tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20733800493515515772024-03-14T03:40:16.938-07:00Mumbai MetroMumbai Metrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17349857059266306364noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073380049351551577.post-42099369196381442922014-05-10T03:52:00.004-07:002014-05-14T02:17:58.846-07:00Different People Different Needs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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the country, melting pot of so many cultures and the trade capital of India, is
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<i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The city that is known for
its remarkable spirit of people , who are different, may be different from
their counterparts across the world, not for the way they enjoy the life in a
cosmopolitan city, but for the way they embrace the toughest of challenges a
cosmopolitan city can ever bring to the table.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The very spirit of the city
is to keep moving, if someone makes it easier its good, if someone doesn’t we
don’t have time to stop and crib, its somehow become our DNA, the need to keep
moving, moving ahead, moving to make the ends meet, moving to live what is
called MUMBAI.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Yet deep in our hearts we
know we need to be taken care of and all we need is to be thought of while
anything is put before us for our service. The way we commute forms a very
important part of it. If at all it becomes a little better imagine what impact
it can bring to our life. “A developed country is not a place where the
poor have cars. It’s where the<span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;"> </span></b></span><em><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; padding: 0cm;">rich use public transport”
With the pace at which the city is expanding unfortunately its infrastructure
isn’t and that’s where the most basic need is not coming to terms with existing
system, the need to travel with dignity. </span></em><em><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></em></span></i></div>
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<em><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; padding: 0cm;">Arrival of
Metro at this time marks a transition, with this Mumbai joins league with many
world cities to care for its citizens better. Symbol of modern transportation
that Metro is it fills the major gap in what a Mumbaikar needs and what he ends
up coming to terms with.<o:p></o:p></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; padding: 0cm;">This Modern
transportation brings with it higher benchmarks of how a public transport
should be thoughtful towards its commuters and this is no luxury this is the
most basic right which signifies the sensitivity of a city towards its
citizens.<o:p></o:p></span></em></div>
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when we break down the features and facilities metro has to offer, they are no
mere accident they are synopsis of the thoughtfulness put towards different set
of people who are going to use the system.<o:p></o:p></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; padding: 0cm;">The facilities
Metro brings to the table address the most basic concerns, different group of
people within us carry. For example a well planned retail at stations will
definitely address the concern of women and hurried people to get their things
sorted right while they are commuting, without having to spend time outside
stations, ATMs, convenience stores, mobile shops, refreshment and snacks stores
open wide range of options for fellow Mumbaikars.<o:p></o:p></span></em></div>
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of every day travel where elderly, pregnant women, people with special needs
feel ignored, Metro’s ecosystem is developed considering this small yet
important section of society, right from entry to exit its ensured that the
system is friendlier to people with special needs, lifts, escalators, tactile
flooring, wheelchair friendly trains and platforms, signify the thoughtfulness
that this modern transportation brings to the city.<o:p></o:p></span></em></div>
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to make this small commute as world class, caring and thoughtful as possible
the safety aspect has too been taken care of, when Metro carries a fast
Mumbaikar faster to its destination, the system is designed such that while in
emergency the stations can be evacuated as quickly as 4 minutes, in times of
emergency in train passenger driver communication allows passengers to speak to
the driver and even get the train stopped if required. <o:p></o:p></span></em></div>
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big comfort and convenience happen by taking care of the small needs of
different people, that’s where this new and modern transportation is setting
benchmarks, for the city that is in dire need to expand its infrastructure to
support the growing number of people, the journey from here on should have new
rules to follow and better things to expect.<o:p></o:p></span></em></div>
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Mumbai Metrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17349857059266306364noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073380049351551577.post-49695767372791617422014-04-29T11:22:00.000-07:002014-04-30T00:13:12.625-07:00Million choices, million worries, Just one less!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">A day in the life of Mumbaikar is nothing less than a
marathon with hurdles, forcing us to make choices we really don’t want to make
to reach to our destination. We constantly find ourselves asking <i>“Why me? Why today? Why THIS every day?”</i></span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">With 12 million people living in the city, even the widest
of roads and developing infrastructure seems insufficient. We, Mumbai Metro, want
to do our bit to bridge this gap; we aim to marry the East and the West of Mumbai city.<br /> <br />A large percentage of this part of Mumbai travels across the city putting an
immense pressure upon the existing transport system. On an average, a Mumbaikar
spends 90 minutes (or more), of their day travelling. People in Mumbai are
renowned to spend maximum time commuting, leaving behind Delhi, Chennai &
even Bangalore.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i><br /></i><i>We Mumbaikars, work
hard & travel harder!</i></span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">The average time spent by a Mumbaikar travelling in a train
is estimated to be close to 2 hours every day.The local trains are more
