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Time #MR resigns & #PM restores some sanity in Rlys.
Trn no.12841 Coromandal Exp & Trn no.12864 Sir MV-HWH SF Exp got derailed near Bahanaga Rly stn at around 18.55hrs on 02.06.23. As of now, near about 50 casualties & more than 350 injured passengers are reported.
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Poring/Spending more than what is needed, running #RlyBd by junior & incompetent officers for yrs, protecting the #corrupt-the spine of #IndianRailways was already broken by #KMG nurtured by #RailMinister. Entire focus is on big #tenders while #vigilance racketeers go unchecked. twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
Protection of #Railway_officers who do business with #IndianRailway as #vendors on #IREPS shows brazenness of very top in #RailBhawan.
Lakhs of crores spent, lakhs of crores wasted by competence poverty of #Tendernan. And so many innocent passengers died today.
#MR should resign! ImageImageImageImage
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Wow!!! #VandeBharat trains are smaller, 8-coach versions instead of the standard 16-coach ones, to meet target

As opposed to its billed top speed of 160 kmph, the ones that have been rolled out have an average speed of as low as 64 kmph

Why exactly are crores of Rupees +
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++ being spent on its promo & inaugurations when there's nothing unique about it?
++ a friend tells me this would double the number of times M0diji inaugurates trains - another grand event for every train when remaining 8 coaches are added 🥺
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I am traveling in Vande Bharat train from Yzag to Hyd and the lady next to me has been on phone talking about her household politics. Apparently there are differences over jeedipappu koora (cashew curry) and mamidipallu (mangoes).
Apparently her SiL was served the cashew curry and this lady was ignored which clearly upset her. Currently, the heated discussion is about the food that was served in their wedding 20 years ago and how the magapellivaru (ladkewaale) were upset about it.
The lady feels she has always been ignored when it comes to food. Oh wait, it just became interesting! Discussion now is about Tupperware. Apparently her SiL was given pickles in Tupperware boxes while this lady was given in use & throw. This hurts! Who doesn't love Tupperware.!
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Let me give u a quick update on whats happening in #Kerala.
Its hilarious how Commie plans have backfired. 😄

PM MODI plans to take development plans to Kerala, this has threatened the commies. Image
To get a few brownie points CM Pinnarayi wrote a letter to PM MODI asking for a #VandeBharat to Kerala.

CM knew its a lil difficult to execute, so letter was a challenge under the garb of a request.

Commies wr shocked when Vande Bharat for Kerala ws approved by Center.😄 Image
The original plan of Pinnarayi Vijayan was to bring a semi-high speed train— silverline project. That project will now go down the drain as Vande Bharat will get priority. Going by commie reputation— Silverline wld hv profited the local politicians and not the commuters. Image
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All those cynics and so-called intellectuals mocking the speed of #VandeBharat and commenting on how the trains in the West and China have moved far ahead in speeds should know why we lagged behind. They should know the history of high-speed railways in India. A small thread!
As I have said earlier, when we ran the Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express above 100 kmph in 1969, we were then the second country in Asia to run trains in excess of 100 kmph and China hadn't achieved this feat. But what happened after that? That's a tale of missed opportunities.
A lot of planning went into running the Rajdhani Express at a speed in excess of 100 kmph. An inter-departmental team of officers was formed to study the track and conduct oscillation trials on the rolling stock. I had the privilege of talking to one of the officers of that team.
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वंदे भारत कोणाला हवी आहे? स्वतःला प्रश्न विचारा!

१. त्याच वेळेत (२०-३० मि चा फरक असेल) नेवून सोडणारी मेल एक्सप्रेस खूपच कमी किमतीत तुम्हाला पोचवते.
२. गोल फिरणारी खुर्ची आणि मोठी खिडकी पेक्षा ₹३५० मध्ये झोपून गावी यायचंय

मोजक्या १% श्रीमंत लोकांसाठी ट्रेन हवी आहे का, १/
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सामान्य, SL,३A च्या डब्यात किड्या मुंग्यासारखी प्रवास करणाऱ्या लाखो प्रवाशांसाठी जे ₹१३००/२३०० तिकीट देऊ शकत नाहीत त्यांना आणखी काही मेल एक्सप्रेस गाड्या हव्यात? १% श्रीमंतासाठी #VandeBharat गाडीने लवकर पोचण्यासाठी ९०% लोकांसाठी असलेल्या मेल गाडीचा मार्ग व्यापणे चांगले?
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#VandeBharatExpress मुळे कोण आनंदी व्हायला हव? तुम्ही? ज्यांना ₹५०० च्या वरचे तिकीट परवडत नाही पण सामान्य सुविधा हवी आहे आणि ती मिळत नाही. जिथे सामान्य लोकांना बेसिक सुविधा उपलब्ध नसताना. सोन्याची परत लावून झगमगाट दाखवून इवेंट साठी आणलेल्या सुविधा हव्यात का?
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#BRILLIANT Example of #Modigovt CAPEX !

Rs20000 per Plate of Food for #G20 comes as No Surprise

#Modinomics CAPEX is GOLD PLATED thereby costing us at-least 50-100% More than what a Frugal Govt should spend or what has been spent by the same institutions in the past.
This is precisely why your Road Cost you Rs75 LACS per 10 Meters of Road (Bangalore- Mysore Expressway) or the User Development Fee at your Airports are being raised by 500% etc

I have written Several Detailed Threads on this subject
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Russia’s largest rolling stock maker Transmashholding (TMH) has emerged as the lowest bidder for the tender to manufacture 200 #VandeBharat trainsets in India at Rs. 120 Crores/ Train Set.

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TMH’s company Metrowagonmash bidded in partnership with Railway PSU Rail Vikas Nigam Limited the lowest by a long Margin.

