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 …
It is a decade since work on the Harihar-Kottur railway line was started. Yet, starting rail services seems to be a distant dream on this key 68-km stretch. The railway line, work on which started in 2001-02, should have been operationalised in 2009. Hurdles created by farmers who are seeking …
A six-member delegation, led by Railway Board member B.N. Rajsekhar, arrived here on Thursday to finalise the proposed railway link connecting Agartala with Akhaura via Gangasagar in Bangladesh. Sources in the State Transport Department said the proposed track would be the second railway connection with the neighbouring country after the …
There are 20 monorail systems in Asia; Metro networks are in operation in 178 cities around the world CHENNAI: With the State government recently announcing a proposal to construct a crisscrossing network of monorail corridors in the city that would be 300 km in length, Chennai has been put on …
The trains built for the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail line, which is scheduled to start commercial operations in about a month, are some of the safest in the world, according to a report in the Beijing News on Monday. The derailment coefficient of the CRH380A series trains to be used on …
Agartala: The alignment of the railway line between Agartala with Akhaura via Gangasagar in Bangladesh would be finalised by an inter ministerial group during a visit here on June 9. The eight-member delegation would be headed by BN Rajsekhar, member Indian Railway Board, Tripura minister for Industries and Commerce, Jitendra …
The State government will press the Centre for implementation of the Kochi Metro Rail project on the Chennai or Bangalore model. A high-level conference, convened by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and attended by E. Sreedharan, Chairman of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), and Union Minister of State for Food …
By 2016, commuters from Meerut will benefit from a direct link to Sarai Kale Khan, which will help them reach the Capital in less than 70 minutes. The high-speed rail link will run through 17 stations, covering approximately 90 km from Modipuram, and terminate at Sarai Kale Khan, which is …
JAIPUR: After completing issuance of notices for land acquisition for phase-I metro project, the Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) has now started the same process for the second phase. Though the JMRC has not finalised on the company which will undertake the metro work under Private Public Partnership ( PPP) …
China's Railway Ministry is ready to deploy more trains to transport coal around the country to help ease a power crunch which is expected to worsen as the hot summer approaches, state media said on Saturday. "Relevant local bureaus are paying close attention to the supply and consumption of thermal …
JAIPUR: The Dungarpur-Banswara-Ratlam rail line project, the foundation stone for which would be laid by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday, is likely to benefit the state Congress and chief minister Ashok Gehlot greatly. For years now, Banswara has been eagerly awaiting a rail link. The tribal district has no …
The system is expected to reduce dependence on individual private vehicles COIMBATORE: Tamil Nadu Governor S.S. Barnala's address to the Legislative Assembly on Friday, outlining the decision of the State Government to study introduction of the mono rail system in Madurai, Coimbatore and Tiruchi, has revived the hopes of Coimbatore …
Integrated multi-modal transport system on the anvil CHENNAI: The plan to cover the Chennai Metropolitan Area with a network of monorail corridors has made a comeback with the State government on Friday announcing a proposal to build
CHENNAI: The elevated stretch from Koyambedu to St Thomas Mount, a part of the ambitious Metro Rail project in Chennai, is expected to be completed by the end of 2013 and the underground stretch of Metro Rail from Washermenpet to Saidapet may be completed by the end of 2015, according …
The World Bank has approved a $975-million (around Rs 4,368 crore) loan for developing the first phase of the eastern arm of the Rs 77,000 crore Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) Project in India. The 1,800-kilometre Eastern DFC is being constructed for freight specific transport of commodities by Indian Railways between …
The state government has decided to deposit Rs 500 crore with the courts to acquire 100 acres of land in Miyapur for the Hyderabad Metro Rail project to avoid paying penalties to the project executer L&T.; Land ownership disputes have been delaying the acquisition of land for the project for …
CHENNAI: Now that a new government has assumed office in the State, the question that many residents of the city seem to be asking is: Will the Chennai Metro Rail project be pursued at the same pace and meet the deadline? The previous AIADMK government (2001-06) had preferred a monorail-based …
