The Part III of the constitution of India gives a detailed description on a charter of rights called the 'Fundamental Rights'. These Fundamental Rights guarantee civil freedom to all the citizens of India to allow them to live in peace and harmony. These are the basic rights that every Indian citizen has the right to enjoy, irrespective of their caste, creed and religion, place of birth, race, colour or gender. These Fundamental Rights include Right to Equality, Right to Freedom, Right to Freedom of Religion, Cultural and Education Rights, Right against exploitation. The Fundamental Rights were included in the Constitution because they were considered essential for the development of every individual and to preserve human dignity. They are justiciable i.e. any violation of these rights can be questioned in the court of law (Supreme court and High court) through writs. Changes in Fundamental Rights require a constitutional amendment. The Constitution originally laid seven right...
The rapidly growing population, expanding cities, and heavy rush, as a result of rapid industrialization and urbanization has led to the need for the cheap and convenient modes of conveyance for the public transport, especially in the metro cities. A well planned Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) such as the Metro Rail forms the lifeline of the cosmopolitan cities which have a population in thousands of Lakhs. The government must decide the metro model for a population region depending on the basis of the region's logistics, financial resources, population. It should avoid aping metro models of the other countries. The fact that the metro projects are meant to serve the cities with more than four million population needs to be kept in mind. The costs associated with these projects are decided on the basis of the metro project being underground, elevated or at ground level. Larger the underground and elevated proposal, larger shall be the cost involved. The funding of the metro pro...