Posted by Brand coimbatore

What is the difference between Motor vehicle inspector's unit and RTO??? can ne one explain

Hi Brand_coimbatore,

AFAIK, RTO is a Regional Transport Office where registrations are done. MVI or Unit Office is where they do part of the operations like driving licenses, renewals, fitness certificates, etc. Unit Office is attached to a main RTO and typically given registration series from the reverse - like Z, Y etc.

For ex., Srirangam (actually "Trichy North") is given from TN-48, TN-48 A etc., and Thuraiyur will be given TN-48 Z, TN-48 Y etc. Hope this helps.

Regards,
Raj

[Into_salem]

Originally Posted by venkatm

RTO bribes --> In hundreds
MV Inspector bribes --> In thousands

Very nicely explained.

[bajk]

Originally Posted by kg4129

High speed trial was conducted on the broad gauge section from Erode to Tiruchi on Wednesday towards increasing the sectional speed of trains to 110 kilometres per hour.
http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/18/stor...1856530400.htm

Hope the travel time is reduced to 2 hours between Tiruchi and Erode.Most of the trains take 3 hours to cover the 130 km stretch which is ridiculous

[Rasnaboy]

Existing bridge to be strengthened by the NHAI


Easy link: Black topping work under way on the new bridge across the Coleroon.

TIRUCHI: Tiruchi’s infrastructure would see a significant addition soon as the new bridge across the Coleroon River on the Tiruchi-Chennai By-pass Road is all set to be opened soon for traffic.

The bridge has been completed but for the finishing touches. Blacktopping work has been under way over the past couple of days. The three-lane bridge has been built parallel to the existing bridge as part of the four-lane project on the Padalur-Tiruchi section of the Tiruchi-Chennai Highway. The 38.5 km long Tiruchi-Padalur section, entailed construction of three major bridges across the Coleroon, Cauvery and Upparu rivers. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) officials say that the bridge, one of the longest in the State, has been built in a record time of 22 months, thanks to the sustained pressure maintained by the Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T.R.Baalu on the project concessionaire. The Minister has inspected the work over half-a-dozen times in the last six months.

Officials point out that they had to compensate for delays caused by at least four interruptions caused by flood discharges in the river.

The approach roads and the temporary labour dwellings were washed away during the release of water.

Though the construction commenced in November 2006, substantial structural modifications had to be made by March 2007 after Mr. Baalu ordered that all new bridges be re-designed to make provision for further expansion of the highway into six-lane in future.

The bridge, with 27 spans, runs for a length of 878 metres and the carriage way would be 11 metres in width. In addition, pedestrian pavements on both sides would occupy about 1.97 metres.

The pavement has been made wider from normal bridges as a large number of people throng the river during the Adi Perukku festival every year.

“The bridge is a big boon for residents of the city. One of the important features of the bridges, was be the erection of 108 massive pre-stressed concrete girders, using gantry cranes, atop the piers.

Each concrete girders weighed about 100 tonnes and all them were positioned perfectly in a record time,” observes K.Viswanathan, Project Director, NHAI, Tiruchi.

This apart, strip seal expansion joints has been used for the bridge to avoid jerks at the span joints and ensure a comfortable ride.

The bridge is expected to be thrown open for traffic soon after the blacktopping was completed. Once it was opened, the existing bridge would also be strengthened by the NHAI.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/19/stor...1958980300.htm

[SUNDARESAN R]

High speed trial was conducted on the broad gauge section from Erode to Tiruchi on Wednesday towards increasing the sectional speed of trains to 110 kilometres per hour.
http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/18/stor...1856530400.htm

Good, it is necessary to have High Speed train connecting all Cities & Towns in Railways as one of basic needs in the Infrastructure. But Railways need to do lot to bring this into reality. Of course they are doing it! but rather in slow space.

Before High speed trian into servcie, all the manned & unmanned level crossings should be identified for an UNDERPASS / OVER BRIDGE roads. Try to reduce the level crossings by underpass / overbridges and also near to it should be cordened off with fence, to prenvent, passer by & stray animals.

