Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
The much anticipated Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) that was proposed for the city in December 2006 is finally moving forward, though only in the form of a preliminary feasibility report. Mumbai can expect an elevated corridor bus lane at the centre of the road, suggested by consultants after an …
Dedicated Bus Lanes Make Sense The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development, in calling for the scrapping of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in New Delhi, is clearly missing the wood for the trees. We certainly need more BRT corridors in the Capital and other cities pan-India for hassle-free …
Pune Tells civic body to seek public opinion on non-motorised transport component The Centre has expressed satisfaction over the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) pilot project, struggling for completion since its 2006 launch. But the World Bank (WB), which is funding the non-motorised transport (NMT) part of the BRTS, has …
Directs removal of all hindrances Chief Minister travels by a bus during the visit RITES asked to create more space for traffic NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Friday inspected the Bus Rapid Transit corridor entire stretch from Ambedkar Nagar to Delhi Gate along with senior Delhi Governmnt …
Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit will on Friday visit the Bus Rapid Transit corridor in South Delhi along with all the senior officers, architects and planners associated with the project to get a first hand account of the problems being faced by the people and …
Ahmedabad: The ambitious BRTS project is the sole silver lining in the city's mass transport history. Not only will it drive some sense into the mass transport network, but would also make bus travel more respectable for commuters. One of the main features of the BRTS is that one could …
Ahmedabad : If you were to use your car on the carriageway alongside BRTS, whenever it is launched, you might have to pay for parking. Free parking will soon be a dream. Transport reforms being worked out under the National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP) as part of the Jawaharlal Nehru …
NEW DELHI: The proposal in the national action plan on climate change to curb growth of private cars in cities and boost public transport has been welcomed by experts and town planners. In Delhi, if proposed provisions such as congestion charges on private vehicles are implemented, for commuters it would …
Improving services: Transport Minister K.N. Nehru (second left) at a function held to launch 100 new buses in the city on Monday. Coimbatore: The demand for bus services were on the rise in the State with the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation serving 30 per cent of the State population …
Death knell? Some old auto-rickshaws in the capital If the traffic police have its way, brakes will be applied on all vehicles, particularly auto-rickshaws and commercial vehicles, which are more than 10 years old. The traffic police have sent a petition to the state transport department, urging it to ban …
Pune The World Bank on Thursday approved Rs 160 crore to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) for executing the non-motorised transport projects on the pilot Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) lanes along with showing interest in the ambitious Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) initiative by the civic administration for improving the …
Ahmedabad : The need for a bicycle track is vital as a study conducted by the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) on the travel patterns of almost eight lakh cyclists indicates that even the best of newly-designed roads in our city is only 57 per cent safe for …
After Reddy, Maken bats for BRT, calls it the need of the hour Express News Service Posted: Dec 06, 2008 at 0304 hrs IST New Delhi: Two days after Union Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy seconded the need for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in metropolitan cities like Delhi, former Delhi …
NEW DELHI: With the urban population set to double in the next 25 years, Union Minister of State for Urban Development Ajay Maken said on Friday that the much talked about Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system is a must for all cities as it is their future. In case of …
The Ministry of Urban Development is the nodal Ministry for planning and coordination of Urban Transport matters at the central level. Urban Transport is not defined in the Constitution as a separate subject and the allocation of subjects between Central and State List is mode-wise. However, since Urban Transport is …
