Public Transport

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding plywood factories operating in Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, 27/05/2025

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 …

France offers aid in transport

The chaotic Bus Rapid Transport System (BRT) is inviting much international attention with the French government now pitching to help the city cope with its transport crisis. Though the Delhi government has politely turned down the French offer to solve the BRT blues, it showed interest in a detailed survey …

Govt defends BRT project

The Delhi government is fighting tooth and nail to save its high-profiled Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) project. In a presentation given to the urban development ministry, the Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transport System (DIMTS) painted a rosy picture of the BRT corridor and assured that the teething problems will be tackled …

BRTS threat to pedestrians

The right of way for the pedestrians envisaged as per the original concept of the Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) comes under threat at the proposed BRTS corridor in the city. In the BRTS corridor report, as being presently proposed, the pedestrians are likely to face the threat of getting …

French transport minister wants technical cooperation

French transport minister Dominique Bussecreau, who is currently visiting Delhi, today called on the Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit at her office at Delhi Secretariat here. Dominique said that France was keen to have technical co-operation and collaborations in various fields with the government of the National Capital Territory of …

Change must be championed

Did the Nobel Prize committee make a mistake when it gave the 2007 Peace Prize to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and former us vice president Al Gore? I wonder. My disquiet is not because the prize recognized and put climate change at the centre of global debate. It …

RITES asked to assess BRTs Pilot B

The transport department held a review meeting with officials from Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS) and RITES on Tuesday to discuss the fate of Pilot B of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor from Moolchand to Delhi Gate. In the meeting, RITES has been asked to prepare a detailed …

Third lane proposed in BRT without cutting trees

The transport department is planning to create a third lane in the second stretch of the first BRT corridor from Moolchand to Delhi Gate without cutting trees. Also, the IIT-Delhi has been assigned the job to develop the design. This was discussed in a meeting held among all the stakeholders …

Razings required in corridor

A day before the review meeting for the under-construction Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor, Times City took a drive from Moolchand to Delhi Gate only to find that the part of the corridor which has already been constructed as per the earlier design will have to be razed for trials …

Byappanahalli: Metro on time

Sources in BMRCL told Deccan Herald that the state-of-the-art Byappanahalli station would be a terminal station, located between Old Madras road and the railway station at Byappanahalli. The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), keen to have the train on track by the 2010-11 deadline, has completed the design process …

BRT corridor mein bailgaadi ban gaye low-floor busein

The government claim is proving false to take the passengers to their destination at the earliest in the name of Bus Rapid Transit(BRT) corridor.

Monorail a step closer to reality

Way Paved For Preparing Detailed Project Report On Light Rail Transit System Too TIMES NEWS NETWORK The monorail and light rail transit (LRT) system have moved a step forward. Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS) put forward a techno-economic feasibility study on the projects before Delhi government on Thursday paving …

Govt plans to build light rail, monorail

The government has embarked upon a light rail transit (LRT) system and monorail project. Three corridors of the LRT and monorail transit system in various parts of the city have been planned, and might be run on publicprivate partnership basis. Addressing reporters, transport minister Haroon Yusuf said that for the …

Sunita Narain: Change isn`t easy

This requires the courage to push new approaches but even the Nobel Prize favours the cautious. Did the Nobel Prize committee make a mistake when it gave the 2007 Peace Prize to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and former US vice-president Al Gore? My disquiet is not because the …

Punjab govt gives green signal to private buses hitting city roads

Despite objections by the Punjab Roadways Transport Corporation and roadways unions, the Punjab Government has approved a draft that will allow private buses to operate in Chandigarh. All the buses will be air-conditioned and will start from various cities in Punjab including Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar and Bathinda. Till now, only …

State Pulse: New Delhi: Corridor of chaos

It is the failure or unwillingness of the authorities to encourage segregation of the slow and the fast moving traffic on the roads that has compounded the chaos on the roads -Tukoji R Pandit Anyone who keeps his eyes wide open instead of focusing his gaze narrowly would have anticipated …

`There are no final and perfect solutions`

Q&A;/ M Ramachandran The Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) may have failed to charm the Delhi commuter, but it is working well in many cities around the world. About Rs 3,500 crore have been committed from the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for its introduction in another 8-10 …

11 in race to operate buses in Delhi

Leading logistics and transport companies are willing to operate Blueline buses on certain lustre routes in Delhi. As many as 11 players have submitted their bids for operating 200 private carriage buses in the capital at an estimated cost of Rs 57 crore. The firms include Orix Auto Infrastructure Services …

No figment of imagination, DIMTS to build clover leaf

Contrary to claims made by the Delhi urban development minister Raj Kumar Chauhan on Monday, the flyover plan to decongest the pilot Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor is very much on. The transport department has ordered a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the project on Wednesday and construction is expected …

No parking, so no switch to buses

According to sources, the traffic volume factored for the BRT project was based on two-year-old figures.

TOI exposed corridor flaws, poor execution

It's official now. By deciding to provide more space to cars and doing away with medians in the BRT stretch beyond Moolchand, the government has virtually admitted that the apprehensions expressed by TOI since 2006 about the project were well-informed and valid. We had our ear to the ground with …

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