Churchgate - Dahanu Road Local Train Timings - Western Railway

Churchgate - Dahanu : 124 km
Station Code of Dahanu Road : DN
Travelling Time : 2.50min
Stations After Virar : Vaitarna, Saphale, Kelve Road, Palghar, Umroli, Boisar, Vangaon, Dahanu Road

Down 
Churchgate to Dahanu : 5.24am , 10.06am, 3.22pm
Dadar to Dahanu : 5.15am, 4.55pm, 6pm
Borivli to Dahanu : 7.57am, 10.31am
Virar to Dahanu : 4.25am, 5am, 12.15pm, 3.05pm

Up
Dahanu to Churchgate : 7.15am, 12.42pm, 5.35pm, 6.55pm
Dahanu to Dadar : 2.15pm, 3.25pm, 7.45pm
Dahanu to Borivli :  5.50am, 8.30am
Dahanu to Virar : 10.05am, 1.25pm, 8.45pm

आता मासेमारी करायची कोठे

                डहाणू आणि परिसरातील पश्‍चिम समुद्र किनार्‍यालगत ओएनजीसीने तेल उत्खन्नासाठी प्रकल्प उभारण्याच्या हालचाली सुरू केल्या आहेत. प्रकल्प सुरू होण्या अगोदरच मच्छिमारांना मासेमारी करण्यास बंदी घालण्यात आली आहे. डहाणूबरोबर दीव आणि दमण परिसरातही मासेारीवर बंदी आणल्यामुळे मच्छिमारांनी मासेारी कोठे करावी असा प्रश्‍न निर्माण झाला आहे. डहाणू समुद्र किनार्‍यालगतची २ हजार एकर सागरी जमीन ताब्यात घेण्यासाठी ओएनजीसीचे कार्यकारी व्यवस्थापक पी.के.बोर्थाकूर यांनी राज्याचे मुख्य सचिव रत्नाकर गायकवाड यांची नुकतीच भेट घेऊन चर्चा केली. या जागेत कंपनीला १३२ मिलीयन क्युबिक मीटर गॅस मिळणार असल्यामुळे कंपनी एक भव्य प्रकल्प उभारण्याच्या प्रयत्नात आहे. राजस्व विभागाचे वरिष्ठ अधिकारी लवकरच या संबंधी डहाणूनचा दौरा करणार आहे. तापी आणि इतर नद्यांचे मुख या पसिरात असल्यामुळे वैतरणा, वापी आणि डहाणूचा परिसर मासेमारीसाठी समृद्ध आहे. ओएनजीसीचा हा प्रकल्प प्रत्यक्षात अस्तित्वात आल्यास मासेमारी नष्ट होईल भिती महाराष्ट्र मच्छिमार कृती समितीचे अध्यक्ष रामभाऊ पाटील यांनी व्यक्त केली. या अगोदरच एस्सार, रिलायन्स आणि इतर कंपन्यांनी दमण दीव, जाङ्गराबाद, सुरत, वसई अणि पालघर येथे तेलाचे प्लॅटङ्गॉ र् तयार केले आहेत. या परिसरात मच्छिमार गेले असता त्यांच्यावर गुन्हे दाखल करण्यात आले आहे. समुद्रातील पाचशे मीटरच्या क्षेत्रात मासेमारी करण्यासाठी बंदी होती. परंतु मुंबईवरील २६ /११ च्या दहशतवादी हल्यानंतर तटरक्षक दलाने १२.५ किलोीटरच्या क्षेत्रात मासेारी करण्यास प्रतिबंध घातला आहे. या प्रकल्पामुळे मच्छिमारांच्या पोटावर गदा येणार असल्यामुळे तो अन्य जागी उभारावा. अन्यथा मासमारीची ५०० मीटर बंदीची सीमा पूर्ववत ठेवावी अशी मागणी पाटील यांनी केली आह

Ecologists say no to ONGC gas plant proposal

The Dahanu Taluka Environment Welfare Association (DTEWA) and the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) - chapter Dahanuhave opposed the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's (ONGC) proposal to set up a gas processing plant in Dahanu.

