Navshakti

Asian Age: Metro Detractors take rally to MMRDA

2nd Protest March held on 18th Oct Snaps

 

Times of India: Suburbanites March for Underground Metro

Times of India: Citizens intensify agitation against Elevated Metro

Indian Express: Fresh Resistance to elevated Metro Corridor

Hindustan Times: March against Elevated Metro

Afternoon Despatch & Courier: Citizens go MUM

RESPONSE ON "CENTRE REFUSES FUNDS FOR COLABA TO BANDRA METRORAIL"

LINE III: COLABA TO BANDRA METRORAIL:

Hindustan Times -16^th Oct 2010

http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/mumbai/Centre-refuses-funds-for-Colaba-Bandra-Metro/Article1-613648.aspx

DNA – 16^th Oct, 2010

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_sorry-we-cannot-pay-for-metro-iii-centre_1453323

As expected – it is happening – Mumbaikars will never see the 3^rd line of Metro between Colaba to Bandra – Now Centre says ‘No’ to subsidies required for ` 12000 Crores  Project.

It is perplexing that no PPP partner came forward after 1^st and 2^nd line awarded to Reliance Infra. Although the ridership would be 43% between Bandra /Colaba, on this route, compared to 16% between Bandra / Mankhurd.

Consider the Following equation:

COST OF 3rd LINE (20 km route)	10km Underground 10km Elevated	@ @	` 600/- Cr./Km. ` 200/- Cr./Km.	` 4000/- Cr. ` 2000/- Cr. ` 8000/- Cr.	` 400 Cr./Km.
COST OF 2 nd LINE (32 km route)	Fully Elevated			` 11,500/- Cr.	` 360 Cr./Km.

Now let the Citizens decide whether it is justified to spend `11,500 /- Crores.  When the entire project is heading towards bankruptcy OR invest marginally higher amount of ` 40 Cr./Km. which shall be beneficial for the city of Mumbai for next  100 years.

Nitin Killawala: Architect