famously attributed to be the backbone of the city, commuting millions every
day. However they fail to connect this part of the city.</span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">The BEST appears to be the best choice in this situation. The
BEST buses form the city’s network with<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a> a very well
spread layout reaching into every nook & corner of the city. However, it
takes about 60 minutes to 120 minutes for one to get from Ghatkopar to Versova,
depending on the density of vehicular traffic. And this patch being one of the
most traffic congested hot zones of the city, the fact that the BEST buses are
the cheapest mode of travelling from the east to the west Mumbai is
insignificant.</span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">The unreliable nature, the discomfort and the security
issues that arise every time we see people hanging from the doors of these
modes of transport shows how mumbaikar value’s his time! Sometime, they are willing
to risk their life just to meet their appointments.</span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Taxis and auto rickshaws seems as the second best option but
in the city where time is money, this is neither an option nor a luxury we can
afford. The fare for this generally goes from Rs. 15 to Rs. 200. And with the traffic jams clogging the narrow
streets of the city, potholes, infrastructure problems and the frightening
meter readings, it all adds up to your list of worries.</span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">We all wished for traffic to go away, wished for a better
mode of transport, wished to see the city develop and with Mumbai Metro, we
hope to see all these dreams turn into reality.<i><br /></i><i><br /></i></span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>As a mumbaikar, we
refuse to waste anymore time commuting unsafely. We refuse to hear a No when we
really need a Yes. We refuse to let the stress get the best of us.</i></span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Amongst the million choices that we have to make as
Mumbaikars and amidst millions of worries we have to embrace, we will have one
less thing to worry about & <i>HAVE A
NICE DAY!</i></span></h4>
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Mumbai Metrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17349857059266306364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073380049351551577.post-46373712189349151612014-04-26T12:12:00.001-07:002014-04-27T22:40:34.840-07:00Mumbai Metro - A journey together<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Can you completely fall in love with a city?
With Mumbai you really can. The city, it gets into your system, if you
live in Mumbai you never want to live anywhere else. It’s one of the ideal cities
to experience a strong dose of adrenaline, if you are leading too comfortable life. Inspite of all that it is and all the unpleasantness that people have to
contend with, the water-logged streets and the manic traffic jams but
regardless of what the city is, it leaves you apologetically, missing the free
spirit that is Mumbai.</span></span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Mumbai, the city that has </span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">innumerable colors and
emotions, the highs and the lows, the dreams and the aspirations. With so much
of character and yet, it continues to evolve. A city that is flourishing and </span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">generates about 5% of
India’s GDP and contributes over one third of the country’s tax revenues.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">
But one can’t help but</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> point out the fact that the infrastructure
needs a major dose of revamping.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #838585;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">With the e</span><span lang="EN-US">xisting suburban systems under extreme
pressure, with the bus system’s role limited to providing feeder services to
railways. There are numerous constraints to expand the existing road network
capacity</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. The need and want for an adequate road and rail improvements
to match up to the future demand.<br /> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Come May, there is much to celebrate about. Mumbai will enter a new phase and have a new face. T</span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">he traffic, the
stress, the noise, the chaos will decrease if not disappear. Reliance Metro,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> India’s first private
partnership operated mass rapid system, will be an answer to Mumbai’s overcrowded and inhuman transport
system, providing a fast, easy and comfortable commute through
high-speed trains.<br /> <o:p></o:p></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">It’s not been an easy task, constructing a 233-metre concrete bridge 17 meters above
the ground with crush-packed local trains zipping past down below. A viaduct at 7 meters
above the Andheri flyover on Western Express Highway—that’s a sampling
of the engineering challenges whose high-precision solutions are getting
fine-tuned in the office of the Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd on a daily basis. Reliance
Metro, there is a lot that goes into the
making of infrastructure projects like this. M</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">achinery
and technology have over the years enabled manmade structures to stand against
nature's wrath and testing times. Moulded into the making of the most
jaw-dropping engineering marvel, it has only left the human mind boggled, when
one unravels the art and science that goes behind it. From the minds of who
designed them to those who built, usually leading to a story of carving
landmarks out of mere bricks and steel. All this would have not been possible
without the help of Mumbaikars who celebrated all the good that happened and
believed in us for bad that overcame.</span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Through this blog we would continue to share
day to day story of Mumbai metro, mumbaikar and the inspiration that keeps
mumbaikar going. Thus inspiring one and all to </span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">have a nice day.</span></span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><br /><o:p></o:p></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome
aboard to a journey tha<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>t will be destination in itself.
The journey that we would build together.</span></span></span></h4>
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