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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of waste in a canal in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 29/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …

Ahmedabad population hits half crore

Rajiv Shah TNN Gandhinagar: The new Ahmedabad may seem more plush and attractive, but latest population figures reveal that the city is ready to touch 55 lakh, and this is mainly owing to the phenomenal rise in population density in the old city limits. Sources told TOI that the population …

Cartier Bressons Sabarmati lost?

Esther David Once upon a time, Ahmedabad had a river. Sabarmati. The city grew around her and her banks were used for various activities and religious rituals. Today, the scenario has changed. If you are atop the revolving restaurant or driving past one of the bridges, it looks more like …

Amdavadis waste 39 cr litres of water daily!

Paul John | TNN Ahmedabad:Amdavadis collectively waste 39 crore litres of water everyday. This is equivalent to water requirements of 22.16 lakh people, which is more than 50 per cent of the city

Every Amdavadi wastes 100 litres of water daily

Finds CEPT-AMC Survey On Water Usage Paul John | TNN Ahmedabad: Even if Amdavadis do understand the value for money, they surely do not value precious resource water much despite living in a water scarce state. Reason apparently is that they don

Where does all the AMC water go?

Cept Univ Team & AMC Conduct Survey To Find Accountability Of Water Supply Paul John | TNN Ahmedabad: How much water does an Amdavadi get each morning from the municipal corporation? For the first time ever, a group of 150 volunteers after having teamed up with Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), …

Safety audit of BRTS soon

AJL To Study Increasing Accidents Involving BRTS Buses Ahmedabad: A year into operations, the Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL) would now conduct a detailed safety audit of its BRTS corridor. This will be first major attempt to find and plug loopholes that may be leading to accidents along the BRTS corridor. …

Now, call to know how long before BRTS arrives

Ahmedabad: The BRTS bus service now has a toll free customer helpline number. The number was made operational on August 26 on a trial basis and has since September 1 been made fully operational. One can dial the 11-digit toll free number 1800-2332030 on cellphone and seek real time details …

A geometric model to define riverfront skyline

Re-development Plan Has Curious Shapes For Commercial Plots Without Margin Space, Inspired From European Models Paul John | TNN Ahmedabad: Take a cursory glance at the re-development plan prepared for the riverfront and you will be taken aback by the curious shapes of commercial plots to be put on sale. …

Destination Abad: Global infra giants eye metro project

Harit Mehta | TNN Ahmedabad: The Rs 11,000-crore Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar metro rail project has started attracting infrastructure biggies from across the globe. Nearly half a dozen leading infrastructure firms have shown interest in the project which, at a later stage, aims to link Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar with Dholera. French firm Veolia …

Cong calls BRTS loss-making, AJL contests

Ahmedabad: The opposition Congress in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has gone all out against the prized BRTS project. The balance sheet of the Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL)

City to get one more elevated BRTS corridor

Project To Connect Gujarat College, Ellisbridge Ahmedabad: Until now, civic authorities have had only one way of skirting traffic jams at railway crossings in the city

Answer to waterlogging: Overbridge near Ellisbridge

Ahmedabad: Crossing any underpass on a rain-hit day in Ahmedabad is no less than passing through an inundated canal during monsoons. Majority of the underpasses get flooded during incessant rains severely hampering traffic flow in the city. Taking note of the havoc created by rains which leave underpasses flooded and …

Ahmedabad BRTS catches fancy of several countries

Vinay Umarji / Mumbai/ Ahmedabad August 23, 2010, 0:06 IST Malaysia, Indonesia, Tanzania among others study Ahmedabad BRTS Despite a four-wheeler and a couple of two-wheelers parked at his residence, Manubhai Dhruva prefers to take the public transport. Ask him the reason and the 78-year-old retired English lecturer answers with …

Time for a breather

Almost 40 per cent of land along the Sabarmati riverfront will now be set aside for designer gardens, allowing residents to take in some fresh air Ahmedabad: The Sabarmati riverfront could well become the city

Abad Metropolitan Region plan gathering dust

Two Years After CEPT Submitted Report On AMR, Ambitious Project Still Embroiled In Political & Regional IssuesPaul John | TNNAhmedabad: Size does matter for Ahmedabad especially after the registrar general announced the Ahmedabad Urban Agglomeration (AUA) some time back

AMC to set up multi-level car park facility near Kankaria

 Civic body to go all alone for Rs 22-cr projectPaul John | TNNAhmedabad: After almost a year of consistent trial of inviting bids for the four mechanised multi-level parking facilities in the city and no one turning up for the same, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), has finally decided to go …

BRTS finds new tech vendors

Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: The ten-month old Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) which was grappling on technology front has finally found new vendors. The Spain based GMV in association with Vayam Technologies Limited have bagged the contract for Intelligent Traffic System(ITS) for the BRTS. The ITS includes, automatic fare …

BRTS yet to cross technology hurdle

Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Arguably the fastest mode of transport in city, 10-monthold Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) is stagnating when it comes to adopting technology. The turnstile meant for smart cards installed at the 26 BRTS bus stops on RTO to Maninagar route have become mere showpieces. According …

City bids for record plantation drive, with changed goal instead

Himanshu Kaushik, TNN, Jul 28, 2010, 12.26am IST AHMEDABAD: Through the Green Ahmedabad campaign, the city aims to set a new record when over 25,000 volunteers will plant seven lakh saplings in a single day on July 31. Earlier, the city was hoping to break the record set by Khemaru …

Trees uprooted: 200 & counting

Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Fully-grown trees have been the biggest casualties during heavy rains accompanied with strong winds which lashed the city in last fortnight. The intermittent showers have spelled disasters for the green cover with more than 200 trees falling down in different municipal zones of Ahmedabad Municipal …

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