Lessons from Kolkata's East-West Metro Disaster

In this context, the metrorail has the potential to restore the mobility of traffic with a cleaner mode of transport in comparison to the fossil fuel-driven passenger transport system. [...]the metro may also emerge as a cheaper mode of transport in the city when compared with personalised four whee...

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Published in:Economic and political weekly 2019-10
Main Author: Biswas, Partha Pratim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents
Air pollution
Building construction
Disasters
Emergency preparedness
Government agencies
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Outdoor air quality
Roads & highways
School construction
Suburban areas
Vehicles
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Summary:In this context, the metrorail has the potential to restore the mobility of traffic with a cleaner mode of transport in comparison to the fossil fuel-driven passenger transport system. [...]the metro may also emerge as a cheaper mode of transport in the city when compared with personalised four wheelers, including the opportunity cost of being stranded in congestions on city roads. [...]the metro has also emerged as a safer mode of mass transportation with minimal rate of accident in urban transportation network. While these creeks could have been subsequently filled up during the process of urbanisation, the aquifer below the channel beds may still remain active. [...]the geographical history of the project area-that helps in delineating the transformation of urban activities and subsequently that of the subsoil character-if considered by the executing agency during preparation of the detailed project report, could have enabled a closer identification of the variations in the local features of the subsoil, apart from its general characteristics. [...]as the custodian of the city, did the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) monitor the safety issue along the construction site prior to the commencement of the project?
ISSN:0012-9976