Travel demand has grown significantly in Delhi. How people choose to travel will decide the severity of pollution and congestion caused by traffic and, ultimately, liveability of the city. If people choose to use more cars and two-wheelers, the scary trend in pollution and congestion will become irreversible. This is …
New Delhi: Mumbai will get 1,000 state-of-the-art eco-friendly buses by December, while its metro project will be put on the fast-track. Union urban development minister Jaipal Reddy has set an ambitious target for the next 100 days. He wants people to leave their cars at home and travel by public …
Heather Allen looks at issues related to sustainable development at the International Association of Public Transport, Brussels. Pradip Saha caught up with her on issues topical to her work. Excerpts
NEW DELHI: The Budget Session of the Delhi Assembly began on Monday with the Lieutenant-Governor Tejendra Khanna declaring in his address that the road transport sector continues to be a priority area for the State Government. Mr. Khanna -- who came to the House in ceremonial style along with Speaker …
Ashok Leyland gets orders for 3,200 vehicles. The bus procurement scheme of States under the JNNURM was announced as a part of the fiscal stimulus package to provide impetus to the commercial vehicle producers. Priyanka Vyas New Delhi, June 3 Tata Motors has bagged a lion
The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) got the approval to add 2,200 buses to its fleet by next year. The proposal was passed in the board meeting held at the UPSRTC headquarters on Tuesday. Besides, the board also sanctioned an amount of Rs 2,106 crore for the financial …
Pune The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (PMPML) Board has opted for a private-public partnership (PPP) to buy 650 buses, including 200 AC coaches, under the JNNURM scheme. The project is worth Rs 400 crore. As many as 100 will be Volvo buses run on diesel and the rest will …
Hyderabad, May 15: The APSRTC has decided to introduce 1,500 low floor buses in Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam. The low floor buses are safer since they have no steps, have large sliding windows, handle bars, pneumatic doors and more space for standing passengers. They are expected to improve accessibility and …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The first set of low floor air-conditioned city buses will roll along the city roads by the end of June. The KSRTC, which is executing the purchase and maintenance part of the city bus service proposed under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission (JNNURM), has given the purchase …
New Delhi: Two months ago, a low-floor DTC bus caught fire. Over 70 passengers trapped inside had to break the thick glass of the bus windows and jump to safety on Mandir Marg in Central Delhi around 7.20 pm. The passengers later complained to the police that the doors of …
The special education cum vocational training institutions of Gujranwala district will be getting 16 new buses with rupees 20 million altogether. Commissioner Gujranwala, Khalid Masood Chaudhry made the decision while chairing a meeting here on Monday, which was also attended by DCO Gujranwala, district officer special education and other officials …
