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Network of Meter Gauge lines in Himalayas
I have been examining feasibility of constructing a network of MG lines from Baramulla, Leh & Char Dham in the west to Nathula, Kohima & Aizawl in the east.
These lines would cost about half to one-third the cost of BG lines..
@AshwiniVaishnaw
@RailMinIndia
Subject: The Kashmir Line: Railway Board's Dangerous Gamble with Public Safety
Respected Minister of Railways
Sir,
What desperation drives the Railway Board to gamble with public safety on the Kashmir Line?
Did the Commissioner of Railway Safety/Northern Circle collude with Railway Engineers to certify the much-hyped mega-arch bridge over Chenab without the mandatory load-deflection tests?
The Railway Board and the CRS actions are a serious violation of the rules prescribed by the Government of India that regulate the inspection of a new line by the CRS before their opening for the public carriage of passengers.
I have written two letters to the Minister of Railways on 14 August and 13 September 2024. I understand that recently, a legal notice was also sent to you, as this safety certification is also in violation of the assurance that the full Railway Board gave in 2015 to Delhi High Court on a sworn affidavit in a PIL case that the line shall be opened after a thorough and independent inspection of the line by the CRS.
I have received no reply, but I trust and hope that you have taken necessary actions to safeguard public safety and ensure that all necessary load-deflection tests are conducted now fairly, impartially, and responsibly. ..1/3
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@AshwiniVaishnaw
@RailMinIndia
Respected Minister,
A tale of two CRS reports:
One reveals the passenger safety risks, the other conceals
The Pamban Rail Bridge and the Kashmir Rail Link
The recent report by the Commissioner of Railway Safety, Southern Circle on the new Pamban Rail Bridge reveals the safety risks by examining the lapses in the planning, design, construction and post-construction inspection phases to make an assessment of the safety risks and imposes a speed restriction and prescribes other steps that the Railway should take to ensure passenger safety.
In contrast, the report earlier this year on the Mega Arch Chenab Rail Bridge by CRS/Northern Circle conceals the safety risks by not carrying out the mandatory, all-important load-deflection tests on the bridge. This despite the fact that the lapses in the planning, survey, design and construction of this bridge have been extensively deliberated upon by the CAG, the PAC and the first and the second expert committees in their reports.
Further, Delhi High Court had concluded that the Railway Board had scuttled a proper examination of the safety and other risks on this bridge and the Kashmir line in 2009-10.
Furthermore, Railway Board has assured the HC on sworn affidavit in 2016 that the line shall be opened only after a thorough examination by the safety and security risks by the CRS, who is an independent statutory authority.
Yet, CRS/Northern Circle failed to carry out a proper safety inspection and approved running of passenger trains without the essential load-deflection test which is a proven, reliable and mandatory method to assess the correctness of design and the quality of construction of such critical, very large bridges.
I revealed these lapses in my two detailed letters to you in August & September earlier this year before the line could be opened to the public carriage of passengers (Please read my post in the link below).
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.. You can read the full IRJ article in the scans below:
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I am a retired Railway engineer. In fact, I served as Chief Bridge Engineer also.
I never heard of anything called a "Trolley Trial".
I know there is something called a loco trial wherein you run a locomotive on a bridge to test its strength & stability.
Railway Board, why ..
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I wrote this 4 yrs ago.
https://t.co/BlvNQFcl8W
Railway Board's debacle on the Kashmir Rail Link and 6 other new line projects in the Himalayas.
With tense military situation across India's Himalayan border, it is time the Govt of India took note of Railway Board's abysmal engineering fiasco of 18 yrs in its attempts to ...
What a 20+ yr bonfire of public money!
When completed it will be:
World's costliest single line: > INR 30,000 crore to cross a distance of 50 km (So > INR 600 cr per km.
World's most unstable & unsafe line: How long will the tunnels, bridges & cutting built in crushed rocks..
..
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My Predictions for the Ill-conceived Projects of Indian Railways
K-Rail's Shamelessl Fudged and Fabricated DPR - Part IV (Conclusions)
K-RAIL: FRAUD AND FORGERY, AND A WHITE COLLAR CRIMEΒ
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..line.
I hope the Board will accept this challenge in the national interest.
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The Himalayan Nightmare gets worse
Three major failures that have made things worse for the Kashmir Rail Link project:
Tunnel No. 1 near Katra: The subsurface water from the crushed rock strata at the geological fault zone is again gushing into the incomplete tunnel. This ..
..with serious implications for technical feasibility, financial viability, safety, security & much more, including operability & carrying capacity.
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What a 20+ yr bonfire of public money!
When completed it will be:
World's costliest single line: > INR 30,000 crore to cross a distance of 50 km (So > INR 600 cr per km.
World's most unstable & unsafe line: How long will the tunnels, bridges & cutting built in crushed rocks..
...
Talks between China and Nepal have intensified lately to build a rail line from Gyirong to Kathmandu that would eventually be linked to the rail network in Tibet via Xigaze.
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BILASPUR - MANALI - LEH RAILWAY: NORTHERN RAILWAY'S CONSULTATION WITH ME AND MY SUGGESTIONS
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..Another disaster recently took lives on the line in the neibourinh state of Mizoram.
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Mizoram Bridge Collapse: This inquiry will lead to nothing
With endless structural collapses on the Himalayan new line projects, about 100 workers killed, costs skyrocketing, delays of 15 to 20 years, the Government must first take full cognizance of ..
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..this strategic 'National' project?
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An engineering stupidity that no amount of 'innovation' can gloss over
20 years of construction, but this short 3.2 km single track tunnel isn't complete yet because it is being constructed through the worst possible rock strata at a major geological..
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I am an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur & IIT Delhi.
In 2006-08, I developed a solution to the problems that Indian Rly was facing in building the rail link to Kashmir.
My idea was examined and was being considered for implementation, but soon a vicious campaign to scuttle the..1/6
I am a retired Railway engineer. In fact, I served as Chief Bridge Engineer also.
I never heard of anything called a "Trolley Trial".
I know there is something called a loco trial wherein you run a locomotive on a bridge to test its strength & stability.
Railway Board, why ..
..deadly combination of astronomically high cost and very low line capacity (to carry hardly 5 to 10 pairs of trains daily depending on the weather conditions).
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What a 20+ yr bonfire of public money!
When completed it will be:
World's costliest single line: > INR 30,000 crore to cross a distance of 50 km (So > INR 600 cr per km.
World's most unstable & unsafe line: How long will the tunnels, bridges & cutting built in crushed rocks..
..Shri M.T. Thomas of Kottayam has received these documents under RTI after a lot of perseverance.
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