[sustran] Re: Sky bus for Mumbai

[Wendell Cox]

Sounds like something worth hearing more about....

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Debi Goenka <debi at beag.net>
To: Sustran <sustran-discuss at jca.ax.apc.org>
Sent: Saturday, 14 April, 2001 18:56
Subject: [sustran] Sky bus for Mumbai


> I have just attended a presentation made by Mr Rajaram,
> Managing Director of Konkan Railway Ltd., on his proposal to
> set up a "Sky Bus" in Mumbai, and other parts of India.
> 
> This is a revolutionary concept which will apparently
> provide cheap, clean, non-polluting mass transport to the
> citizens of Mumbai. Capital Costs are estimated at Rs.450
> million per kilometre. Travel costs are estimated at Rs.0.30
> per passenger kilometre. Time required to put up this
> project is 2 years. All components are prefabricated and
> assembled on site.
> 
> Maximum capacity of this project is 90,000 passengers per
> hour per direction!!
> 
> The Maharashtra Government Cabinet has already approved this
> project in principle.
> 
> Sounds good, doesn't it?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Debi
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> Debi Goenka 
> Bombay Environmental Action Group
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> e-mail: debi at beag.net 
> debi.beag at softhome.net
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