With a proposal in the new railway budget, the Ministry of railways is taking initiatives of installing lifts and escalators at all the major Railway Stations. The initiative will be undertaken by commissioning of subway lifts for the same.
With the 2006-2007 proposals were mooted for commissioning of High Capacity Lifts with latest variable voltage variable frequency technology on PF 1 and 7/8 as a part of Phase 1 and the whole thing was commissioned on March 8,2008. A total cost of Rs. 48 lakh was spend. Installation of each lift comes to Rs.24 lakh.
The lift will provide connectivity between RF 1 and 7/8 and shall be manned between 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. respectively in two shifts. This will facilitate easy and safe movement of passengers from one platform to another. It will prove to be beneficial for aged people, trespassing through trolley paths can be avoided with this measure and also it will help in decongestion of subway passage.
Improvement in lighting has also been made in both the subways for safe movement of passengers.
The lifts are designed to carry approximately 15 passengers along with luggage load, with 3000 kg carrying capacity. The car enclosure is made of MS powder coated sheet, which is provided with power operated automatic opening door both in front (at PF level) and rear to serve basement level with infrared door sensors.
These subway lifts are having facility for accommodating battery operated ferry for carrying physically challenged from one platform to another. The lift has automatic rescue device to function through 7 AH 12 V each- in case of power failure to facilitate the passengers to reach the nearest floor.
The car action for excessive speed on the down travel of the car or snapping of the lifting wire/rope. If the rope is cut or free fall takes place, the governor is equipped with contact to cut off power supp;y and bring the car to a gradual stop, to avoid any mishappening.
Floor position indicators with luminous indications will be useful for the passengers to wait for the lift.
Alarm bell has been provided inside the lift with push buttons inside the car with necessary sealed maintenance free batteries in the machine room.
Batterry operated emergency lamp has been fitted inside the car and the maximum travel time between the basement and platform level is 17 seconds.
phase 2 ot is proposed to commission lift on PF 9/10 and 5/6. Work has already commenced on PF 9/10 and shall be completed shortly. It is planned to provide subway lift connecting all the p;atforms except PF number 4 due to dimensional constraint of platform width.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Friday, March 7, 2008
amazing lagbagh..
5,000 volunteers from all walks of life to clean Lalbagh. A fine of Rs 40 to Rs 400 will be slapped on offenders from next week.
Don't stub that ciggie on the road and don't throw that empty packet of chips just about anywhere in Lalbagh. From March 23, anyone who litters the Garden City's best known lung-space will be fined upto Rs 400.
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board in association with the Civil Defence Wardens and Home Guards, will launch a 'Green Code' or 'Hasiru Kattu' programme, aiming to cleanse the IT city from its clogging garbage problem. The programme aims to preserve and nurture Bangalore's environment and create awareness among its people. The programme, in the first phase will concentrate on Lalbagh and will be extended to the rest of the city later. Before the process of penalising offenders begins, 5000 volunteers will clean up Lalbagh.
Jija Harisingh, DGP, Home Guards, said that Lalbagh is central to Bangalore's green tradition. "The programme will be first taken up in Lalbagh and later extended to other parts of the city. The motto will be 'Lalbagh today and Bangalore tomorrow'," she explained. B Venkatesh, member secretary, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, said that unlike similar initiatives that were taken up during previous years, this year, stern measures will be taken against those who litter.
When asked about the same initiative adopted last year and the declaration of Lalbagh as a plastic-free area, Jija Hari Singh said, "Last year the area was declared a plastic-free zone but still there were reports of plastic being found all over the place. Though the board tried its best to keep Lalbagh plastic-free, lack of personnel thwarted our plans. But this time we have taken all measures to mitigate the problem."
"On 16th March, as a first step, the entire park will be divided into 100 segments and each segment will have 50-60 volunteers from different walks of life to clean up the park. Later, the volunteers will conduct counselling programmes at the entrance and at other crucial spots in the park. After one week, litterers will start getting fined," said Venkatesh. Commenting on the fine amount, Jija Hari Singh said, "The fine amount may vary from Rs 50 to Rs 400. The move is legally bound by various sections of both environmental and police acts."
Don't stub that ciggie on the road and don't throw that empty packet of chips just about anywhere in Lalbagh. From March 23, anyone who litters the Garden City's best known lung-space will be fined upto Rs 400.
