Shirady repairs no takers- NH in a fix

idontspam - 15-FEB-2010

Shirady repairs no takers- NH in a fix

 “According to the recommendations a truck with 6 wheels can carry up to 10 tonnes and truck with 10 wheels can carry up to 16 tonnes. But the Transport authorities were allowing them to carry 40 tonnes”.

Ban on iron ore export likely

mcadambi - 19-AUG-2008

We in Karnataka know very well how our feudal Reddy brothers control the mining mafia and the transport mafia as well. Our miners prefer to travel by helicopters.

Shirady Ghat damaged again!

mcadambi - 29-JUL-2008

We never seem to learn.... Shirday ghat is back to square one.

Neither the Bus Lobby want Trains to Mangalore nor does the Iron Ore/Lorry Lobby want a freight corridor. Both want to desperately use Shirady Ghat. This Shirady Ghat fiasco has become a symbol of how powerful lobbies have become in our "people's republic" of India. We we as a strong nation can rock America and the rest of the world by signing a nuclear deal, we do not even have to power to curtail lobbies in Karnataka.