Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pramod Tyagi Vs State of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 21/03/3035. A proposal was initiated by State of National Capital Territory of Delhi, Department of Transport to start a Driving Training Institution at Mukundpur and permission was also granted. …
Underlining the mismatch between vehicular growth and road space, T G Sitharam, the chairperson of Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning (CiSTUP), IISc, has stressed linking Bangalore to its satellite towns with ring and circular rail lines. Addressing a day-long workshop on urban mobility here on Monday, Sitharam …
New Delhi: With both BJP and AAP making chief minister Sheila Dikshit’s pet project, the Bus Rapid Transit Corridor, a poll issue, the CM has let it be known that even the Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand stretch will be scrapped if her party returns to power. This realization, an admission of failure, …
The overarching objective of the parking policy is to develop parking places and organise parking activities for all types of modes of transport .The policy also aims to discourage daily usage of personalized motorized vehicles, promotion of mass transportation and use of non-motorized transport system.
Project Will Be Scaled Up After Its Success At Kamatibaug Vadodara: Paris and Barcelona have done it. And so has New York and Boston. Now, Vadodara will be the first city of Gujarat to get a chance to use cycle as a mode of public transport. Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) …
‘No More Trial Runs Till Survey Is Done’ Pune: The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML), the city’s bus transport undertaking, has urged the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporations to conduct a road safety audit of the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT) routes which would be commissioned in a …
With a view to promoting non-motorised transport in the Millennium City, the citizens of Gurgaon along with some NGOs and support from the local administration observed “Raahgiri Day”, a weekly event, here on Sunday. The plying of motor vehicles is banned on a particular stretch of road from 7 a.m. …
Kochi: It is tough times ahead for Kochi Metro as environmentalists tighten the noose around Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL). The district tree cutting permit issuing committee has stated that it would issue further permits to cut trees for metro-related works “only after KMRL drafts a project for caring and …
Civic Chief Says It Is The Only Option To Solve City’s Traffic Woes Pune: Despite the elected representatives demanding to scrap the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), municipal commissioner Mahesh Pathak said on Thursday that the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will have to go ahead with its implementation, as it …
A month after she was hit by a car while cycling near AIIMS Flyover, environmentalist Sunita Narain is recuperating slowly but is confident of getting back in the saddle. One of the several new items on her agenda is to pull out data on pedestrian and cycling accidents from the …
In the lead-up to the UN climate negotiations in Warsaw, the latest information on the level and growth of CO2 emissions, their source and geographic distribution will be essential to lay the foundation for a global agreement. This annual publication contains, for more than 140 countries and regions: estimates of …
We have built city roads only for cars to move. Cars rule the road I write this column from my bed, recovering from an accident that broke my bones. I was hit by a speeding car while cycling. The driver fled the scene of the accident in the car, leaving …
World Bank has released a new report -- On Thin Ice: How Cutting Pollution can Slow Warming and Save Lives. The report that talks about ways to mitigate the effects of climate change says fast action to cut common pollutants like soot (also known as black carbon) and methane will …
An independent cell for bus rapid transit (BRT) operations will ensure its success. The Nagrik Chetna Manch (NCM), a non-political organization working on sustainable transport and civic issues, has stressed on the need for such a cell, to manage and operate the BRT system and urged the traffic police and …
The state government will order an inquiry and initiate action against route permits issued in violation of transport policy from 2008 to 2013. Minister for Transport, Food and Civil Supplies and Technical Education GS Bali said this while talking to The Tribune. Bali said route permits and other violations of …
Platinum 1, Colombo’s elite lifestyle destination which redefines exclusive luxury living standards achieved a major milestone with the unveiling of Sri Lanka’s first ever multi-elevated automated car park. “This is the first and one-of-its-kind car parking system in Sri Lanka,” said Kishore D. Reddy, Managing Director of Platinum 1. “This …
Japan has diverted its suspended $400 million credit programme for the Padma Multipurpose Bridge project to the elevated Metro Railway project. Finance minister AMA Muhith on Monday made the disclosure after he had chaired the meeting of the cabinet committee on purchase at secretariat. The committee approved appointment of the …
Cabinet to take a decision on proposal soon Five special purpose vehicles (SPVs) will be floated to operate and manage 400 low-floor buses to be procured under the extended Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme for 12 districts in the State. The proposal to float them is before …
Sri Lanka Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy Susil Premajayantha announced that Sri Lanka will host the 8th Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum in Asia in October 2014 in concert with the Better Air Quality Conference. Around 200 participants including delegates from 24 countries in the Asia-Pacific region are …
Friday, November 01, 2013 - Lahore—Lahore Transport Company (LTC) is playing significant role in transforming the traditional transport culture on modern lines and paying special emphasis on planning, enforcing and regulating the urban transport. Foreign direct investment and projects completed under effective mechanism of public private partnership has far reaching …
GAZIPUR: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday laid the foundation stone of bus rapid transit (BRT) and metro rail here aiming to ease the sufferings of commuters, reports UNB. The foundation laying ceremony took place at Bhawal Badre Alam University College, Gazipur where the premier will address a public rally. …