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board in association with the Civil Defence Wardens and Home Guards, will launch a 'Green Code' or 'Hasiru Kattu' programme, aiming to cleanse the IT city from its clogging garbage problem. The programme aims to preserve and nurture Bangalore's environment and create awareness among its people. The programme, in the first phase will concentrate on Lalbagh and will be extended to the rest of the city later. Before the process of penalising offenders begins, 5000 volunteers will clean up Lalbagh.
Jija Harisingh, DGP, Home Guards, said that Lalbagh is central to Bangalore's green tradition. "The programme will be first taken up in Lalbagh and later extended to other parts of the city. The motto will be 'Lalbagh today and Bangalore tomorrow'," she explained. B Venkatesh, member secretary, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, said that unlike similar initiatives that were taken up during previous years, this year, stern measures will be taken against those who litter.
When asked about the same initiative adopted last year and the declaration of Lalbagh as a plastic-free area, Jija Hari Singh said, "Last year the area was declared a plastic-free zone but still there were reports of plastic being found all over the place. Though the board tried its best to keep Lalbagh plastic-free, lack of personnel thwarted our plans. But this time we have taken all measures to mitigate the problem."
"On 16th March, as a first step, the entire park will be divided into 100 segments and each segment will have 50-60 volunteers from different walks of life to clean up the park. Later, the volunteers will conduct counselling programmes at the entrance and at other crucial spots in the park. After one week, litterers will start getting fined," said Venkatesh. Commenting on the fine amount, Jija Hari Singh said, "The fine amount may vary from Rs 50 to Rs 400. The move is legally bound by various sections of both environmental and police acts."
Bangalore News, 07/03/2008
This may not be too appetising. Just ajacent to an eatery run by a leading food multinational, filthy water gushes out of a pipe at least once in every five days making this shopaholics' paradise a huge mess. If you are a regula visitor to Commercial Street, you may have seen when you walked itno Kentucky Fried Chicken's outlet there. The drain which takes water away from the oulet has been identified as the "culprit" and repeated complaints by other shop owners and even shoppers to the management has made no difference.
While through the day, a narrow stream of water comes out from the drainage pipe of KFC, in the evening the problem gets worse, said Oncologist Dr N Ramamurthy Reddy, partner of a store on Commercial Street and president of Karnataka Rajyotsava Celebrations Committee (Commercial Street). "We are facing this problem since the past nine months. Though time and again we have complained to the KFC authorities about this health hazard, that too right next to an eatery, they have never taken us seriously," he added. Thus the problem continues for months. say that it's not that KFC is totally ignoring the problem. "THE KFC people organise a shoddy repair work whenever the problem reaches its peak. While this gives a relief to the passers-by and the shopkeepers for a couple of days, within a week's time, the problem gets back to its form," said Raju Mansukhani, a shop owner from a shop that is very close to the outlet.
BBMP shoppers will now approach the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner as the last resort for a solution to their problem. "The area concerned comes under east zone of BBMP. As soon as the shopkeepers lodge a complaint with us, we'll take suitable action. However, we have to first check the condition of the place before deciding on any action. The concerned health officer and health inspector will work together for this," said the Chief Health Officer of BBMP, L T Gayathri.
While through the day, a narrow stream of water comes out from the drainage pipe of KFC, in the evening the problem gets worse, said Oncologist Dr N Ramamurthy Reddy, partner of a store on Commercial Street and president of Karnataka Rajyotsava Celebrations Committee (Commercial Street). "We are facing this problem since the past nine months. Though time and again we have complained to the KFC authorities about this health hazard, that too right next to an eatery, they have never taken us seriously," he added. Thus the problem continues for months. say that it's not that KFC is totally ignoring the problem. "THE KFC people organise a shoddy repair work whenever the problem reaches its peak. While this gives a relief to the passers-by and the shopkeepers for a couple of days, within a week's time, the problem gets back to its form," said Raju Mansukhani, a shop owner from a shop that is very close to the outlet.
BBMP shoppers will now approach the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner as the last resort for a solution to their problem. "The area concerned comes under east zone of BBMP. As soon as the shopkeepers lodge a complaint with us, we'll take suitable action. However, we have to first check the condition of the place before deciding on any action. The concerned health officer and health inspector will work together for this," said the Chief Health Officer of BBMP, L T Gayathri.
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