Coal: a heavy burden on the Indian railways
India’s power demand is rising more quickly than its renewable capacity additions, accelerating plans to mine, transport and burn up to 65% more thermal coal for electricity generation by 2030. Several
Rail Transport
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Mumbai - on the fast track?
The lifeline of any city, public transport is a critical component of sustainability When asked, city administrators overwhelmingly cite transport as the most urgent infrastructure investment to enhance
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Green toilets make their way into train coaches
In a first of its kind, bio-toilets are making their way into train coaches. Following an innovation by the Railways in collaboration with the Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE), a revolutionary
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Ring Railway to get a new lease of life
Optimistic about the revival of the ailing Ring Railway, the Ministry of Urban Development last Tuesday asked the Railways to commission a study on how to improve ridership and patronage on the line. The
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Light rail may score over monorail
Emerges best feeder rail network for City The Light Rail Transit (LRT) system is likely to be preferred over to Monorail for the City. Capita Symonds - the UK-based consultancy firm for property and infrastructure solutions to which the State government has assigned the job of suggesting the best feeder rail network for the City - considers LRT more advantageous than Monorail.
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Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's proposal to maintain Jaipur Metro may not be accepted
JAIPUR: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's (DMRC) proposal of operating and maintaining of the Jaipur Metro for one year after completion of the project may not be accepted by the Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC). To operate the Jaipur Metro under the surveillance of experts, the DMRC has proposed that JMRC should take over after one year when the new staff is well-versed with the operations and maintenance. However, JMRC chief managing director N C Goyal says, "We are confident of handling operation and maintenance from day one. As some day we have to take the responsibility, it's better to take it from the start." He added, "The option of DMRC assistance and expertise is always available."
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Bus Rapid Transit System Cruises into expansion track
AHMEDABAD: A debate over improving connectivity to Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) city has been vexing the state government for long. With nearly 10 floors of 22 of the towers ready at GIFT SEZ site, the urban development department is mulling over the feasibility of taking a BRTS up to the heart of the project. The discussion is on for the last one month in the state urban development department. The new transport may also require a new bridge to be constructed across the Sabarmati river between Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) and GIFT city.
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Metro Rail delay will lead to cost overruns: Montek
The Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia cautioned Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy against delay in the execution of Hyderabad Metro Rail project. “The delay in the implementation the project could lead to huge cost over-runs,” Dr Singh told Mr Reddy, when they met on Wednesday to discuss the state plan outlay for fiscal 2012-13.
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Young envoys for clean station
- Come May, Tatanagar passengers will get hygiene tips from schoolkids Call it Tatanagar’s best friend and worst critic. And now, Chotanagpur Passengers Association hopes to rope in some pester power
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GMDA working on monorail blueprint
GUWAHATI: The Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) seems rather upbeat about the proposed introduction of the monorail system in Guwahati. Talking to mediapersons in Guwahati today, GMDA chairman Robin Bordoloi said, “Scomi Engineering Berhad, Malaysia, is carrying out a survey in Guwahati to examine the feasibility of the monorail system. So far the company has said that such a system is feasible in the city.
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Ban on sand mining hits Jaipur Metro Project
The Jaipur Metro Project on Monday rushed to the Supreme Court complaining that its construction work was badly hit by an order of the Rajasthan High Court extending the SC's ban on mining in Aravalli hill range to extraction of sand from Banas river bed. Appearing for the metro project, scheduled to be completed by June 2013, attorney general G E Vahanvati informed a bench of Justices K S Radhakrishnan and C K Prasad that there never was a ban on extraction of sand from the river bed.