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. …
Extension of metro up to Nedumbassery under consideration Executing the Kochi Metro Rail project as a Centre-State joint venture scheme has numerous advantages over implementing it as a public-private partnership project. Elaborating on the disadvantages of including private stakeholders in the construction, experts in the mass-rapid transportation sector, who did …
Meghalaya Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma has flagged off the Shillong Supplement Public Transport Services at U Soso Tham Auditorium here for the benefit of the people in the capital city. Twenty five vehicles have been flagged off and the remaining 15 vehicles will be put to operation within 15 …
The process of listing out authorised vendors for installation of GPS in autorickshaws is likely to begin soon. The autos will be fitted with GPS from March onwards, said officials from the transport department. Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transport System (DIMTS), which will carry out the empanelment process, said the entire …
A high-level committee on rail modernisation chaired by Sam Pitroda, advisor to the prime minister, has recommended that the Railways hike passenger fares one time by 25 per cent and index all fares to inflation to raise Rs 60,000 crore next year. In a presentation to the Planning Commission ahead …
The government plans to roll out at least 85,000 buses in rural areas in the next five years in its bid to improve public transport. This is likely to improve the availability of public transport across the states and help shift people to buses from personal vehicles. A concept paper …
NEW DELHI: As envisaged earlier, there will be no monorail link to the proposed knowledge-based industrial park in South West Delhi if the city government accepts the report of an expert group which gave thumbs down to the project on the grounds of financial viability. The Rail India Transit and …
The Delhi government is considering giving residents another option of public transport — motorcabs. These, as per government officials, will charge commuters a fare that will fall between that of auto-rickshaws and taxis. “The price per kilometre for the motorcabs will vary between Rs 7 and 8 per km,” said …
SHILLONG:The 13th Finance Commission has awarded 23 public buses to the State which would be introduced in four districts and a Civil Sub-Division. Official sources on Thursday informed that out of the 23 public buses, ten buses will be stationed in Tura, five in Jowai, four in Williamnagar and two …
China has announced it will accelerate plans to expand a railway network in Tibet to reach two towns near the border with India and will also consider building a railway line to Nepal, officials said this week. New railway lines from Lhasa to Xigaze (Shigatse in Tibetan) and the town …
First 10.8-km line proposed between Shastri Park and Trilokpuri The red carpet has finally been rolled out for entry of Mono Rail in Delhi. While for many years the Delhi Government deliberated on its feasibility, on Tuesday it gave ‘in-principle' approval to the project for taking modern public transport into …
A new interchange station at Hauz Khas will reduce the travel time of Metro commuters between Gurgaon and Noida by more than 30 minutes. The interchange is planned on Phase-III corridor between Janakpuri West and Botanical Garden. It will come up next to the existing Hauz Khas station on HUDA …
The Capital’s first monorail corridor project will come up in the Trans-Yamuna area with the Delhi Government giving in-principal approval to a link between Shastri Park Metro station and Trilokpuri via Old Iron Bridge. The 10.8-kilometre corridor would be on an elevated single rail with 12 stations on its route …
The National Highways Authority on Monday awarded the Rs24.93 billion Karachi Hyderabad Motorway (M-9) project to a Malaysian construction company.The company will complete the project on a Build Operate-Transfer (BOT) basis in three years, according to the agreement signed at the NHA headquarters. NHA chairman Syed Muhammad Ali Gardezi and …
Investment to be upped to Rs 2 lakh cr The Centre is working on a new Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) that will see more cities covered by the infrastructure improvement project, with a massive hike in investment. The Union Urban Development Ministry has started working on the …
NEW DELHI: Declaring the monorail link a financially unviable option, RITES, a transport and infrastructure consultancy, has in a report to the state government recommended that a high speed Bus Road Transit (BRT) elevated corridor should be constructed instead. The report states the BRT will provide easy access to people …
NEW DELHI: If the surging crowds in the Metro trains deter you, here's some good news. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has placed a new order for 76 more coaches from Bombardier. These coaches will be used to convert the present six-coach train sets into eight-coach ones on the HUDA …
The R5,146-crore Kochi Metro project is back on track, as Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) former managing director E Sreedharan and Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy broke ice over the recent global tender issue. If DMRC were to be handed over charge of the project, Kochi Metro will be commissioned …
The controversial East-West Corridor may finally see the light of the day with the PWD suggesting its integration with three new BRT corridors. "Parts of these three BRT corridors fall in the same route as the proposed the East-West Corridor and it has been suggested that the project be integrated …
NEW DELHI: India and Japan, a pioneer in bullet train operations, have decided to set up a high-level working group to examine various issues related to establishment of high speed rail corridors in the country. The decision was taken during a meeting between Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi and Japanese Minister …
Struggling with congestion on its popular networks, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation will be introducing eight-coach trains on its high density corridors by October. According to DMRC officials, corridors of phases I and II can take only a maximum of eight coaches trains. The Delhi Metro has also introduced a special …
