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. …
Lahore—Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif laid the foundation stone of first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System of country’s history at Ferozepur Road, here Sunday. In the first phase, 27 kilometer long track will be laid from Gajjumata to Shahadara and this project will be completed in collaboration with Turk …
As the “Metro Man”, the Managing Director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Dr. E. Sreedharan, prepares to hang up his boots at the end of this year, he says he is reasonably satisfied with his experience of giving Delhi a world class public transport system, and over how the Delhi …
MUMBAI: The state government is discussing plans to earn revenue by implementing Transport Oriented Development (TOD). Two areas identified for the implementation are the Virar-Alibaug multimodal corridor and growth centres in the Bhiwandi-Kalyan region. The revenue earned from TOD would be spent on developing infrastructure in the region, including development …
Kochi is likely to become the first city in the country to implement an automated transport system based on global positioning system, said the District Collector P. I. Sheik Pareeth. In a pressnote issued by the Department of Public Relations, the Collector said that Kochi's plans to implement the futuristic …
To prepare a city that is bracing itself for a slew of mass transit projects, the Mumbai Transformation Support Unit (MTSU) will soon look at ways to ensure seamless travel for the lakhs of commuters using the various modes of public transport in the city. The World Bank funded state …
It will place orders for two vehicles before year-end with Ashok Leyland If all goes well, Bangaloreans will soon be travelling in ‘diesel hybrid’ vehicles. The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is planning to introduce ‘diesel hybrid’ vehicles for public transport on a pilot basis in the City by mid-2012. …
KOCHI: The Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) on Tuesday informed the Kerala High Court that the Kochi Metro Rail project would be placed before the Union Cabinet for final approval after a meeting of the Planning and Investment Board, scheduled next week. Tom Jose, Managing Director of Metro Rail Ltd, …
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has urged Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to prepare detailed project reports of metro rail projects of Bhopal and Indore cities. Metro rail facility has become necessary in view of increasing population of Bhopal and Indore cities. The Union Government has underlined the need to …
New Delhi: Delhi Metro’s Japanese connection will be getting a boost, come January. As work on the third phase of the network gathers steam, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will be releasing the first instalment of its loan for the Delhi Metro network next month. Pegged at 53 per …
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) general body (GB) on Monday approved a proposal for the public bicycle project. Under the Rs7-crore plan, the contractor would make 300 bicycles available to citizens on rent, at an effective cost of Rs2.33 lakh per piece (including stands, staff and other expeditures). Although the …
Silchar Dec. 18: The Union ministry of shipping and road transport is finalising modalities and financial aspects to upgrade the Barak as part of the national waterways to link south Assam’s traffic with the mainland through Bangladesh. A senior official of the Central Inland Water Transport Corporation in Karimganj town …
Gender has not been fully integrated into the mainstream of either the infrastructure debate or the debate on transport services. This article attempts to locate gender in public transport through an ethnographic study of the Delhi Metro services. Delhi Metro has not only promised women comfortable travel but has also …
The Union Urban Development Ministry, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and Haryana Government signed a memorandum of understanding here on Thursday for the development of the metro link between Sikanderpur station and National Highway-8 in Gurgaon. The five-kilometre link is being constructed by Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon Limited (RMGL). Urban Development …
The Haryana cabinet on Wednesday approved the setting up of the Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation to plan and operate mass transit and other urban transport. The proposal had been part of the budget speech delivered in the state Vidhan Sabha on March 10, 2010 by the then finance minister …
The Metro link between Badarpur in Delhi and YMCA Chowk in Faridabad got Haryana Cabinet approval on Wednesday. The Cabinet, which met under Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, approved the project at a revised cost of Rs 2,494 crore. The elevated corridor, an extension of the existing Line 6 …
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has set the ball rolling for setting up a smart card-based single ticket system for all modes of transport in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. All public transport operators, except Railways, have confirmed their participation in the project. The MMRDA has invited requests for …
By 2016, east Delhi will have the best connectivity in the city. With 14 new Metro stations coming up in the area as part of the Mukundpur-Yamuna Vihar corridor, with a further 3km extension from Yamuna Vihar to Shiv Vihar already being discussed, the area looks set to shoot into …
Demand for transport fuel is expected to grow massively in developing countries such as India and China over the next 40 years, outpacing the requirement of developed countries by 2025, a report by the World Energy Council has said. The World Energy Council (WEC) expects that transport fuel demand in …
Embrrassed by NDA convener Sharad Yadav’s observation that Madhya Pradesh was witnessing ‘Bellary-like’ scams, the BJP government on Thursday announced a campaign against illegal mining. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the month-long campaign would begin on December 15 and that he would personally review its progress after January 15. …
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's proposal to hike parking charges as a step towards further reform. Stating that the city needs high parking charges to control traffic chaos and dampen parking demand and car usage and that the higher revenue from …
