Date: - 03-01-13 RAILWAYS: A SLOW STATE OF AFFAIR! Accidents and chaos are everywhere and Mumbai with its population of over 20.5 million is no exception to this. The once efficient suburban rail network is the lifeline of Mumbai‚ however over the past two decades; it is creaking under the weight of passenger influx and lack of investment in upgrading infrastructure. The extraordinary crowding of trains and poor commuter facilities at stations makes the Mumbai train system so prone to accidents
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INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN RAILWAYS Indian Railways‚ a historical legacy‚ are a vital force in our economy. The first railway on Indian sub-continent ran from Bombay to Thane on 16th April 1853. Fourteen railway carriages carried about 400 guests from Bombay to Thane covering a distance of 21 miles (34 Kilometers). Since then there has been no looking back. Today‚ it covers 6‚909 stations over a total route length of more than 63‚028 kilometres. The track kilometers in broad gauge (1676 mm) are 86‚
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Good health is not just "the absence of disease". It is the absence of disease or discomfort. "Good Health is a state of complete physical‚ mental and social well being‚ and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." WHO (World Health Organization). I think I am healthy as long as we progress or decay at the same rate as others around me. Normally unhealthy condition does not develop overnight. Pathological development is always accompanied by warnings. Our body is a wonderful machine
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THE RAILWAY CHILDREN BY EDITH NESBIT (CHAPTER SUMMARIES) CHAPTER 4 : BOBBIE’S RIDE * Two weeks later‚ the children write a message on another white sheet to tell the old gentleman that their mother is getting better. * When the children tell their mother what they have done‚ she is very angry. She does not like the children to ask strangers for things. * Mother writes a letter to the old gentleman to thank him. * The next day is Bobbie’s birthday. Her family plan a surprise party
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Introduction: Indian Railways is the nationalized railway company of India which owns and operates most of the country’s rail transport. It is the world’s second largest employer behind Chinese army; has one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world‚ an extensive network‚ which is spread over 60000 Route Kilometre‚ of which approximately 30 per cent is electrified. The Indian Railways have played an integrating role in the social and economic development of the country ‚ transporting
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PROJECT REPORT ON: [pic] “INDIAN RAILWAYS” [pic] TABLE OF CONTENTS | I |ACKNOWLEDGEMENT |2 | |1 |INTRODUCTION |4 | |2 |NINE ZONES OF INDIAN RAILWAYS |5
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Funny Boy‚ a novel by Shyam Selvadurai‚ tells us a story through the eyes of a growing Tamil homosexual boy‚ Arjie. By using a first person narrator‚ Selvadurai vividly describes Arjie¡¯s struggle to negotiate life in Sinhala-dominated Colombo. Besides‚ the horrible ethnic violence between Tamil and Sinhalese in Sri Lanka was also highlighted throughout the novel. Selvadurai developed the theme of ethnic violence by telling various incidents and facts through the narrator of Arjie‚ beginning with
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A Railway Journey I am a frequent traveller. That’s because I am a small town boy from Rourkela studying in the national capital of India. My batch friends who live nearby take every opportunity to go home be that a one day holiday or a week’s holiday. I on the other hand cannot exploit every holiday because travelling takes me 48 hours to reach home. Unfortunately there is no direct train from Delhi to Rourkela. So I have to switch trains in a preferable stop. I usually prefer Ranchi station. From
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INDIAN RAILWAYS FACTS General Facts : World ’s largest railway networks comprising 115‚000 km of track over a route of 65‚000 km and 7‚500 stations. As of December 2012‚ it transported over 25 million passengers daily (9 billion on an annual basis). In 2011‚ IR carried over 8‚900 million passengers annually or more than 24 million passengers daily (roughly half of which were suburban passengers) and 2.8 million tons of freight daily. Biggest Railway Project : Konkan Railway Project (Roha - Mangalore
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Railways and roadways are the two means of transport over the land. Roads can be built in the hilly areas also whereas railway lines cannot be laid easily. The railways have advantage over the roadways that they can carry a large number of passengers and large and heavy loads to long distances. Also journey by train is more comfortable than by bus. Urban cities came up with importance of railways and railways stations in particular. Moreover‚ unlike other industries which become modern over a
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