Thread by @trains_are_best

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

https://twitter.com/trains_are_best/status/1465924470833496069

..process began.

I had to seek Court intervention. The Courts ruled that Railway Board acted against me for the malafide purpose of scuttling the review.

An Expert Committee appointed on orders of Delhi HC said that ongoing construction should be scrapped and my alignment..2/6

... should be adopted to start construction afresh. But, Rly Board refused to accept the unanimous recommendations of the committee.

Today, not just the Kashmir Rail Link Project but all 7 projects in Himalayas are in a deep mess because of the flawed alignment methodology..3/6

.. propagated by Rly Bd.

So much for respect for merit and profession excellence in Governments in India. I am sure my experience is not unique. Many have experienced the futility of striving for professional excellence in India.

You can read about IR's fiasco in Himalayas..4/6

..in the link below:

Below you will also find link to my post how the flawed alignment methodology of Rly Board continues to have its toll. The latest examples are the plans to build the rail link to..5/6

#Lines_in_Himalayas #Kashmir_rail_link

https://twitter.com/trains_are_best/status/1280903795304656896?s=19

..Leh in Ladakh and the Char Dham lines...6/6

#Kashmir_rail_link #Chenab_Rail_Bridge #Ruling_Gradient #LEH_LADAKH_LINE #Himalayan_Geology #Slope_Failures #Chaar_Dham_Railway

https://twitter.com/trains_are_best/status/1362662235915448320?s=19

Update at 19:40 on 01/12/21

The wave of destruction from Kashmir to Kerala

What began on the Kashmir Rail Link Project and then spread to all other subsequent projects in Himalayas seems to be spreading elsewhere also.

The project for building the..

#Kerala_Silverline_Project

..Semi-highspeed line in Kerala is the most glaring example. Here Rly Board has accorded In-principle Approval without any surveys of ground conditions & forecast of ridership. You can read about this in the link below:

#Kerala_Silverline_Project #K_Rail

https://twitter.com/trains_are_best/status/1449542244638154752?t=DG4KyasRXDtlic7yM75McA&s=19

Is it a mere coincidence that the Chief Engineer who came with his team to discuss with me the plan and alignment for the rail link to Leh was soon transferred out of the project and Northern Railway.

Second Update (9:30 on 02/12/21)

For those wanting to know how the scuttling happened and how this flawed methodology spread to do many projects, you could read these three:

Judgment of Delhi HC
indiankanoon.org/doc/127953995/
Article in TOI

Governance Now governancenow.com/news/regular-s…

Third Update (At 14:05 on, 03/12/21

Scan copies of my 5-page letter dated 19.7.2016 to the Hon'ble Prime Minister about the new line projects of Indian Railway in the Himalayas:...
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Fourth Update 18:35 on 02/12/21

While Rly Board was determined to suppress & silence me, I consistently received direct and indirect support from CAT, Delhi High Court (multiple times), the CAG, the CVC, the PAC & both the Expert Committees, 1st in 2008-09 & 2nd in 2014-15..1/2

..When I submitted the proposal in 2007-08, several officers including Member Engineering strongly supported me.

You can read a brief chronological account in my older post in the link below:. 2/2

#Lines_in_Himalayas #IITs #railwayboard #Leh_Ladakh_Line

https://twitter.com/trains_are_best/status/1383102849488363521?t=gdsbNfjs1pULNi4wQd31Ng&s=19

..Despite so many top statuary authorities of the country speaking against Rly Board's handling of these important projects, Rly Board's obduracy has prevailed so far despite recent egregious failures in the plans for the Leh Ladakh line, Char Dham lines & Kerala Highspeed line.