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 …
The bus rapid transit (BRT) system, which had received a shot in the arm from an internationally renowned transport expert not very long ago, has got yet another encouragement in the form of an award from a Taiwan-based organisation. According to official sources, Delhi chief secretary Rakesh Mehta has left …
Mumbai: With the introduction of swanky CNG air-conditioned King Long buses, the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking has decided to convert 50 old air-conditioned (AC) buses to non-AC. Early this week, the city
Ahmedabad : The automated fare collection (AFC) system in Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in city has run into a legal wrangle with Kaizen Automation Pvt Ltd (Kaizen) contesting the contract signed by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for intelligent traffic system (ITS) in BRTS buses. Recently, AMC signed a contract …
Mumbai: Had the bus rapid transit system (BRTS) been in place in Mumbai, its pioneer -- Jaime Lerner -- would have probably travelled to Kamala Raheja Vidyalaya Institute of Architecture in suburban Juhu to meet the press. In its absence, he -- recognised as the father of BRTS -- thought …
Leader of opposition in Delhi assembly Vijay Kumar Malhotra today lashed out at the Sheila Dikshit government for the severe criticism made by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India in its report on the various schemes of the government. The CAG pointed out that the Delhi government has …
Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Vijay Kumar Malhotra on Monday criticised the Sheila Dikshit-led Delhi Government in view of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India's report on the various schemes including the Bus Rapid Transit Project (BRT), supply of medicine in hospitals and power supply. Malhotra said …
This study was designed to quantify the importance of image and perception to Bus Rapid Transit, by identifying the different un-derlying tangible and intangible factors that drive any perceived differences between BRT and other forms of rapid transit.
AHMEDABAD: In what could be said to pump adrenaline into BRTS project, the Centre has approved a rolling stock stimulus fund of Rs 282 crore for BRTS, new green CNG AMTS and feeder buses for BRTS network for Ahmedabad. These buses would not include the first 50 BRTS buses that …
Delhi: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has added a bitter footnote to the severe criticism the Delhi Government has recently weathered over the Bus Rapid Transit System, or BRT. While the government is going ahead with two more BRT corridors in the Capital, the CAG criticised the …
Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL), governing body for BRTS in city has demanded at least four prototypes of buses that will run on the corridor. Though base design and chasis will be the same as earlier, interiors will changes. Cushion seats have been rejected as they are prone to damage …
Ahmedabad: City BRTS is now getting international attention. Delegates from 17 nations were on a two-day tour to Ahmedabad on Monday to review BRTS network in the city. They were part of HUDCO's workshop on Managing Cities in Developing Countries. Environment and Infrastructure Study.' The delegates were approached by the …
Ahmedabad: Apart from suffering congesting pangs by getting stuck in snarling traffic jams every day, now be prepared to pay for causing this scenario. Supreme Court-appointed Environment Protection (Control and Prevention) Authority (EPCA), has called for tax measures on the principle of reducing car usage in the city and improving …
Mumbai: Even as the authorities explore possibility of an elevated route for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in the city, transport experts are not impressed with the idea. While Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has decided on two pilot routes on the Eastern and Western Express Highways, consultants …
AHMEDABAD: Centre's allocation of Rs 11,842 crore in interim Budget for JNNURM projects in mission cities across country has come as a blessing in disguise for Gujarat and its four mega cities. Most of these projects in Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot and Vadodara that had approvals, are in various stages of …
After putting the public transport infrastructure in place, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday emphasised the need for a public awareness campaign to educate the masses on how to use the roads of the city. Dikshit also stressed on the importance of signage in road transport and blamed wrongly …
Ahmedabad: While BRTS in city has been plagued by hurdles, a recent note by Supreme Court appointed Environment Pollution (Control and Prevention) Authority (EPCA) points to a better opportunity in the days to come. The note focuses on some recent positive developments. With the fixing of specifications, bus manufacturers can't …
New Delhi: The recommendations of the expert on Bus Rapid Transit project, who was invited by Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) last week to assess the BRT corridor in the city, will be sent to the Delhi government. A civil engineer from Columbia and formerly associated with the …
