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THE TIMES OF INDIA, KOLKATA * WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013 5 TIMES CITY Kolkata: Three years since the Jnaneshwari train disas- ter on May 28, 2010, UK doctor Narinder Kapur still remembers the twins who died on their way to the first vacation of their life. He was so moved after going through a TOI report on the seven-year-old sisters that professor Kapur made it a point to visit their school during his maiden visit to the city. Not only that, the brain doctor also gifted a syn- thesizer to the Jewish Girls’ School on Tuesday in memo- ry of the twins. Twins Shirin and Shar- min were headed for Mumbai on their first ever vacation with their parents Sayed Javed Alam (35) and Sabiya (30). But as fate would have it, the whole family was wiped out in the worst-ever train tragedy that claimed 147 lives. The parents, who them- selves were school teachers, had saved up for years to take their kids out on vacation. . “I was really moved by the tragic end of the two sisters which I got to read in the Times of India. I regularly thought of Shirin and Shar- min and promised to myself that if I ever set foot in Kolka- ta, I would visit their school and donate something in their memory. That finally has happened,” said the neu- ropsychologist who was in Kolkata to attend a six-day workshop on develop- ing trained profes- sionals for managing brain injury. Ka- pur visited the school with wife Ritu. Shirin and Sharmin were students of Class II at the Park Street street school when the accident occurred. Known as lively, chirpy and witty, the girls had never gone holidaying. Their parents had been saving for few years to fulfill wishes of the two daughters. The girls were over the moon on their first train ride not knowing that it would also become their last journey in just about three hours after the train chugged out of Howrah station. “The twin sisters were fun loving and lively. Their tragic end came as a rude shock for the school,” said Afine M Cohen, vice-princi- pal Jewish Girls’ School. “The synthesizer will be of great use to students in their music lessons,” said principal Apala Datta. While Kapur’s gesture may seem out-of-the box to some, the devout Gandhi fol- lower admits that the kids’ or- deal helped him stand through a tough-phase in his own life. “When I contrasted my situation with that of the twins, their ordeal inspired me to make the most of what life has given to me,” said the former president of Brit- ish Neuropsychological So- ciety. Kapur also contributed to the fund of Acid Survivor Foundation. UK Doc Gifts School In Memory Of Twins Killed In Jnaneshwari Tragedy Music gift to ease the pain Sumati Yengkhom TNN Narinder Kapur and his wife Ritu visited the Jewish Girls’ School on Tuesday TOI Kolkata: Shantilal Jain took over the chairmanship of the Calcutta Tramways Company in 2011. Apart from heading a prestigious post of the chair- man of a 113-year-old heritage institution, he had also inherit- ed, along with the role a whole gamut of problems that gave him sleepless nights. The Metro was at large to give it competition and so were the AC CTC buses as a faster transportation option for a fas- ter lifestyle that the city was getting used to. Jain had to have a workable solution for all these problems and he first looked at ways to generate more revenue to keep the trams going. “It is still a very viable op- tion. We still are connected in some of the main tracks like Shyambazar, the Maidan, Col- lege Street and Esplanade and also Park Circus. But the How- rah connectivity is lost.” Jain rules out privatization. He thinks the railways and even CTC has a good infrastructure, a very efficient workshop at Non- apukur where trams are still be- ing rolled out. “One cannot work away from the people. The cus- tomer comes first and we even tried to rent out our special trams like Banani and Bonolota for birthday bashes, unique marriages etc and our workers too realized the importance of what we had and worked to pre- serve its glory,” he adds. This summer might see AC trams on city streets. Talks are on with the tourism department and the advertisers. The idea of a cafeteria is also being planned. The Urban Development Ministry of the government of India has conducted a survey, he says, and presented a report on the Renovation of Calcutta Trams — The Light Rail Transit System and is willing to finance any new projects for this heri- tage institution. The state is also busy beautifying the banks of the Ganga and once again we might be able to hitch a ride to Outram Ghat or Babughat. These projects are all in the pipeline, says Jain. There is pos- sibility of tram routes linking Rajarhat, Bantala, he adds. Personnel officer Anirudd- ha Bhattacharya, in charge of the Nonapukur tram workshop is extremely upbeat about the fu- ture. “With the oil crisis a reality, we have a readymade alterna- tive for the transport system,” he adds. The trams are still ex- tremely well-loved in the city where buses carry you at break- neck speed and lives are lost at the drop of a hat. Tramways hopeful of better days ahead Indira Kanjilal TNN ➤ First electric tram in Asia ran in Kolkata from Esplanade to Kidderpore...March 27, 1902 & June 14 from Esplanade to Kalighat ➤ Calcutta & Howrah joined by tram tracks on Howrah Bridge... February, 1943 113 GLORIOUS YEARS ... ➤ Single bogie AC and non-AC trams, cafeteria, tie-up with tourism dept for heritage trips, renting them out for birthdays, special occasions, special trams through Puja nights NEW PROJECTS ON TRACK... Pic: Subhojyoti Kanjilal Kolkata: If things go according to plans, work on the 2X660 MW thermal power plant in Purulia’s Adra is likely to start soon. The Rs 7,700 crore project will