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. …
KOLKATA, 24 APRIL: “Kolkata's Pride,” the Metro Railway, reported a loss of Rs 99.26 crore in the 2011-12 fiscal year. This is Rs 15.35 crore higher the operating loss the country's oldest tube railway reported in the previous year. In 2011-12, Metro Railway spent Rs 304.72 for every Rs 100 …
New Delhi: In May 2011, the Delhi government launched the vaunted bus cluster scheme which promised to give the city a clean and modern alternative to the “killer” Bluelines. A year later, the scheme seems headed for a spectacular failure. Of the 6,600 buses promised by 2013, only 247 have …
New Delhi: As part of a Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) study on BRT, the opinion of 10,000 road users will be collected and analyzed. CRRI has decided to visit nearby establishments such as the Saket court complex, markets, schools, colleges and offices. “We have around 20 more days for …
As the construction of the first Monorail enters its final stages, the development authority implementing the project is in talks to invite the operator of Singapore’s mass transit system to conduct a safety audit of the line due to unavailability of expertise in India. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority …
Tracking Clean Energy Progress is an early except of the forthcoming Energy Technology Perspectives 2012 (ETP2012). The report tracks progress in the development and deployment of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies in the power generation, industry, buildings, and transport sectors. Progress is assessed against rates required to achieve a …
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 their city’s sustainability. This is for two reasons: Cities cannot function without a fast, efficient and affordable system of mass transit. A …
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 design of bio-toilets are being installed in trains. The new toilet has a collection tank provided with anaerobic …
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 MoUD also promised “substantial funding” for the project and asked Railways to keep all project stakeholders …
CRRI Survey Says Users Find It Difficult To Commute On The Stretch New Delhi: The preliminary findings of a Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) study on BRT indicate that users find the stretch difficult to travel. These users include car owners, pedestrians, bus commuters, cyclists and other road users. As …
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 …
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 …
If Maharashtra boasts the country’s largest public transport fleet, it has also earned the dubious distinction of being the top killer on roads last year, causing 3,407 mishaps. What’s worst, Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) also recorded the highest increase - of 203 - in road accidents during 2010-11, …
The real grit of the Delhi Traffic Police will be put to test from Monday with major traffic experiments on two busiest corridors in the city — the ITO intersection and the BRT corridor. While one carriageway of the Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg will be closed for traffic for the …
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 …
Sindh government has planned to introduce Bus Rapid Transit System in the province initially in Karachi in the first phase costing Rs 450 million. This system successfully functions in 28 countries of world including Iran, Japan, Turkey, China, Malaysia and India. After the success of Bus Rapid Transit System in …
Direction for Syama Prasad Mookerjea Marg The Delhi High Court on Friday instructed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to clear obstacles in the non-motorised vehicle lane on the Capital's Syama Prasad Mookerjea Marg opposite Old Delhi railway station for smooth plying of cycle-rickshaws in it. A Division Bench of the …
NEW DELHI: Starting April 30, the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor from Moolchand to Ambedkar Nagar willbe made a 'normal' road for at least a week, sources say. This will be done as part of the six-week study by the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) that started early this month …
The crucial scientific study on the effectiveness of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor enters the second phase with the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) conducting an opinion poll from Saturday. Starting April 21, the expert body will take the feedback from regular users of the Corridor and will gauge …
A decade has gone since the first line of metro started in Delhi in 2002. Despite its expansion across the city in the past 10 years neither pollution nor congestion levels have gone down as claimed by its advocates. An analysis of the revenue generated by the Delhi Metro Rail …
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 …