Last month, when ONGC had approached the state for 2,000 acres in Dahanu to set up th plant, chief secretary Ratnakar Gaikwad had assured ONGC that the government would view the proposal positively. Phiroza Tafti, convenor of INTACH-Chapter Dahanu, said the taluka had been declared an ecologically fragile area by the union ministry of environment and forests. A DTEWA member said even Reliance Energy that has a thermal power plant in Dahanu was not allowed to expand its plant.

Dahanu-Nashik rail link survey underway: Railways

Thane, Jun 26 (PTI) In a reply to an RTI query by Thane District Rail Passengers' Association (TDRPA), the Railways have informed that the survey for the proposed route between Dahanu in the district and Nashik is being conducted. The reply also states that the proposed link will be 167.67 km long, and will have 16 stations. The information does not state how much the new link will cost. The sites of stations are Dahanu Road, Asha Garh, Ganjad, Kasa, Khadki, Kasapada, Jawahar, Mokhada, Pimpalpada, Kandhati, Trimbak, Khambale, Pimplad, Shingve Bahule, Devlali and Nashik Road. President of the TDRPA, Om Prakash Sharma, said this was a welcome development. It will impact the lives of tribals in the area positively, he said.

Thane fishermen to get help from ISRO Devices

Thane, June 26 (IANS) Fishermen in Thane’s Dahanu coastal area will be given distress alert transmitters, developed by India’s space agency, to help them in case of emergency when in the high seas, an official said Sunday.
The Distress Alert Transmitters (DAT), considered a lifesaving device, will be distributed in Dahanu town Tuesday (June 28) in the presence of top ranking officials from the police, the fisheries and the environment departments.
The devices have been developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in collaboration with the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and are expected to help in the safety and security of fishermen in the high seas.
The device is simple and easy to operate. After a fisherman activates the DAT, the alert will be transmitted by a satellite on a particular frequency band and relayed to the ICG-Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre(MRCC).
The DAT has separate buttons to indicate various emergencies liken a fire on board, a medical emergency, a man overboard and capsizing of the vessel.
In case any of any emergency the crew has to press the appropriate button and the DAT emits a relevant signal which is transmitted through a satellite to the ICG-MRCC.
The ICG-MRCC would respond quickly based on the type of the emergency indicated by the signal and deploy a helicopter, a boat or divert a ship in the vicinity of the signal to help the distressed vessel.
Devised on the lines of the Global Positioning System, the DAT costs Rs.10,000 per piece, but will be distributed free to the fishing community, the official said.
After Dahanu, the officials would consider handing them over to fishing folks in other coastal districts like Mumbai, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg.
The DAT is expected to be of great use during the monsoon and stormy weather conditions.

When will Churchgate-Dahanu local be launched, asks Naik

Former Railway Minister Ram Naik said, unhappy commuters may launch an agitation if the Railways do not explain what is it that is preventing them from starting the Churchgate-Dahanu local train.

“The Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) claims that Virar-Dahanu Road track centering work has already been completed and the entire 75/12 car and 1/9 car EMU rakes under MUPT-I have been received.

Commuters have expressed their resentment on slow work on a number of occasions and now it’s time they get an answer,” Naik added.

Naik met Vivek Sahai, Chairman, Railway Board in New Delhi recently and told him that he must justify the delay in the launch of the local.

Relinace says it cannot supply power to Dahanu region

Reliance Infra which operates a power plant at Dahanu has pleaded its inability to supply power to the people living around Dahanu taluka owing to the agreement it has reached with the government. 
The company officials made their position clear to Maneesha Chowdhary, Vice President of State Unit of BJP who led a delegation and demanded that the people from around Dahanu should be provided power by Reliance. Officials said as per the agreement reached by the company with the state government and Notification No 91, the entire power generated by Reliance at Dhahanu has to be supplied to Mumbai alone. Chowdhary pointed out to the Government Resolution which has stated that power should be provided to the areas within 5 kms of the power plant. However, the company officials suggested that the way out is to make amendment in the agreement the company has with the government. There is lot of resentment among locals over the power issue who are currently being subjected to long hours of load-shedding. Chowdhary has told the company that even a supply of 25 MW of power could radically improve the situation in the area.