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. …
Proposed fuel economy standards for cars are so lax that some car makers can get away by not doing anything for the first few years. This can jeopardise energy security and climate mitigation plans.
Suggestion based on cost dynamics and existing example of DMRC that has only 10% work via PPPs. After betting big on public-private partnership to deliver ambitious infrastructure targets envisaged in the twelfth plan, the government could make an about turn at least in the case of urban transport infrastructure. A …
The Planning Commission cited shortage of funds as it punctured the Union Urban Development Ministry’s ambitious plans to popularise bicycle usage in metro cities. The Plan panel has refused to dole out Rs 150 crore to the Ministry for the Public Bicycle Scheme, which was proposed to be rolled out …
Colombo: Private Transport Minister of Sri Lanka C.B. Ratnayake says measures are to be taken to control the charges of private transport modes like three-wheelers, taxis and school vans to prevent the private transport provides from overcharging commuters. Explaining that private transport modes need to be regulated similar to private …
DIMTS Ready To Replicate Flawed Experiment Even As Govt Refuses To Allow People’s Participation In Decision-Making. The Delhi government decided to rechristen the bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor as integrated transit corridor in 2011, perhaps hoping to erase the memory of the ordeal Delhiites undergo everyday on the Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand …
With land acquisition being a major challenge for undertaking projects in the metropolis, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) plans to follow a model from Gujarat where land owners are made partners in the developmental projects. The MMRDA, which plans to develop a 126-km-long multi-modal corridor(MMC) running from Virar …
GUWAHATI, March 11: The NF Railway Mazdoor Union has appealed to the Union Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi for take steps for the development of the north-eastern region. The union has submitted a memorandum to the Railway Minister for inclusion of various proposals in the Railway budget for the year 2012-13. …
Skywalk, enclosed pedestrian crossings suggested. A ‘Skywalk' at Thampanoor has been proposed along with the 41.8-km monorail, an elevated rail-based mass rapid transit system (MRTS), on the Pallippuram-Neyyattinkara stretch of the city. The National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (Natpac), in its feasibility report, has recommended pedestrian facilities along with …
In another indication that more people are getting back to work, Americans took 200 million more rides last year on subways, commuter trains, light-rail systems and public buses than they did the year before, according to a new report by a leading transit association. Americans took 10.4 billion rides on …
Proliferating diesel cars are a public health risk and drain the exchequer. The Union Budget of 2012-13 needs to take the urgent decision to tax diesel cars higher to prevent misuse of the under-taxed and under-priced fuel in cars. The government and the oil marketing companies cannot continue to shoulder …
Passengers travelling in long-distance trains will soon get respite from the stench of toilets with Railways set to replace them with "odourless" bio-toilets. With a view to providing more hygienic conditions, Railways is firming up a green initiative to manufacture 2,500 bio-toilets in the upcoming fiscal. Unlike traditional toilets in …
The Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) took the first step towards providing the growing city population with mass rapid transport system by holding preliminary site inspection for Nagpur Metro along with project consultant DMRC on Thursday. NIT Chairman Pravin Darade led the team to routes previously suggested by L&T; Ramboll, which …
JAIPUR: Putting to rest the possibilities of constructing the elevated road from Pani- Pech to Collectorate Circle under Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) project, phase II, the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has sent a revised proposal of Rs 590 crore to the Centre for the approval. After the elevated road …
Auto industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) today lashed out at the government for trying to impose higher tax on Indian diesel cars, while preparing to cut duties on those imported from Europe. Expressing concern that India may be giving away too much in the proposed free trade …
New Delhi: If you’ve been fuming about the traffic chaos near the Metro stations — hordes of Gramin Sewa vehicles, autos, rickshaws and buses blocking the road — there’s finally some relief. The Delhi Metro has been asked to look into integrating the metro station with surrounding public transport for …
AHMEDABAD: The city has over 30 lakh vehicles, which include 20 lakh two-wheelers. This is 22 per cent of the total vehicles registered in Gujarat, the state assembly on Thursday was informed by urban development minister Nitin Patel in his reply to Naroda MLA Mayaben Kodnani's question. The minister said …
India has taken the lead in what it calls “kickstarting” an “international north-south corridor” from Iran to Russia via Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan to ensure a seamless connectivity to Central Asia. New Delhi wants this corridor to be operational by 2013. Government sources said here on Wednesday that New Delhi met …
CHENNAI: The city will soon have its own urban transport policy with the Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (CUMTA) working on plans in this regard. As efforts are on to ease congestion in the city, the CUMTA, which came into being in 2010, is chalking out a series of measures …
Study report submitted to Chief Minister A 41.8-km monorail, an elevated rail-based mass rapid transit system (MRTS), has been found feasible for implementation in the capital city in the busy Pallippuram-Ulloor-Overbridge-Killipalam-Neyyattinkara corridor on a Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) mode. The project, expected to reduce the dependence on …
Aiming to provide better transportation facilities in cities, the Government has decided to introduce multi-modal transport system in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad at an estimated cost Rs 632.68 crore. The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure approved the upgradation of railway infrastructure for the introduction of multi-modal transport system …
