konkan railways RORO
KONKAN RAILWAY
Points to discuss
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About Konkan Railway
Facts about the Project
Challenges Faced
RO-RO
Material Management
Functions
• Problem in sourcing of materials Konkan Railway
• The Konkan Railway is a railway line which runs along the Konkan coast of India between
Mumbai and Mangalore.
• It was constructed and is operated by the Konkan Railway Corporation.
• It runs from Roha in Maharashtra till Thokur in
Karnataka for a total distance of 741 km
(460 mil), along the west coast of India and Western Ghats.
• However lines up till Roha Station are managed by Central Railways, while Mangalore Central railway station is managed by Southern Railways.
Facts about the Project
• 760 km of rails to be laid with little gradient. • 2000 bridges to build
• 92 tunnels totaling 83kM to bore
• 42,000 landowners to deal with to acquire 4,850 hectares of land
• 4 state governments to interact with
• Rs.2250 crores to be raised
• Life-styles and environment to be least disturbed Design
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A near flat track [-- a gradient of less than 1 foot in 150 feet] and a curvature of 1.25kM radius was to be maintained if the trains were to reach the target speeds of 160kM per hour.
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The only way the flat and fast track could be laid was by boring long and numerous tunnels through mountains, building tall viaducts through the valleys, creating high embankments, making deep cuts between peaks and building several bridges over water courses.
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Satellite images were used to decide on the alignment.
Instead of using Government jeeps to inhospitable terrain, diploma holders were recruited with fancy designation [Engineer], given brand new motorcycle, petrol and allowance and asked them to roared down harsh terrain.
They had powered themselves on huge doses of motivation and as a result of their trips the original length of 830kM was shaved by 77kM.
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Pricing the trees:
Land acquisition is one of
Points to discuss
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•
•
•
•
About Konkan Railway
Facts about the Project
Challenges Faced
RO-RO
Material Management
Functions
• Problem in sourcing of materials Konkan Railway
• The Konkan Railway is a railway line which runs along the Konkan coast of India between
Mumbai and Mangalore.
• It was constructed and is operated by the Konkan Railway Corporation.
• It runs from Roha in Maharashtra till Thokur in
Karnataka for a total distance of 741 km
(460 mil), along the west coast of India and Western Ghats.
• However lines up till Roha Station are managed by Central Railways, while Mangalore Central railway station is managed by Southern Railways.
Facts about the Project
• 760 km of rails to be laid with little gradient. • 2000 bridges to build
• 92 tunnels totaling 83kM to bore
• 42,000 landowners to deal with to acquire 4,850 hectares of land
• 4 state governments to interact with
• Rs.2250 crores to be raised
• Life-styles and environment to be least disturbed Design
•
A near flat track [-- a gradient of less than 1 foot in 150 feet] and a curvature of 1.25kM radius was to be maintained if the trains were to reach the target speeds of 160kM per hour.
•
The only way the flat and fast track could be laid was by boring long and numerous tunnels through mountains, building tall viaducts through the valleys, creating high embankments, making deep cuts between peaks and building several bridges over water courses.
•
•
Satellite images were used to decide on the alignment.
Instead of using Government jeeps to inhospitable terrain, diploma holders were recruited with fancy designation [Engineer], given brand new motorcycle, petrol and allowance and asked them to roared down harsh terrain.
They had powered themselves on huge doses of motivation and as a result of their trips the original length of 830kM was shaved by 77kM.
•
Pricing the trees:
Land acquisition is one of