Mangaluru: Jhonlin book bank reopens
Mangaluru, July 16: The 'Jhonlin Toy Exchange Book Bank' is now reopened as 'Jhonlin Toy and Book Exchange' at the Jhonlin Cottage in the Bondel here on Sunday.
'Jhonlin' is now a book bank program that has a link with four libraries of local educational institutions.
The organization was started in last January with the intention of collecting the toys that are not in use and supply them to needy children, and collecting old books and making a free library without any deposit.
The Department of Toys has been working on the project and distributed toys to around 200 children in orphanages and nursery schools in Mangaluru. But the Books Department, which has about 2,700 books, did not function as per the plan. Therefore, after the inspection, the 80th birthday celebration of John B Monteiro's, founder of the organisation and senior journalist; has been renamed as 'Jhonlin Toy and Book Exchange,' and distributed books to four libraries of local educational institutions.
Dr. George Rodrigues, the chief librarian of St Aloysius College Library, provided books to the St. Lawrence English Medium High School, MGC PU College, Besant Institute of PG Studies, and St. Joseph's Engineering College, Vamanjoor.
Mohan Monteiro and Primrose Monteiro D'Souza, co-founders of the Jhonlin Toy and Book Exchange, have requested the public to donate their toys and books that are not in use. For more details Contact: 98862 76608.
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Mumbai Metro lines 9 and 2B open for commuters
Mumbai (PTI): Commercial operations on the first phases of Mumbai Metro corridors 9 and 2B began on Wednesday morning, a day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the mass-transit routes, officials said.
While the Metro 9 marks the first direct connectivity between a suburb in Mumbai and a part of Thane city in the metropolitan region, the Line 2B will provide the first metro connectivity on the Harbour Line in Mumbai.
The 5.6-km elevated Phase 1 stretch of Metro Line 9 comprises four stations -- Dahisar East, Pandurangwadi, Miragaon and Kashigaon. The 5.53-km Phase 1 of Metro Line 2B has five stations, including Deshbhakt N G Acharya Udyan (Diamond Garden), Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk, Deonar, Mankhurd and Maharashtra Nagar–Mandale.
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According to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), Line 9 is expected to cut travel time between Mira-Bhayandar in Thane district and Mumbai to around 30 minutes from the current one to two hours. Built at Rs 6,607 crore, it will eventually provide seamless connectivity to south Mumbai through interlinking with other lines.
With the addition of the two new lines, Mumbai’s operational Metro network has expanded to six corridors, including Line 1 (Ghatkopar-Andheri-Versova), Line 2A (Andheri West-Dahisar East), Line 7 (Dahisar East-Andheri East) and the underground Line 3 (Colaba-Bandra Kurla Complex-SEEPZ).
As per MMRDA, the revised timetable for Line 2A and Line 7 came into effect on Wednesday, aimed at improving frequency, predictability and overall commuter experience.
It said that with the inauguration of Line 9, Metro Line 2A will now operate as a standalone corridor between Andheri West and Dahisar East, with services from 5.50 am till around 11 pm and a peak frequency of about six minutes.
The integrated Line 7-9 corridor (Gundavali to Kashigaon), spanning 19.79 km, will operate from 5.50 am to 11 pm, with a peak frequency of under six minutes and 276 services on weekdays.
Metro Line 2B (Phase 1) services commenced at 6 am and will run till around 10.30 pm at intervals of approximately nine-and-a-half minutes, operating 209 services daily, according to officials.
MMRDA said the integration of Line 7 with Line 9 enables direct connectivity from Andheri East to Mira-Bhayandar, while Lines 2A and 7 will function as separate corridors.
A seamless interchange facility at Dahisar station will allow passengers to switch between Lines 2A and 7 without exiting the “paid” (ticketed) area.
