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. …
While resenting the supply of subsidised power to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, the private power distribution companies have claimed down from their stand to provide electricity to the project on a no-profit basis. The companies' opposition to provide subsidised power to the Metro stemmed primarily from Delhi Metro's plans …
The Urban Development Minister, Mr. Annath Kumar, today indicated that the Centre would shortly propose a plan of rail-based public transport for 35 large cities with the Union and State Governments sharing 13% coasts each and rest of the funding coming from financial institutions. The Minister said the Rs 12.500-crore …
Bangladesh's capital Dhaka is facing an acute transport crisis. With its 12,000 two-stroke autorickshaws and tempos being sent off the road, there are no vehicles to replace the banned fleet. Consequently, commuters have been left stranded. In fact, they are being taken for a ride as transport operators are charging …
The Delhi state government, with assistance from the Centre, would soon formulate a policy to control the cycle-rickshaw traffic. This policy, that will be chalked out in a month, will aim at decongesting Delhi.
The government has decided to set up a high level Task Force in the near future, to consider the feasibility of interlinking all major rivers to create a National River Network (NRN). The announcement, made on Wednesday by Water Resources minister Arjun Charan Sethi, follows a Supreme Court directive in …
The Tamil Nadu Green Movement has expressed concern over a Kerala proposal to construct a minor irrigation weir at Mukkali in Attappady to divert water for irrigation in the Mannarkad area. The proposal, originally notified in September 1997, mentioned diversion of a "stream" without mentioning that it was the Bhavani …
With the Andhra Pradesh state government according top priority to irrigation, generation at hydel power stations has come down drastically. Engineers are under tremendous pressure as higher authorities are directing them to ensure adequate water supply to standing crops. the ultimate impact was hydel power generation under the Sileru complex.
Believe it or not, Karnataka's public transport system - despite all its shortcomings - is better than those in more other states. At least that's what a recently published Public Affairs Centre (PAC) report, on the state of the State's public services, says. While Gujarat and Tamil Nadu occupy the …
The Union Cabinet approved the promulgation of an Ordinance on the operation and maintenance of the over 12,000 crore Delhi Metro, spelling out functions of its administration and conferring on it necessary powers. The Metro Railways Ordinance 2002 would be replaced by a Bill to be introduced in the ensuing …
The Delhi state government has put together an 'action-oriented' transport policy to regulate the ever- increasing traffic in the city. The policy to be announced includes general and specific guidelines to tackle urban transport, state transport minister minister Ajay Maken has said.
it has been a 57,000-kilometre, three- month-long circuitous round trip for the nuclear cargo of British Nuclear Fuels (bnfl), whose safety documents were falsified. Not only did Japan reject the consignments, as many as 80 governments denied the fleet
For the first time, Delhi will have a comprehensive transport policy. The policy, which will be announced by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit shortly, will set time-bound goals for the Transport Department. The report however remains silent on the issue of alternative fuels such as Compressed Natural Gas and Liquefied Petroleum …
This report examines new problems that have croppped up as a result of the unprecedented expansion in the scale of the CNG programme in Delhi. It pays special attention to inspection and safety norms, and includes various compliance procedures, institutional changes and training requirements to mitigate current and future safety …
The Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) will soon implement an important phase of a World Bank funded project by stopping the movement of non-mechanised transports (NMT) in the road from Azimpur to Gabtali and improving traffic management in the road as well, reports BSS.
At a time when London's transport system is crumbling, trams are making a comeback. For the first time in five decades, trams will ply on central London's traffic-choked streets to cut congestion. This was announced by the capital's mayor, Ken Livingstone. The two tram routes will cost around us $ …
The Rajasthan government is planning to spend over Rs 1,500 crore on the development of roads this year. Claiming that Rajasthan is ahead of other states in the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, public works department minister Harendra Mirdha said under the project, 1,194 villages would be …
The Mumbai's daily commute will finally get smoother; The World Bank approved a loan of $542 million for the Mumabi Urban Transport Project (MUTP) a comprehensive plan to improve mass transport .
There seems to be no light at either end of this tunnel, what with a chain of protests being sparked off recently. First Italy filed a complaint against France with the European Commission for its refusal to open the Mont Blanc tunnel to heavy vehicles. Consequently, France allowed trucks with …