be a joint venture between NTPC and Bharatiya Rail Bijlee Company Ltd (BRBCL). Sources said that necessary clear- ances have been received and the West Bengal Wasteland Development Cor- poration Ltd will start clearing the land in Manpura for the plant shortly. The land belongs to the Indian Rail- ways and was leased out to the state for- est department with a clause that it would be taken back when required. The MoU for this power plant was signed on October 31, 2010, when Ma- mata Banerjee was the railway minis- ter. The Indian Railways consume about 17 billion units of electricity ev- ery year, of which 14.5 billion units are used for traction purposes. From the present level of 3,500 MW of peak re- quirement, it is estimated that the de- mand for electricity over the next 10 years will be nearly 6,000 MW. The Adra power plant is to be set up using ‘super critical technology’. The equity contribution of the rail- ways and NTPC will be 26:74 and the power generated will be wheeled through the national and state trans- mission networks to railway load cen- tres in the eastern, northern and western regions. “The power plant will require about 7.42 million tonnes of coal per annum. Based upon recommenda- tions of the Central Electricity Au- thority, the Ministry of Power has recommended coal allotment to the Ministry of Coal. NTPC and BRBCL have also applied to the Ministry of Coal for allocation of coal block on January 29, 2013. Damodar Valley Corporation has confirmed that it will supply the water required,” a source revealed. The Environment Impact Assess- ment (EIA) and public hearing have been completed as per the Term of Ref- erence approval received from the Ministry of Environment and Forests. “A meeting has also been held with the additional chief secretary (forests) to resolve the issue of payment in con- nection with cutting of trees on the railway land that will be required for the project. Felling of trees will start shortly,” the source added. A consortium was engaged to prepare the feasibility report, detailed project report and site studies report, based on which the applications for clearances were made. The West Bengal Pollution Control Board has already granted clearance to the pro- ject. The Extended Board of Railways has also approved it. All these reports have been forwarded to NTPC by the railways. Work on Adra power plant may start soon Jayanta Gupta TNN The power plant will re- quire about 7.42 million tonnes of coal per an- num.NTPC and BRBCL have also applied to the Ministry of Coal for alloca- tion of coal block on Janu- ary 29, 2013. Damodar Val- ley Corporation has confirmed that it will supply the water required A source c c c c J c on , y , . y , b you y. , , . good y, no 18 , , , , , , , y , b nggu nodon
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THE TIMES OF INDIA, KOLKATA *WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013 5TIMES CITY
Kolkata: Three years sincethe Jnaneshwari train disas-ter on May 28, 2010, UK doctor Narinder Kapur stillremembers the twins whodied on their way to the firstvacation of their life.
He was so moved aftergoing through a TOI reporton the seven-year-old sistersthat professor Kapur made ita point to visit their schoolduring his maiden visit to the city. Not only that, thebrain doctor also gifted a syn-thesizer to the Jewish Girls’School on Tuesday in memo-ry of the twins.
Twins Shirin and Shar-min were headed for Mumbaion their first ever vacationwith their parents SayedJaved Alam (35) and Sabiya(30). But as fate would have it,the whole family was wiped
out in the worst-ever traintragedy that claimed 147lives. The parents, who them-selves were school teachers,had saved up for years to taketheir kids out on vacation. .
“I was really moved by thetragic end of the two sisterswhich Igot to readin theTimes ofIndia. Iregularlythought ofShirinand Shar-min andpromisedto myselfthat if I ever set foot in Kolka-ta, I would visit their schooland donate something intheir memory. That finallyhas happened,” said the neu-ropsychologist who was inKolkata to attend a six-day
workshopon develop-ing trainedprofes-sionals for
managing brain injury. Ka-pur visited the school withwife Ritu.
Shirin and Sharmin werestudents of Class II at thePark Street street schoolwhen the accident occurred.
Known as lively, chirpy andwitty, the girls had never goneholidaying. Their parentshad been saving for few yearsto fulfill wishes of the twodaughters. The girls wereover the moon on their firsttrain ride not knowing that itwould also become their lastjourney in just about threehours after the train chuggedout of Howrah station.
“The twin sisters werefun loving and lively. Theirtragic end came as a rudeshock for the school,” saidAfine M Cohen, vice-princi-pal Jewish Girls’ School.
“The synthesizer will beof great use to students intheir music lessons,” saidprincipal Apala Datta.
While Kapur’s gesturemay seem out-of-the box tosome, the devout Gandhi fol-lower admits that the kids’ or-deal helped him standthrough a tough-phase in hisown life.
“When I contrasted mysituation with that of thetwins, their ordeal inspiredme to make the most of whatlife has given to me,” said the former president of Brit-ish Neuropsychological So-ciety. Kapur also contributedto the fund of Acid SurvivorFoundation.
UK Doc Gifts School In Memory Of Twins Killed In Jnaneshwari Tragedy
Music gift to ease the painSumati Yengkhom TNN
Narinder Kapur and his wife Ritu visited theJewish Girls’ School on Tuesday
TOI
Kolkata: Shantilal Jain tookover the chairmanship of theCalcutta Tramways Companyin 2011. Apart from heading aprestigious post of the chair-man of a 113-year-old heritageinstitution, he had also inherit-ed, along with the role a wholegamut of problems that gavehim sleepless nights.
