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. …
Kill it, let it die, let's not drag this colossal waste. Bankruptcy with monthly losses totaling Rs 5 crore, indignity of unpaid salaries for 11,500 staff members who help run only 1500 buses forced this euthanasia on the government-run bus transit undertaking in Madhya Pradesh. But we were probably expecting …
a fresh controversy has erupted regarding the implementation of the National Auto Fuel policy. Union minister of shipping, road transport and highways T R Baalu, in a letter to Union minister of petroleum and natural gas Mani Shankar Aiyar, has demanded a review of the policy's implementation be preponed. The …
What should be the price of natural gas in India? Till now, gas was pumped by the public sector company, the Oil and Natural Gas Commission and piped and sold by another public sector concern, the Gas Authority of India Limited. The government administered the price. But with private players …
The World Bank has actively pushed roadmaking in Nepal, calling roads the "backbone of development'. Mechanised transport provides access to markets, so that farmers shift to cash crops; and in turn, roads are necessary for those trying to reach the farmers with external farm inputs like fertilisers and seeds. Robin …
In July 1993, when a cloudburst washed away several bridges and parts of the Prithvi highway, Kathmandu was virtually cut off from essential supplies as trucks carrying everything from vegetables to salt to petrol were stranded. The only link that continued to supply goods was the ropeway from Hetauda. Given …
Watching the iridescent roller bird flash in the sun and take off, one might wonder where it is going. What would it encounter on its leisurely journey as it sweeps across ridges of rugged mountains, dips down into fields of paddy, past village ponds and thatched huts, resuming through inaccessible …
theMadhya Pradesh (mp) government had hired a consultancy to suggest ways of managing the mp State Road Transport Corporation (mpsrtc). Before the consultant could give a report, the state government announced its decision to shut down the corporation (see p15). It could have saved the money spent on the consultancy …
Four years ago, this magazine's editor, environmentalist Anil Agarwal, wrote a scathing comment after the Bhuj earthquake: "Disasters come and go but our government has become a permanent disaster". While we are vulnerable to natural disasters - cyclones, earthquakes, floods or droughts, and now the tsunami - these temporary and …
The Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) has urged the government to formulate an integrated transport policy aimed at maximum efficiency at minimum cost. The policy should emphasise on higher investment for the sector, levying of user-charge, limiting subsidies to the needed areas and creation of an independent regulator, the chamber …
In a move to put an almost-derailed Delhi government project back on the rails, approval to set up a corporation for high-capacity buses and electric trolley buses is being sought. Sources said the transport department has moved a confidential note for the Delhi Cabinet's approval. The note has asked for …
Think rail, use buses. This appears to be the perfect solution for India's overcrowded cities seeking cheaper and more efficient public transport systems. What it entails is a bus system that operates like a suburban rail line service, by combining intelligent transport systems technology with dedicated transit ways which calls …
Last fortnight, I wrote about my visit to a governance graveyard called the Union ministry of environment and forests. I also promised to pen a few more thoughts on the subject. Given that the government cannot be trusted to manage the country's natural resource base - indeed, they can be …
The Prime Minister's Office has mooted a single regulatory authority for the transport infrastructure sector to give a boost to the development of these critical areas of the economy. The proposal will involve bringing under an omnibus umbrella the regulatory regime for sectors like roads, ports, civil aviation and railways.
The Prime Minister's Office has mooted a single regulatory authority for the transport infrastructure sector to give a boost to the development of these critical areas of the economy. The proposal will involve bringing under an omnibus umbrella the regulatory regime for sectors like roads, ports, civil aviation and railways.
As many as 61 national highway development projects (NHDP) out of a total of 83 are progressing as per schedule, says a recent report of the ministry of statistics and programme implementation. The roads sector has been recording better performance compared to other infrastructure sectors. Rating them under category A, …
A total cost of Rs 1,72,000 crore has been estimated for the expansion of the national highways development project (NHDP). The draft report on roads prepared by the Planning Commission received the approval of the Prime Minister's trade and industry advisory council (comprising representatives from the industry) recently. The council …
A billion people, a million cars. The birth of the billionth Indian citizen some years ago provoked consternation, but the sale of the millionth Indian car should, on the contrary, spur excitement. We have finally arrived. In the big league of Asian car markets, that is. Ahead of us are …
PWD Minister H D Revanna has said that the State Cabinet has given its approval to the Karnataka Road Development Corporation (KRDL) to take up construction of 10 bridges at a cost of Rs.2020 crore in the next three years. Speaking to mediapersons here on Monday, Revanna said his department …
The Delhi government is geared to set up an organisation that will take cae of the Capital's transport projects. As per Delhi Urban Environment and Infrastructure Development 2021, the government will set up the Integrated Metropolitan Transport Authority. Officials say it may even coem through as early even come through …
