SARDA FAMILY TREE: June 2012

Friday, June 15, 2012

SriGanganagar-Suratgarh passenger train flagged off

Press Trust of India / Jaipur June 08, 2012, 17:55

Gauge conversion in the SriGanganagar-Saroopsar rail section was completed and the running of the train today marked the inauguration of the new track also.Union Minister of state for Railways K H Muniyappa and Rajasthan Chief Minister today flagged off the SriGanganagar-Suratgarh passenger train at SriGanganagar railway station in the state.
Muniyappa said that Rajasthan with 5683 km of rail network has an important place in the Indian railways and was moving ahead with several projects.

He said that the gauge conversion of SriGanganagar- Saroopsar section (116 km) was sanctioned in 1997-98 and completed in 2011-12 at a cost of Rs 279.59 core.
The minister said that the North Western Railways (NWR) is an important part of the railways which gets priorities for projects and trains.
"The NWR got 19 new trains, expansion of eight trains in the rail budget of 2012-13. In the rail budget 2011-12, the NWR got 15 new trains and 13 out of them have been started", he said.
The minister also highlighted that the highest increase in the number of passengers in Indian railways was recorded in the NWR during 2011-12.

Sikkim doctor bags prestigious European Award

Dr.Aarti Sarda, a consultant dermatologist from Sikkim has been awarded with the coveted Imrich-Sarkany Memorial Award for her contribution on Vascular skin disease in the recently concluded European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Spring Symposium held in Verona, Italy (6-10 June ,2012). She was invited to present her work in the symposium and was one of the three awardees from the Non-European countries.

Dr.Aarti Sarda is an alumini of Tashi Namgyal Academy. She graduated from Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences and later completed her post graduation in Dermatology from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. She was awarded with a National award last year for her research work in Prurigo- An allergic skin condition. She was also invited in the World Congress of Dermatology, Seoul, South Korea to present a paper on Lupus Band Test in 2011.

Dr.Aarti Sarda is the daughter of S.K Sarda and Shobha Sarda who are settled in Sikkim since five generations. Dr.Aarti Sarda regularly contributes articles in National and International journals and is a freelance writer for local and national newspapers.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Bus Rapid Transit System ride to take you in heritage lane IN BHOPAL

BY Jamal AyubJamal Ayub, TNN | Jun 12, 2012, 01.00AM IST

BHOPAL: Dedicated lanes of the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) corridor-the country's longest-will be much more than just concrete and tar. Once the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) project comes through-- signages on city's BRTS will take you back in time to give an idea of city's past-heritage, art- and present-its link with nature.

Be it inspirational motifs from frescos from 1870 design of city's Sadar Manzil palace, Bagh imprints from Dhar going as far back as 3000 BC or varied range inspiration from nature. "The designs are inspired by the elements with the city and the state. It is a way of introducing the same to the new generation and tourists alike," said BMC commissioner Rajneesh Shrivastava.

"Murals reflecting historical importance of palaces and heritage structures of the city would also be displayed on walls passing through the BRTS," he added.

The designs would form road backdrops taking inspiration from heritage elements of the city. "The idea is to fill vacant spaces by lending a touch of indigenous designs," said designer Huzoor Choudhry, who has been commissioned for the project. Choudhry's earlier work in Bhopal has been internationally-recognised.

"Most of my designs are inspired from historic palaces in Bhopal and nature," he said. Railings, signages or even streetlights would have an artistic feel.

The BMC also plans to sell the each pergola t-rail frame across the corridor to advertisers. "We hope this ad space would attract a premium," said a BMC official.

The design would not stop just at signages. Bus stops across the BRTS would have a heritage element reflecting the glorious history of the past.

In the project's first phase, Link road No.1 will be developed soon. And going by the BMC official's claim the country's longest stretch of BRTS could well be the most creative.