This I have seen in the villege side of "China" in their "Railways Net work" and i would love to have it in our railway crossings.

If you go by the news, about 400 over people & animals are affected by this manned / unmanned level crossings in a day, as overall safety records.

Still our railways has to do a lot & have the potential.

[karthick80]

Govt gets loyal MP to divert orders to Bhel
19 Dec 2008, 0505 hrs IST, Sanjay Dutta, TNN

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NEW DELHI: Unusual times call for unusual measures. At a time when economic recession is deepening, the government has leaned on a private sector
biggie to divert a major supply order that had appeared headed for China to the public sector.

Sources said that at the Centre's behest, the steel-to-power conglomerate led by Congress lawmaker Naveen Jindal has agreed to order from BHEL instead of from the Chinese manufacturers the group preferred. The first order worth Rs 10,000 crore for equipment to generate 2,400 mw is to be placed shortly, and there is scope for another Rs 15,000 crore worth orders for 2,580-3,200 mw.

On record though, officials denied any pressure and said these were "purely commercial decisions taken by independent corporates". Asked about the issue, minister of state for power Jairam Ramesh told TOI, "The government's not there for commercial discussions or decisions. Our (government's) job is to first facilitate and then felicitate (growth in generation capacity)."

But sources said that it required more than a nudge to get the Jindal group to recast its shopping list. On his part, Jindal confirmed ordering equipment for "about" Rs 10,000 crore from BHEL but declined to comment further. "Let's focus on what has been finalised... there's no point in talking prematurely about whether this will happen or that. When something happens, we'll let you know," he told TOI on Thursday.

Domestic manufacturers such as BHEL have steadily lost out as Chinese manufacturers have emerged as preferred suppliers for power projects in recent times. Along with the rise in their popularity, questions over their quality and reliability have also arisen in various qurters of the government, including the Central Electricity Authority.

But it took the recession and the alarming prospect of unemployment for the government to use its "persuasive power" to shape the preferences of a big power producer.

In the Jindal group's case, Jindal Power Ltd, a subsidiary of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd, will buy from BHEL boilers, turbines and generators for four units of 600 mw each. In the next stage, the company has the option of sourcing four units of 'supercritical' size - 660 or 800 mw each. Jindal is working on constructing two power plants - in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.

JSPL is India's third-largest steelmaker and is a major player in power generation. It has recently forayed into oil exploration and has drawn up plans to synthesise oil from coal, commonly called coal-to-liquid projects. Jindal Power has a capacity of 1,000 mw and JSPL about 700 mw. The group has lined up major expansion in power.

BHEL is India's prime power and heavy equipment maker but has been hamstrung by manufacturing capacity. It is now expanding capacity through joint venture route and has set up a venture with state-owned generation utility NTPC. The company had seen flight of business as private promoters of major power projects were opting for Chinese manufacturers. But recently, serious doubts have been raised over quality of Chinese supplies and the Jindal order will be a big boon for the company.

courtesy:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/G...ow/3859906.cms

[karthick80]

want to know why jindal is importing things from china, as we have all the resources, is it cost effective to get from china, we are going to get this order because of recession, otherwise china would have taken it, may any one know the reason for offloading jobs to china. moreover now only they came to know that china is lagging in quality.

[SUNDARESAN R]

Originally Posted by karthick80

want to know why jindal is importing things from china, as we have all the resources, is it cost effective to get from china, we are going to get this order because of recession, otherwise china would have taken it, may any one know the reason for offloading jobs to china. moreover now only they came to know that china is lagging in quality.

China is lacking in Quality, when compared to INDIA. In the knowhow for the Power Generation, INDIA is far ahead of China. May be the Budget of the PVT sector is limited and would have gone for China.

If all our jobs are off loaded to China, where INDIA will go. INDIA can sustain this situation of recession by concentrating On INDIA, and all the Public & PVT sector should turn their head towards INDIA.

The ITs are concentrating the US market, whereas many more things need to be done in INDIA. All our Railway net work, Banks, Trading comoanies, Transportations, MRTs, National Park & Environmental, Air ways shall utilize the IT companies in INDIA to bring into their network, to give efficient service to the Citizen of INDIA.

