Elevated Railways In Mumbai

In a city like Mumbai, ease of commutation tops the wish-list of almost everybody.  ‘Traffic Jam’ – is one of those words that is dreaded by all. To solve this woe of the Mumbaikars, Gurudas Kamat in 2009 made a plea to have an Elevated Railway System for Mumbai. To ensure expansion of the Railway Network, he wanted this elevated system for both the Western and the Central Railway. Kamat ji was sure that this step will ease the problems of the commuters. Elevated railway system is of immense importance especially if one considers a metropolitan...

Gurudas Kamat’s MPLAD Report Card

A Member of Parliament is directly responsible for the growth and development of the residents of any constituency. He/she is answerable to the people and by serving them, the MP restores the peoples’ faith in the system. This is the very favour of the democratic framework of our country. And this is exactly what Gurudas Kamat ji does. In the earlier blogs, I did talk about the Jan Samparks Kamat ji holds (http://bit.ly/1hxiBPB ) to interact with the people. If we talk about growth and development, the most important thing here is –...

Gurudas Kamat amongst the 50-member Congress Election Campaign Committee

The Lok Sabha polls are most likely to be held in the month of April and May and the new government is expected to be formed by the end of May. Keeping this in view, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has decided to head the party's campaign committee for the Lok Sabha elections which has 50 members including party vice-president Rahul Gandhi as the co-chairman. Shri Gurudas Kamat is the only member from Mumbai to be included in the 50-member committee. Shri Sushilkumar Shinde and Shri Gurudas Kamat will play a pivotal role in designing...

Sahar Elevated Road and Underpass Project

In the last blog ( http://bit.ly/NxjZof ) I talked about the Sahar elevated road project but I had got the inauguration date wrong. Firstly, I apologise for the confusion that was created. Secondly, the date of inauguration of the project is 12th February, 2014. Although I talked about the project in the last blog, I will like to expand a little more on it in this one. The Sahar Elevated Access Road is a dedicated, elevated, express access road in the financial capital of India, Mumbai. It connects the Western Express Highway (WEH)...

Sahar Elevated Road To Be Inaugurated

Mumbai is set to witness the inauguration of the Sahar elevated road on 11th February, 2014. The elevated road will connect Western Express Highway (WEH) with Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport’s (CSIA) new Terminal 2. The project is implemented jointly by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and Mumbai International Airport Private Limited and stretches 3.3km between WEH and CSIA.  These lanes will also have plantations on both the sides for aesthetic purpose. The signal-free elevated road starts from...

Constituency Manifesto

Gurudas Kamat has always believed in the style of politics that includes the voice of the people. He is indeed the leader of the masses and his initiatives reflect the same.  To take these efforts forward, Gurudas Kamat has introduced a 'Constituency Manifesto' wherein you can voice out and help Kamat ji to help you in a much organised way. You can fill this form (http://bit.ly/1ewTOaH) and submit a petition regarding an issue of your area. It is your time to make your opinion count. With the help of this form you can also sign up to...

Shri. Kamat seeks power tariff cut in Mumbai

Shri Gurudas Kamat, Member of Parliament, Mumbai North West and AICC General Secretary and CWC Member , has written to the Honorable CM Shri Prithviraj Chavan and Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) to address the rising concern of the citizens of Mumbai over regular Hikes in Electricity rates by Private Electricity providers. He has urged to provide “Open Access”- Choice of Electricity Provider to Mumbai Citizens. The move will give a choice to the consumer to select any provider offering better services or rates. He...

Mumbai Gets Country's First Monorail

The country's first monorail had a dream debut as around 20,000 Mumbaikars converged on the stations to take a ride. I am sure that the commuters were happy as it took merely 20 minutes from Wadala to Chembur which otherwise takes twice the time to cover the stretch by road during peak hours.  India’s first monorail has indeed rolled out in style and how! The first of its kind in the country, to enhance clean urban transport, Gurudas Kamat’s persistent efforts resulted in the approval and sanctioning of the mono rail project....