Meeting with BMRC MD, Mr N Sivasailam
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Written By admin123 - 25 October, 2008
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Update: Oct 30, 12:30 pm - Meeting confirmed, 12-15 of us can go.
Since only about 8-9 have expressed interest so far (see comments below), all can join, and we can take 6 more people. Time: 4:30 pm, Oct 31, Venue: BMRC office at Shantinagar, in that Big Bazaar / Bus stand building off Double Road.
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Another long pending meeting, date is almost final. Oct 31, Friday, 4:30 pm, Number required 8-10. Venue, BMRC office, Shantinagar (to be comfirmed) . Please leave a comment to confirm your participation.
As always, first come first serve, but if too many want to go that possible, long timers and active members get preference. And everyone who attends must log an individual report from the meeting.
Would be keen to find out what his thoughts are integration between the various modes of transport. Can join if there's a free slot.
Muralidhar Rao
Was trying to consolidate all the comments we have been discussing on BMRC for the last few weeks on these blogs.
1. Schedule (mcadambi, ravi ..):
This seems to be the top priority of lot of people. What is the progress to date, is it as per plan and what is the cause for delay. Anything that can be done/is being done to pullin schedule.
I would like to go one step further and suggest they put in their top level project tracking chart on their website (I hope for a project of this magnitude they have such things :)
2. Mode Integration
There are two aspects
2a: Stations (silkboard, ravi, others) : Are there planned bus bays, parking and facility for paratransit (auto rickshaws, cabs) at each of the station. Can the station design be shared with us for us to give feedback.
2b: Feeder services (silkboard, others) : What are the plans for feeder services, make the last mile connectivity and increase the METRO usage.
3. Route alignment (Naveen, Vasanth, Suhas ...) :
Multiple thoughts here
a: METRO is the backbone and should have good geographical coverage. Had suggested it should be based on a grid structure in the CTTP review feedback, Am going to bring that up here
b: Naveen had suggestion on phase 2 alignment should be via whitefield and other high density zones - will try to dig it up, but will help if you could send it across)
c: Vasanth had comments on the Kanakpura not being so widely used as for eg: the electronic city, so need to relook at that or maybe deprioritse
d: Also want to suggest surface based METRO (which is much cheaper) planned right now in areas where development and densification has not happened (like along PRR)
e: What is their current plan of alignment
4. High speed rail link (Devesh ..)
Doesnt seem to pass the sanity check. May not be the best use of big money. Wouldn't it be better to extend the yelhanka METRO line to Airport instead.
Am not sure we should be asking questions on monorail to him. But we can if we get time.
This is on the top of my head - please feel free to add/comment.
Suhas
Will join if vacancy is available.
Please count me in, too.
Naveen
I am in Bombay on Oct 30 and 31 and can't make it.
Srivathsa
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