Coal: a heavy burden on the Indian railways
India’s power demand is rising more quickly than its renewable capacity additions, accelerating plans to mine, transport and burn up to 65% more thermal coal for electricity generation by 2030. Several
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PMs prudence note ignored, Rail Budget will bear Didi stamp
In October 2009, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh forwarded a note prepared by the Planning Commission to Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on the problems being faced by the Indian Railways and the ways these needed to be addressed.
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Maharashtra government awaits its due from the railway budget
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government is pushing hard the Union railway minister Mamata Banerjee to get a good deal for the state from the railway budget. The state wants to get maximum allocation for the 29 railway projects that it has proposed with the Centre. The proposal includes 21 new routes and expansion of two routes.
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Last-minute pitch for financing new rail line
Hyderabad: The railway ministry has offered to include a new rail line for AP in the Railway Budget just a day before it is to be presented in Parliament. The ministry informed the state government of the proposal to include a new line between Chikballapur and Puttaparti. However, it also wants the state government to bear 50 per cent of the project cost.
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Delay in land acquisition may mar project
THRISSUR: The prospects for allocation of funds for the rail coach factory in Palakkad in the ensuing Railway Budget were dim following the delay in acquisition of the required land for the factory by the State Government, said P C Chacko MP.
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Tripura-Bangla rail link by 2014
The work on the railway project linking Tripura with Akhaura in Bangladesh will be completed by 2014, officials said today.
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India, Nepal to ink deal for 5 new rail lines
India and Nepal are set to ink an agreement to provide railway connectivity and augment existing lines between the two countries. Once constructed, these rail lines will provide India better access to the Madhes (Terai) region of the Himalayan country. The agreement is likely to be signed during the ongoing visit of Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav to India.
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Panel to review move to lay rail lines via Western Ghats
Delhi Metro chief Sreedharan to head the committee. A committee of experts headed by the Delhi Metro Chief, Mr E. Sreedharan, will study afresh the issue of allowing new railway lines through the forests of the Western Ghats and hills in the southern region of Karnataka.
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Fast trains to citys suburbs
8 Rapid Rail Projects Planned To Check Permanent Migration Dipak Kumar Dash | TNN
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MoU signed for developing health care facilities along railway network
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: With a view to providing access to good health care facilities to the common man, particularly railway passengers, the Ministries of Health and Family Welfare and Railways on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for developing health care infrastructure along the railway network across the country.