Our First ride in " My Metro" ("माझी मेट्रो")

One of the closer metro station to our house is Subhash Nagar metro station. It is on Aqua Line, which was inaugurated on 29 January 2020. 
During our evening walk we go up to Sheetla Mata Mandir. Subhash Nagar metro station is just 100 - 200 meters from there.
Yesterday when we reached Sheetla Mata Mandir I suggested to go and have a look at Subhash Nagar metro station.

When we reached there Priti suggested "why not take a ride". So we went and got a return ticket from Subhash Nagar to Lokmanya Nagar.
Total duration of the trip from Subhash Nagar to Lokmanya Nagar was of 30 minutes duration, including the wait time for the same train to start back on it journey back to Burdi.
Station has been made very passenger friendly. To reach metro platform there is a lift, an escalator and a wide staircase with support rails.

The ticketing staff is friendly. We paid Rs 10 for travel on the metro. From discussion with ticketing staff I got the impression that on this Rs 10 ticket one can travel from end to end stations or any intermediate distance. So we paid Rs 40 for our first return trip and may pay same for all future trips.

To access the platform first you have to cross electronically controlled gate which opens when the  QR code printed on the ticket is put on the QR code scanner of the gate. As soon as ticket is scanned gate opens. Pass through a security check and on to platform.

Through out the station premise information boards are displaying information covering every aspect of travel by "माझी  मेट्रो"

 Security personnel are patrolling on the station premise and on platforms.

Coaches are brand new and veri clean, well ventilated by ac and well lighted . By every door present station and up coming stations are indicated.

Inside the coach also all sorts of useful information displayed. There was not mush crowd may be because it was only the second day of operation and public is still not sure about the service

 I have travelled in Delhi metro which are now few years old. Still the cleanliness on the coaches, the platform and the stations are still  maintained in top condition. People do not litterant where in metro area. They do not spit in the coaches or any where.

It was our first ride in "माझी  मेट्रो" we felt very proud that Nagpur is one of the very few cities which have this facilities. When we went for the ride every thing was sick and span, clean.

I only pray and wish that the undisciplined nagpurians no not treat "माझी  मेट्रो"the same way they treat traffic rules and use nicely coming up wide roads.

Slip Shod execution of work. Waste of Tax Payers Money.

Lot of work was going on in our area for long time. Deep ditches were being laid to lay very heavy to heavy duty electricity cables. After lot of inconvenience to public over long period of time finally the cables were laid the ditches filled up.
For a change the top surface of ditches was levelled and cemented.
A great improvement over previous practise of covering the ditches with almost a foot of mound of loose earth causing problems to public and presenting ugly sight to already moon-scaped road surfaces.
The work of connecting heavy duty cables to distribution cabinet has been done in extremely slipshod manner. Heavy duty cables have not been cut to correct lengths. To play it safe almost at every steel distribution box, cables were left with extra length. While filling the ditches and concreting the surface, extra length of cables have not been buried properly and surface cemented with heavy duty cables exposed. Now that the surface has been cemented these will remain exposed forever with attendant danger in future   .
Apparently either no inspection was carried out after execution of work or inspecting personnel have been totally irresponsible and negligent in their duties.
Decent looking newly installed steel distribution boxes have been pasted all over by advertising pamphlets. No legal action is ever initiated against such people who disfigure public property. This should not be difficult as the address and phone numbers are prominently printed on the offending pamphlets.
All this indicated total lack of accountability, negligent and irresponsible attitude pervasive in babudom.
Babudom ki Jai ho. Nothing and no one can defeat you !

 Extra cable lying exposed. Advt pamphlets pasted.

Extra cable lying exposed. Advt pamphlets pasted.

Extra cable lying exposed. Advt pamphlets pasted.

Extra cable lying exposed. Danger to public.

Only zero point one place where proper work has been done. 

Extra cable lying exposed. Danger to public.