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. …
A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a direction to authorities, including State Transport Corporation heads, to operate more buses and avoid overloading in buses. The petition has been filed by K.R. Ramaswamy alias ‘Traffic’ Ramaswamy, a social activist, in the wake of …
The Comptroller and Auditor General has slammed the railways for the long delay and cost escalation in the strategically important Kashmir rail link. The original cost of the 29km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla line, aimed at providing a rail link to Kashmir, was estimated at Rs 3,077 crore in 1999-2000 and has now …
Lack of due diligence and proper planning by the Railways has caused a massive cost escalation in the rail-link project to Kashmir, with the cost overrun at an estimated Rs 16,488 crore, the Comptroller and Auditor General has said. The report, tabled in Parliament on Thursday, said the Railways did …
The ministry of urban transport is giving a major push to improve ridership in bus transport services across all major Indian cities by 2020. Delhi and Pune are targeting a ridership of 80 per cent, while Kolkata and Bangaluru are targeting 90 per cent each. Unfortunately, poor management and operational …
RITES had proposed the construction of dedicated bus lanes in the grid system in the tricity. It had also suggested that both the Metro under the Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS) and Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) System be developed at the same time. Also, it recommended integration points with the …
A total of two Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) projects were sanctioned under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in the country during the last three years and the current year. None of the two projects have missed their deadlines for completion. Ministry of Urban Development is continuously …
Buses will play a crucial role in the mobility transition in the big and medium rung cities. Cities need well managed, well organised modern buses that deliver efficient public transport services at affordable rates. In bigger cities that have dedicated city bus service, – not more than 12 -- buses …
Buses provide the bulk of public transport services in many Indian cities. Its share in daily travel in bigger cities can be as high as 40-60 per cent. Cities are looking at bus transport reforms to reduce auto mobile dependence, congestion, and pollution. Cities like Delhi are setting such high …
Land acquisition seems to be the biggest roadblock for the Railways' ambitious high-speed rail corridor project. The ministry of railways has identified seven corridors for running the high speed passenger trains, and the pre-feasibility study conducted by its consultant says land acquisition would be the major hurdle in construction of …
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had carried out source apportionment studies in the year 2007 in six cities namely Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kanpur, Mumbai and Pune. As per the studies, the ambient air quality data of these cities in respect of Particulate Matter (PM10 ) revealed that contribution due …
Samarthyam in collaboration with Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities have conducted walkability audits to evaluate the accessibility of street and road infrastructure, the interstitial spaces between buildings from and to transport terminus and key destinations in Delhi for persons with disabilities and reduce mobility. The audit team comprises of …
Improved water and sanitation facilities, better housing, streamlined transportation systems and waste management are some of the services that smaller cities in the country can look forwards to in the next phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, the flagship programme of the Union Urban Development Ministry. The …
This summer's Olympics games in Britain's capital generated 28 percent less carbon dioxide emissions than was forecast as energy use at venues was cut, the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) said on Wednesday. The organizers had promised the London Olympics and Paralympic Games, held over around four …
Punjab Cabinet approved the ambitious Rs. 1,427-crore project which will link the city with its satellite town Mohali, on Wednesday. The decision to link S.A.S. Nagar Mohali with Chandigarh was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, an official spokesman said here. Total …
The Punjab Cabinet today gave approval to link the Mohali railway station with the Chandigarh metro rail project at a cost of Rs 1,427 crore. The total 37.57 km length of the metro rail covering Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali will be completed at a cost of Rs.10,900 crore. An official …
The Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation will shortly obtain loan worth Rs.969 crore from the Asian Development Bank for completion of work on a portion of its corridor in the Walled City here. The first phase connecting the Mansarovar residential colony with Chandpole is likely to start by July next year. …
19 stations in 22.20-km from Technocity to Karamana A 22.20-km monorail, an elevated rail-based mass rapid transit system (MRTS), has been recommended in the Technocity – Pallippuram – Kazhakuttom – Uloor –Kesavadasapuram – Pattom – Palayam – Thampanoor –Killipalam - Karamana stretch of the capital. The Monorail, with 19 stations …
Haryana is considering introducing a Mono rail between Faridabad and Gurgaon, which will further accelerate the pace of development in the area, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Sunday. The modalities of the project will be worked out, Mr. Hooda told a rally here while announcing a slew of …
Months after giving the go-ahead to seven BRT corridors to be constructed by the PWD, the transport department is looking at the projects to be undertaken by DIMTS (Delhi integrated multi-modal transit system). On Thursday, it reviewed the Dhaula Kuan-Chhawala alignment which is to be built by DIMTS. Sources said …
The Union Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) has had to scale down the specifications for buses run under its flagship programme, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), to bridge the gap in demand and supply. On Wednesday, a senior official of the Ministry said unlike the accent on …