The Metro was at large togive it competition and so werethe AC CTC buses as a fastertransportation option for a fas-ter lifestyle that the city was getting used to.
Jain had to have a workablesolution for all these problemsand he first looked at ways togenerate more revenue to keepthe trams going.
“It is still a very viable op-tion. We still are connected insome of the main tracks likeShyambazar, the Maidan, Col-lege Street and Esplanade andalso Park Circus. But the How-rah connectivity is lost.”
Jain rules out privatization.He thinks the railways and evenCTC has a good infrastructure, avery efficient workshop at Non-apukur where trams are still be-ing rolled out. “One cannot workaway from the people. The cus-tomer comes first and we eventried to rent out our special
trams like Banani and Bonolotafor birthday bashes, uniquemarriages etc and our workerstoo realized the importance ofwhat we had and worked to pre-serve its glory,” he adds.
This summer might see ACtrams on city streets. Talks areon with the tourism departmentand the advertisers. The idea ofacafeteria is also being planned.
The Urban DevelopmentMinistry of the government ofIndia has conducted a survey, hesays, and presented a report onthe Renovation of CalcuttaTrams — The Light Rail TransitSystem and is willing to financeany new projects for this heri-tage institution. The state is also
busy beautifying the banks ofthe Ganga and once again wemight be able to hitch a ride toOutram Ghat or Babughat.These projects are all in thepipeline, says Jain. There is pos-sibility of tram routes linkingRajarhat, Bantala, he adds.
Personnel officer Anirudd-ha Bhattacharya, in charge ofthe Nonapukur tram workshopis extremely upbeat about the fu-ture. “With the oil crisis a reality,we have a readymade alterna-tive for the transport system,”he adds. The trams are still ex-tremely well-loved in the citywhere buses carry you at break-neck speed and lives are lost atthe drop of a hat.
Tramways hopeful ofbetter days ahead
Indira Kanjilal TNN
➤ First electric tram in Asia ran in Kolkata from Esplanade to Kidderpore...March 27, 1902 & June 14 from Esplanade to Kalighat
➤ Calcutta & Howrah joined by tram tracks on Howrah Bridge...February, 1943
113 GLORIOUS YEARS ...
➤ Single bogie AC and non-AC trams, cafeteria, tie-up with tourism dept for heritage trips, renting them out for birthdays, special occasions, special trams through Puja nights
NEW PROJECTS ON TRACK...
Pic: Subhojyoti Kanjilal
Kolkata: If things go according toplans, work on the 2X660 MW thermalpower plant in Purulia’s Adra is likelyto start soon. The Rs 7,700 crore projectwill be a joint venture between NTPCand Bharatiya Rail Bijlee CompanyLtd (BRBCL).
Sources said that necessary clear-ances have been received and the WestBengal Wasteland Development Cor-poration Ltd will start clearing theland in Manpura for the plant shortly.The land belongs to the Indian Rail-ways and was leased out to the state for-est department with a clause that itwould be taken back when required.
The MoU for this power plant wassigned on October 31, 2010, when Ma-mata Banerjee was the railway minis-ter. The Indian Railways consumeabout 17 billion units of electricity ev-
ery year, of which 14.5 billion units areused for traction purposes. From thepresent level of 3,500 MW of peak re-quirement, it is estimated that the de-mand for electricity over the next 10years will be nearly 6,000 MW.
The Adra power plant is to be set up using ‘super critical technology’.The equity contribution of the rail-ways and NTPC will be 26:74 and thepower generated will be wheeledthrough the national and state trans-mission networks to railway load cen-tres in the eastern, northern and western regions.
“The power plant will requireabout 7.42 million tonnes of coal per annum. Based upon recommenda-tions of the Central Electricity Au-thority, the Ministry of Power has recommended coal allotment to theMinistry of Coal. NTPC and BRBCLhave also applied to the Ministry of
Coal for allocation of coal block on January 29, 2013. Damodar Valley Corporation has confirmed that it will supply the water required,” asource revealed.
The Environment Impact Assess-ment (EIA) and public hearing havebeen completed as per the Term of Ref-erence approval received from theMinistry of Environment and Forests.“A meeting has also been held with theadditional chief secretary (forests) toresolve the issue of payment in con-nection with cutting of trees on therailway land that will be required forthe project. Felling of trees will startshortly,” the source added.
A consortium was engaged toprepare the feasibility report, detailedproject report and site studies report,based on which the applications forclearances were made. The West Bengal Pollution Control Board has already granted clearance to the pro-ject. The Extended Board of Railwayshas also approved it. All thesereports have been forwarded to NTPCby the railways.
Work on Adra power plant may start soonJayanta Gupta TNN
The power plant will re-quire about 7.42 milliontonnes of coal per an-num.NTPC and BRBCL
have also applied to theMinistry of Coal for alloca-tion of coal block on Janu-ary 29, 2013. Damodar Val-ley Corporation hasconfirmed that it will supplythe water required
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