<br><br>Rushdia,<br>If cost has anything to do with sustainability you may want to look elesewhere. But I suggest you contact Dr C Ramachandraiah who has been waging a lone battle against the Hyderabad Metro Rail project - and most of his charges are proving to be correct. His contact Email is<br>
<br>"Dr C Ramachandraiah" <<a href="mailto:crchandraiah@gmail.com">crchandraiah@gmail.com</a>>, <br><br>--<br>Sujit<br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 11:44 PM, Rushdia Mehreen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rushdia@gmail.com">rushdia@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Hello all,<br>
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The metro rail project is underway in Hyderabad, India; I would like to hear<br>
your views on this project and if you think it is an ideal (or almost ideal)<br>
sustainable transport project. I am basically looking for some critical view<br>
of it.<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Rushdia<br>
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