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Do We Need Bullet Trains?
Over the last few days, a High Speed Rail system linking Trivandrum to Bangalore and Chennai, as well as to Mangalore, has been proposed. While this seems like a sure-shot way to enter the 21st century...
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A Solution for High Speed on Rails?
Since the previous article on the High Speed Rail proposal, I have received a lot of feedback from many of you, through comments here, on SSC and on the Trivandrum Updates blog, which is the best...
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The Lack of a Vision a.k.a How Things are Done in Kerala
While the need to have a Vision is often emphasized for successful organizations, the same holds even more for public policy making. Coherent visions are often absent in mission-critical projects in...
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A Golden Goose and Two White Elephants
Over the last few months, the newly elected State Government has pursued a policy of abject neglect of vital projects like the $ 2 Billion Vizhinjam deep water port, while focusing on sure-fire...
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Another Bid for Vizhinjam + Mad Ideas Prosper!
In the last couple of weeks, there has been a frenzy of activity in Trivandrum over a handful of infrastructure projects that could theoretically add up to over Rs 1,30,000 Crores of investment....
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Technopark Phase III nears completion
We were first stunned by the amazing design of Technopark Phase III in 2008 and since construction began in late 2010 we have been following the progress of the massive 1 Million SF first phase of this...
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Infosys's Back....at Technocity
Even as work progresses on its massive 10,000 seat, 1.5 Million SF campus at Technopark Phase II, Indian IT giant Infosys has approached the Government for upwards of 50 acres of land at Technocity to...
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Moving the City - A Mass Transit Future for Trivandrum
As Trivandrum witnesses unprecedented growth and investments of over $4 Billion are underway in transportation infrastructure in and around the city, it is high time to ask whether we have a...
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Moving the City - A Mass Transit Future for Trivandrum - Part II
(....Cont.d)As time progresses, with major developments like Vizhinjam and Technocity reaching their full potential and demand for public transit building up on key corridors, further monorail routes...
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Technopark - End to End!
For all of you who want to see how big Trivandrum's technology zone has really become (in real life!) and also for the few who still haven't accepted the emergence of India's newest technology...
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Remember the High Court Bench in Trivandrum?
Does anyone remember the (still ongoing) struggle to re-establish a Permanent Bench of the High Court in Trivandrum? Yes, Trivandrum is still the only Capital of a major State not to have at least a...
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A Knowledge City for the City of Knowledge!
Okay, I admit that this article is being put up to avoid May becoming an embarrassingly silent month on here!! I do have an excuse....I have been in Trivandrum, running around to put together all sorts...
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Presentation to Sam Pitroda
Wow, nothing...zilch...zip...in June. Which is why I have been forced to be sneaky and post this with a back-date in June! Here's the presentation that I made to Sam Pitroda and R. Gopalakrishnan at...
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Who needs a World-class Port...and the God of Small Rails!
In the weeks that have elapsed since my last (honestly dated) post, things have come to a head for two of Trivandrum's most important infrastructural projects. The way that they have been treated, one...
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Who needs a World-class Port...and the God of Small Rails! (Part 2)
It's official, the Government is going to dump Welspun's bid citing the grant that they had asked for to operate the port for the next 30 years. On one hand, one wonders why there's so much stinginess...
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Open Letter to Ye Who Stop Formula 1!
To all those who filed the Public Interest Litigation against Narain Karthikeyan's Formula One demonstration drivein Trivandrum,First of all thank you for the immense concern shown in upholding the...
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Did Kerala Emerge?
The State Government's massively hyped investment promotion event, Emerging Kerala, recently concluded leaving behind a plethora of questions about its success and likely impact on the State's future...
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A Vision for Vizhinjam: Crowdsourcing an Improved Project Plan
Over the last few months, the saga of Kerala's flagship infrastructure project - the Vizhinjam deep water port and container transshipment terminal - has wound a new stretch in its long running and...
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Trivandrum International Stadium - Breaking New Ground
Kerala's first purpose-built International Cricket Stadium is being built at Karyavattom, a northern suburb of Trivandrum. A state-of-the-art 50,000 seat stadium, it will confirm to international...
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You can Help the Vizhinjam Project - with an Email!
If you are wondering how your email can help a $2 Billion project that has been becalmed of late as a result of poor luck, poorer management and a pronounced lack of interest on the part of the current...
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