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Apr 29 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Kerala Silverline: My take on Panel Discussion

People of Kerala get a bigger dose of disinformation as Suboth Jain bats for KRDCL.

There is the added dose of seize mentality: Rly Bd/Central Govt is not interested in raising speed on the existing lines & building new lines..
..for higher speed of trains, so go for loan from Jica even if it means building a standalone line on SG which will be subsidized for ever by the taxpayer for travel by the affluent.

So govt subsidy for the affluent by the taxpayer.

I will post a detailed analysis tomorrow.
..To R. V. G. Menon:

Sir, you came out swinging! Suboth Jain couldn't give straight answer to even question. For example, your question about existing trains not being able to run on the Standard Gauge Silverline.

#K_Rail #Kerala_Silverline
#AlignmentSurveys #GroundSurveys
.. My interaction with Mathrubhumi about the Panel Discussion. Go to YouTube..

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Not a war of words: Let truth vanquish falsehood

This article today in Hindu says MD/KRDCL wrote to SYSTRA rejecting Alok Verma's report & asked "Systra to re-work the alignment and cost and submit a fresh report."

Good article..1/3

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The truth: It is Systra's report (See scan of the cover of the report).

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I am an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur & IIT Delhi.

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K-Rail and Railway Board's history of approving projects without proper ground surveys & feasibility studies

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