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 …
A day after its first accident, life returned to normal on the BRT corridor today. Cars waited in long queues; people waited at intersections, to cross over and board the buses plying along the central verge; traffic marshals directed different vehicles to their demarcated lanes; and all officials were busy …
The PR disaster called Bus Rapid Transit corridor has stung the Delhi government hard in an election year. In a damage-control move, the government has got PR guru Dilip Cherian to oversee publicity and awareness campaign for the project on behalf of the Delhi Integrated Multimodal Transit System (DIMTS). "We …
The Forum for Sustainable Development, (FSD), engaged in advocating sustainable development, has asked the government to evaluate the Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS), its impact on the society, environment and public safety before its launch, said forum convenor of the coastal areas, Mr S. Bhujanga Rao. He said even though …
Traffic and Transportation Policies and Strategies in Urban Areas in India was conducted in 1994 to establish the urban transport scenario and forecast the anticipated issues that would most likely crop up in the future. Further to this, a National Urban Transport Policy was approved in 2006 to help in …
A project meant to carve out a bus corridor and give pedestrians and cyclists designated space on a 16 km stretch of road in Delhi has resulted in outbursts of anger and acrimony by middle class car owners. Called the bus rapid transit system or the BRT, the roject is …
Transport volumes and structures in China change drastically as a result of economic and social development in the country. These changes are associated with increasing energy consumption and negative impacts on the environment, e.g. emissions of greenhouse gases and toxic air pollutants affecting not only the micro and macro climate …
Residents of Panchshila Park in south Delhi have strongly opposed Delhi government's move to reopen the U-turn at Savitri Nagar T-point on outer Ring Road. The government had opened the U-turn last week to ease traffic congestion on the BRT corridor. According to residents in the area, the U-turn had …
: That the bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor is a perennial nightmare was proved once again on Tuesday morning when two passengers of a Blueline were injured after the driver, while trying to save a pedestrian who had strayed in the bus lane, swerved the bus into a railing near …
Pedestrians Flout Rules, Snarl-Ups Continue Even after a Blueline bus rammed into a railing near Pushpa Bhawan in the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor while trying to save a man running in the dedicated bus lane, scores of pedestrians continued to run before buses and cross the road at will …
A mechanical snag in a vehicle on much-criticised corridor has caused a major traffic jam near Panchsheel Enclave on Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand corridor this morning. There was no arrangement of cranes to remove the vehicle from the car track. It was 10.20 am when the Tata Sumo stopped on the track …
The chaos created by BRT in New Delhi has panicked the Rajasthan Government, which has decided to send a team of official to the national to study of the situation as similar system is being introduced in the State capital. The decision to this effect was taken at a high-level …
This has reference to the comment, "Just nix it', by Chandan Mitra, and the news report, "Commuters abandon BRT as Govt won't', by Neha Attre (April 26). The Pioneer was the first newspaper to predict the failure of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Delhi. Its apprehensions have proved …
Beginning Thursday, Blueline buses will not run on Ambedkar Nagar to Moolchand Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor. The move will affect almost thousands of daily commuters who commute on these Bluelines due to inadequate Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses. Presently, 80 Blueline buses ply on this corridor, ferrying thousand of …
The countdown has begun for chopping three more trees on the ITO - Delhi Gate stretch in order to facilitate the expansion of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor. The "massacre of the greens" on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg would add to the 10,000 trees felled earlier. Cocking a snook …
Road to hell In yet another accident on the BRT corridor, two people were injured when a Blueline rammed into a bus stand at Pusph Vihar in south Delhi on Tuesday morning. According to police, the Blueline was on its way to Sarojini Nagar. The driver of the bus lost …
The first bus accident on the BRT corridor since its trial run began has driven home a point: even the supposedly much wider bus lanes also lack enough space for buses to manoeuvre. On Tuesday morning, two passengers in a Blueline bus were injured when the driver made an attempt …
Mumbai's suburban railway network may earn some brownie points in its efforts to overhaul the system to make it energy-efficient and travel-friendly. New braking and duct systems have been introduced in some coaches. But grey areas remain. "Every year we buy power worth Rs 300 crore to run the suburban …
Despite jams on the controversial Bus Rapid Transit corridor in the Capital, transport authorities on Sunday claimed that the situation had improved since the trial runs began last Sunday. Transport Commissioner R. K. Verma said: "The traffic flow on Sunday was smooth and improving. We are still working on changing …
