Mumbai

Though the developers are boasting of providing power back ups and generators at the high rises in Kamothe, the residents are grumbling about huge maintenance charges they have to pay. The maintenance charge per flat is Rs 1-1.50 per sq ft. While, 12 and 14- storeyed buildings are charging Rs 1.50 per sq ft as maintenance charges, those staying seven- storeys are paying Rs 1 per sq ft. "The maintenance in Kamothe is exhorbitant compared to the facilities that we are receiving. In the mu…

The first mover also has his disadvantages. Meru?the AC fleet cab service?is learning it the hard way, as it is faced with a Shiv Sena-led agitation of a few drivers which also led todisruption of its services on the day railway motormen also struck work. Rajesh Puri, Meru’s chief executive officer, spoke to Neeta Kolhatkar and Ninad Siddhaye to explain the company policy, and dwelt at length on the future of public transport in Mumbai.Meru could not deliver on the day of the motorm…

A state government official soon to be chargesheeted in a case of accepting bribe of Rs7.5 lakh has been appointed by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) as their commercial officer as well as the public relations officer (PRO). Interestingly, while the move has led to widespread resentment among the officials of the loss-making corporation, MSRDC chairman Jaydatt Kshirsagar said he was unaware of the background of Vijay Kalam Patil, the officer concerned.Kalam Patil, …

With his company bagging the prestigious contract for constructing the country’s first-ever Monorail, Kanesan Veluppillai, president of Scomi International is understandably a proud and happy man. The Centre even made a special mention of the project in the Union Budget 2010-11. In an interview with Ninad Siddhaye, Kanesan says India is emerging as one of the largest markets for monorail – even bigger than the metro – with several other states evincing interest in jumping onto the monorail ba…

Even before it takes to the track in Mumbai, India’s first ever monorail project is going places. The Mumbai monorail project will be presented before the world this June in Kuala Lumpur at Monorailex, a global conference organised by the international monorail association. The association is a part of the monorail society, a forum comprising all the world’s monorail manufacturers. Kanesan Velupillai, president, Scomi International – a consortium partner in the Mumbai monorail proj…