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 World Bank, which funds the Kerala State Transport Project (KSTP), has made some suggestions to improve public communication and user engagement during phase-II of the project including development of mobile apps to get real time feedback from road users, project-specific websites, use of local FM radio to disseminate information …
A parliamentary panel on Wednesday declared the metro bus project in twin cities as a major environmental hazard for the beauty of the capital, and raised questions about the violation of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority’s (PEPRA) rules for execution of the project. The sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee …
Many citizens gathered outside the National Press Club, on Sunday, to protest against the ongoing metro bus project. The protesters alleged that the project was a threat to the environment and asked the chief justice of Pakistan to take suo motu notice as the project has been started disregarding the …
Rising maintenance cost and alleged lack of support from the state government and the civic body are making it difficult for the state road transport corporation to maintain and utilize buses supplied by the Centre as part of its urban renovation mission. Keeping this in mind, the transport corporation wants …
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has accelerated work on Peshawar Rapid Mass Transit System to ease the traffic pressure on the main thoroughfares in the provincial metropolis. The government has initiated feasibility process of the project after completion of its pre-feasibility phase. The road corridor-II via Chamkani, GT Road, Sonehri Masjid …
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has constituted a committee headed by former MNA Hanif Abbasi to monitor working of the Islamabad Metro Bus project. Addressing a high level committee held to review the Project on Tuesday, the chief minister said that the Metro Bus project under consideration would be completed …
Pune: Facing widespread criticism for trimming a pedestrian island at the UoP junction last week, the Pune Municipal Corporation on Monday compensated for its haphazard action by reconstructing the broken structure into a pedestrian refuge. In addition, a pedestrian crossing has been marked near the UoP bus stop to allow …
To be on the lines of Cabinet Committee on Investments for speedy decision making The Planning Commission is firming up a proposal for setting up a Cabinet committee on transport, a move that could lead to speedy decision making in the sector. The proposed committee will be on the lines …
This report summarizes the findings of a long and meticulous journey of data gathering and analysis to quantify the health losses from road deaths and injuries worldwide, as part of the path-finding Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study. It is important, first, to acknowledge the profound contribution made by the …
This month, a pedestrian activist in Bangalore lost her life in a road accident. But the fight goes on. Sunday Times profiles some custodians of the roads who are getting pedestrians off the back foot Rishi Aggarwal’s love for walking began when he was a young boy and had to …
Courting better footpaths While walking to her workplace in Bangalore, Jenny Pinto encounters electrical transformers, uncovered manholes and displaced tiles. After years of trying to nudge people into action for walkers’ rights, Pinto has realized one thing. “That unless citizens take a legal route to make civic authorities understand the …
Two years back, Gita Vir, a civic activist, died when she was hit by a motorcycle while she was crossing a road. Vir, a founder member and trustee of the National Society for Clean Cities (NSCC), Pune, was an activist who wanted to make sure that the streets are safe …
The Punjab government has diverted Rs1 billion development funds for Rawalpindi district to Metro Bus Project for twin cities of Rawalpindi-Islamabad. As a result, the district government had to abandon different development projects including a burn unit at Holy Family Hospital, 60-bed hospital in Rawat and water supply schemes at …
Pune BRTS is a proposed Bus Rapid Transit Project for the city and the Construction of 15.5 km pilot route comprising of stretches from 3 corridors. PMC has decided to carry out a road safety audit of the BRTS corridor before starting the BRTS system to enhance safety of vehicles …
State Road Transport Undertakings (SRTUs) in India provide for the mobility of people by offering passenger services. The performance review of these SRTUs is generally made by assessing their physical and financial parameters. The physical and financial performance of the reporting 38 SRTUs for the financial year 2012-13 has been …
The National Transport Development Policy Committee (NTDPC) was constituted by the Government of India in 2010 to formulate a long-term transport policy. The present report is devoted to setting the conditions for a coherent transport strategy for India in the long term: the horizon is 2032, two decades from the …
The Transport Ministry has formulated the draft Urban Transport Master Plan for the Colombo Metropolitan Region and the suburbs to address issues in the transport sector including heavy congestion in the Colombo city within the next 20 years. This plan containing short and medium and long term solutions to ease …
While transport has been an essential element in the rapid growth and economic development of Asia and the Pacific, the sector is now at a crossroads more than ever before. Rocketing demand for transport services is putting extreme pressure on existing infrastructure at a time when public budgets are constrained …
The government on Wednesday approved the widening of highways in Maharashtra and Punjab, which entails investments of over R3,000 crore. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the four- laning of the Aurangabad-Yedeshi highway in Maharashtra at an investment of R2,406.63 crore. In Punjab, the Sangrur-Haryana border road will …
GURGAON: Might is always right on the busy roads of a big city and the humble bicycle has no place in the hierarchy of vehicle bullies. Environmentalist Sunita Narain's accident on Sunday, when she was hit by a speeding car as she cycled towards Lodi Garden, was a clear illustration …