Top 3 lowest Bidders:
1) TMH-RVNL - Rs. 120 Cr.
2) BHEL-Titagarh Wagons - Rs. 139.8 Cr.
3) BEML-Seimens - Rs. 145 Cr.

Quoted Price Per Train Set.
For the faster delivery, the plan is to divide the order between the two lowest Bidders in a 60:40 ratio provided that the 2nd lowest bidder matches the lowest quote. In this case BEML - Titagarh Wagons.
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Railway Opportunity - Ready to leave station

A Thread.

#indianrailways #capex #highspeedrail #vandebharat #bullettrain #electrification
The Railways received the highest-ever allocation of ₹ 2.4 lakh crore for 2023-24 — ₹ 1 lakh crore higher than the previous year.

6x in last 5-6 years, this figure was 25,000 cr in 2013-14.

The consolidated number to reach 30lac crore by 2030. Image
The railway investments moving towards
> dedicated freight corridors,
> network decongestion,
> bullet train,
> high-speed, and
> semi-high-speed train projects.

The “Atmanirbhar Bharat” initiative for the development of alternative high-tech machines
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#vandebharatexpress , Indigenously designed & built by ICF, is certainly something that India shd be proud of. Covered interesting new features at the end of this thread. 1st some important shortfalls as feedback to @proicfindrlys n @RailMinIndia to improve @AshwiniVaishnaw 1/9
Observations abt 1 month old Coach C6 of @VandeBharatExp (BLR to MAS), limited to area around toilets. One can assume that such flaws can be found in other coaches too:
- Cracked washbasin & water spillage in WC toilet
- Lock of Indian closet refitted several times & broken 2/9 ImageImage
The panel enclosing door-closure drive & side panels near toilet are made by manually cutting large fiber sheet.
- Fitment ununiform, gaps seen
- Side panels have left scratches on this door while opening.
- Missing Screws.
- Holes to read meter are cut crudely, no tool used 3/9 ImageImage
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#VandeBharat
India’s standards are now an International benchmark as per an International publication, claimed My Gov India Twitter handle. financialexpress.com/infrastructure…
Every unit of Vande Bharat Express is estimated to be 40 per cent cheaper than European ones. Moreover, the publication also said that the new Indian Railways braking saves 30 per cent of electrical energy.
The Saudi Gazette stated that Indian Railways’ Vande Bharat Express has given a new impetus to the Modi government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative.
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"Smoke from burnt cow dung has the power to destroy viruses. I believe cow dung can help fight #COVID19... fight cancer with an alternative therapy using cow urine." - Suman Haripriya, BJP Assam MLA (01/21)
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The farmers' agitation around Delhi might lead to a nationwide bird flu problem since the protesters are eating chicken biriyani to spread the avian flu epidemic - Madan Dilawar, BJP Rajasthan MLA (01/21)
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Madhya Pradesh's General Administration Department mandated that all govt offices replace chemically-made phenyl with "cow urine phenyl" to clean the premises. - BJP's Cow Cabinet Order (01/21)
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"Ayurvedic Medicines... helpful in effective prevention of COVID19... Govts of India & other countries recommended use of Ayurvedic Herbs... AYUSH medicines are mother of Modern Medicine." - Prashant Tiwari (11/20); @lydiasuzanne__ reports for @barandbench
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"Smoke from burnt cow dung has the power to destroy viruses. I believe cow dung can help fight #COVID19... fight cancer with an alternative therapy using cow urine." - Suman Haripriya, BJP Assam MLA (01/21)
thehindu.com/news/national/…
The farmers' agitation around Delhi might lead to a nationwide bird flu problem since the protesters are eating chicken biriyani to spread the avian flu epidemic - Madan Dilawar, BJP Rajasthan MLA (01/21)
ndtv.com/india-news/far…
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Important update on travel to #UAE from India on #VandeBharat flights:

#Thread

All Foreign Airline Operators (read @airindiain here) to UAE have to adhere to the conditions and restrictions mentioned during repatriation clearances...
As per the Guidelines issued by the General Civil Aviation Authority UAE - Safety Decision 2020-01 (Issue 17) Q&A Guidance For Foreign Operators, Date: 23/6/20- transportation of passengers ( UAE Nationals and Non – UAE Nationals) to UAE on the repatriation flights is not allowed
In view of the foregoing, all passengers including Indian Nationals holding valid Residency Permit / Work Permit of UAE and have procured approval of the UAEs Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship- UAE (ICA) of UAE ...
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A covid age travel story. I’ll be sharing my experience of traveling in a repatriation flight from Dublin Bangalore. Flight date 26 May ‘20. Can’t wait to be home with mom and play board games n cards ❤️ #familytime #COVID #indiainireland #VandeBharat #home #Flythenewnormal Image
Landed in Delhi. Waited for ~3 hours in the flight afterwhich we were told there is another aircraft been arranged due to a tech fault. Waiting since ~6 hours now. It’s very tough to wear the shield and the mask all thru out. Very suffocating. No ventilation / AC in the airport
After ~9 hours of wait, we were asked to board another AI ✈️ at the delhi airport. Walking from one gate to another with shields and masks amidst high security felt abnormal. There was tension in the air. Image
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🇮🇳Namo Namo🇮🇳
A keen follower of politics would realize that before every major election, political party leaders will announce big projects, big promises and lay foundation stones for many projects which they obviously forget after winning the elections!!! #Modi4NewIndia
But with @narendramodi it has been the complete opposite!!!
He is doing a record breaking inaugurations of various long pending projects or the projects that he initiated post 2014. #Modi4NewIndia
And he is doing all this before the Model Code of conduct kicks in.
In the last one month, @narendramodi has made 28 trips across India, launching an unprecedented 157 projects. This is sourced from the website of the Prime Minister's Office as well as official announcements.
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