Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
Pune Under attack for the improper implementation of the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) made it clear that only 40 per cent of the proposed 117-km BRTS in the city would have a dedicated bus lane.
New Delhi: Upset that the Delhi government has stopped procurement of semi low-floor and standard floor buses even when there is acute shortage of new vehicles, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked it to get cracking. A division bench comprising Justice Vikramjit Sen and Justice Manmohan Singh demanded an …
NEW DELHI: Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland, which have been given contract by the Delhi Government to supply low-floor buses, informed the Delhi High Court on Tuesday that they had prepared a time schedule to complete the supply of low-floor buses. Counsel for Tata Motors submitted before a Division Bench …
The Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) paved the way for six-lane road under BRTS project at the Sant Hirdaram Nagar after removing encroachments including 20 pucca constructions from the Bairagarh main road, Chanchal Road, New Ara Machine Road, Railway Gate Road, Mandi Road, Sehore Naka. The employees of anti-encroachment squad of …
Bangalore and surrounding cities are intending to implement a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and in order to sensitise the officials on the importance of having BRT as a mass transit system the following workshop was conducted. This report will summarise the various organisations that were involved in this one day …
Pune The Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) under JNNURM was to bring with it 117 kilometres of bicycle tracks giving fresh life to non-motorised transport (NMT) in the city. Accordingly, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) had set up a cell two years ago to carry forward the NMT through its …
Many see cycles as affordable, eco-friendly way to commute. And government is keen to promote the idea. But city will need better facilities and more cycle tracks before the trend catches on Megha Suri Singh | TNN Following in the footsteps of global cities like London, New York and Paris, …
Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad was at the centrestage during the recently-concluded Sustainable Transport Award function at annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) meeting in Washington, DC. AMC authorities made four presentations on the city in front of international civic bodies and financial organisations like World Development Bank and US Federal agency. Commissioner, Ahmedabad …
"The Delhi Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor from Moolchand to Delhi Gate is ready and will soon be functional," said Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today at the symposium on Public Transportation in Indian Cities with special focus on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems. "With the help of Delhi Integrated …
Ironed Out Delhi Flaws To Notch Up Ridership Of 35,000, Wins International Acclaim Megha Suri Singh | TNN New Delhi: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) are dreaded words in the capital but the urban transportation concept has become immensely popular in Ahmedabad since the pilot corridor is nothing like its Delhi …
Pune The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) recently received a Rs 39-crore grant from the central government under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for its bus rapid transit system project (BRTS). The infusion of funds has given a lease of life to the BRTS projects being undertaken on Aundh …
Jan. 16: The government issued orders (RT 35) for the release of Rs 173.18 crore to the Greater Visakha Municipal Corporation (GVMC) as part of the Central and the state government
Mumbai The Bombay Environmental Action Group (BEAG), which is battling for decongestion of city traffic through implementation of the Traffic Restraint Scheme, submitted in the court on Wednesday that the
Ahmedabad: Its yet another milestone for BRTS-Ahmedabad. Its being adjudged the best sustainable transport system in the world. This is the first time that Sustainable Transport Award is given to a city in South Asia. Ahmedabad BRTS happened to be the only mass transit system from India that was nominated …
Mumbai The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) says it will not implement the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) project; it wants the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) or BEST to take over. The decision came after the MMRDA had commissioned and received a draft engineering report from the consultants.
Sandeep Joshi NEW DELHI: With thousands of city buses to be purchased under the ambitious Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) by various State governments, major automobile manufacturers, including Ashok Leyland, Tata Motors, Volvo and Eicher have showcased their high-capacity buses at the Auto Expo here. From diesel to …
Sandeep Joshi NEW DELHI: Tata Motors has undertaken an exhaustive check-up of all its low-floor high-capacity CNG buses supplied to Delhi Transport Corporation so far. The process will be completed by this month-end . The move comes in the wake of a series of fire accidents in these new buses …
Paul John | TNN Ahmedabad: In the next two months, parking along the BRTS corridor between the AEC flyover and Nehrunagar stretch will not be for free. The parking space can occupy 2,700 two-wheelers and just 210 cars as per the new parking plan for the BRTS which was given …
Paul John | TNN Ahmedabad: After a series of incidents where swanky Tata buses being used by Delhi Transport Corporation were either catching fire or developing snags, Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL) has engaged an expert to give detailed report on them. The report to be submitted within a week and …
As the city gears up for the Commonwealth Games, Surender Gupta, 67, is happy to see the silver lining in the cloud of dust and grime left behind as the city rushes to complete the infrastructure projects.