Remember, CHINA has already grabed the INDIAN chances in the Oil & Gas trade and established in Middle East & latin America.

SO INDIA, ARISE, AWAKE. & PAVE THE WAY FOR 21st CENTURY SELF RELIENCE.

[kg4129]

Originally Posted by Rasnaboy

Existing bridge to be strengthened by the NHAI


Easy link: Black topping work under way on the new bridge across the Coleroon.

TIRUCHI: Tiruchi’s infrastructure would see a significant addition soon as the new bridge across the Coleroon River on the Tiruchi-Chennai By-pass Road is all set to be opened soon for traffic.


Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/19/stor...1958980300.htm

Looks accomodating maximum four lanes only...

If I am not wrong,T.R. Balu announced all the bridges could accomodate 6 lane traffic...

Will it accomadate 6 lane traffic..?

[kg4129]

"X" posting...

Originally Posted by Rasnaboy

Fitness study: K.J.S. Naidu, Commissioner of Railway Safety, inspecting the Tiruvarur-Nagore broad gauge line on Thursday.

TIRUVARUR: Rail traffic on the broad gauge track between Tiruvarur and Nagore is expected to resume soon with the Commissioner of Railway (CRS) K.J.S. Naidu commencing his two-day inspection on the section on Thursday following the completion of the gauge conversion.

Accompanied by the Chief Administrative Officer (Constructions), Southern Railway R. Ramanathan, Chief Engineer (Constructions) Rajesh Argal, Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer B.N. Moorthy, Divisional Railway Manager S. Subramhanyan and other senior officials, Mr. Naidu inspected the track in a motor trolley from Tiruvarur to Nagore, covering a total distance of 31 km.

The CRS will conduct a speed trial in a special train on Friday from Nagore to Tiruvarur, which has eight stations including three crossing stations. Rail traffic, which had been suspended in this section to enable conversion work, will resume once the CRS gives his certification.

The project, sanctioned at a cost of Rs.65 crore, commenced in April 2007. The work included construction of two major bridges and 88 minor bridges. The section has total of 25 level crossings, including 17 manned gates.

The Tiruvarur - Nagore gauge conversion is part of the Tiruchi – Karaikal GC work, covering a total distance of 200 km, which was sanctioned by the Railway Board as early as in 1995-96.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/19/stor...1957220300.htm

[karthick80]

Originally Posted by kg4129

Looks accomodating maximum four lanes only...

If I am not wrong,T.R. Balu announced all the bridges could accomodate 6 lane traffic...

Will it accomadate 6 lane traffic..?

Actually it wont accomodate 6 lane, they have mentioned that there will be provision to extend it to 6 lane in future. there should be provisions to install extra girders in the spans, we have to look the bridge from below, then only we can confirm it. If it is to be extened then the road shoulers in the right side has to be removed and extra girders has to be installed.

[senthil72]

This Coleroon bridge as mentioned is of 3 lane (single bridge) its also mentioned the other bridge (old bridge) will be reworked by the NHAI...

[karthick80]

Originally Posted by senthil72

This Coleroon bridge as mentioned is of 3 lane (single bridge) its also mentioned the other bridge (old bridge) will be reworked by the NHAI...

thanks senthil, i think u r right.

[Trichy_Arun]

Originally Posted by SUNDARESAN R

China is lacking in Quality, when compared to INDIA. In the knowhow for the Power Generation, INDIA is far ahead of China. May be the Budget of the PVT sector is limited and would have gone for China.

SO INDIA, ARISE, AWAKE. & PAVE THE WAY FOR 21st CENTURY SELF RELIENCE.

Chinese equipments are low in cost but their quality is a big question. Power plants need to function for decades, so quality should be good which we can trust from Indian companies.

A interesting fact - China had added certain power capacity in a year which India couldnt achieve in 5 years. So chinese manufactures will give a tough fight to our local manufactures.

Whatever be the case, Trichy industries are developing at a very fast rate even during economic slow down.