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 …
This paper by CAI-Asia recaptures highlights of 2008 related to urban transportation, air quality, and climate change. Summarizes some of the significant events, news, issues of 2008 for policy makers, researchers, NGOs and other stakeholders working on SUT issues in Asia. Year 2008, from the urban transport perspective,can be considered …
An efficient, effective, eco-and consumer-friendly Urban Transportation-without which cities can become immobile-is the need of the country in this century. If the look and feel of public transport is not improved substantially and on an urgent basis across various cities; to a level that it can be sold to public …
This monograph by Delhi's chief secretary Rakesh Mehta aimed at reducing Delhi's carbon footprint has identified a set of 65 action points that each department of the administration would have to follow in the next three years. As a developing mega city each citizen has to contribute to ensure that …
This study compares basic transport and air quality indicators for 12 Indian cities. These indicators are reported in city development plans, comprehensive mobility plans, comprehensive traffic and transport studies and detailed project reports submitted to the Ministry of Urban Development between 2005 and 2007. The list was created with an …
The much anticipated Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) that was proposed for the city in December 2006 is finally moving forward, though only in the form of a preliminary feasibility report. Mumbai can expect an elevated corridor bus lane at the centre of the road, suggested by consultants after an …
Dedicated Bus Lanes Make Sense The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development, in calling for the scrapping of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in New Delhi, is clearly missing the wood for the trees. We certainly need more BRT corridors in the Capital and other cities pan-India for hassle-free …
Pune Tells civic body to seek public opinion on non-motorised transport component The Centre has expressed satisfaction over the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) pilot project, struggling for completion since its 2006 launch. But the World Bank (WB), which is funding the non-motorised transport (NMT) part of the BRTS, has …
Directs removal of all hindrances Chief Minister travels by a bus during the visit RITES asked to create more space for traffic NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Friday inspected the Bus Rapid Transit corridor entire stretch from Ambedkar Nagar to Delhi Gate along with senior Delhi Governmnt …
Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit will on Friday visit the Bus Rapid Transit corridor in South Delhi along with all the senior officers, architects and planners associated with the project to get a first hand account of the problems being faced by the people and …
Ahmedabad: The ambitious BRTS project is the sole silver lining in the city's mass transport history. Not only will it drive some sense into the mass transport network, but would also make bus travel more respectable for commuters. One of the main features of the BRTS is that one could …
Ahmedabad : If you were to use your car on the carriageway alongside BRTS, whenever it is launched, you might have to pay for parking. Free parking will soon be a dream. Transport reforms being worked out under the National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP) as part of the Jawaharlal Nehru …
Pune The World Bank on Thursday approved Rs 160 crore to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) for executing the non-motorised transport projects on the pilot Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) lanes along with showing interest in the ambitious Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) initiative by the civic administration for improving the …
Ahmedabad : The need for a bicycle track is vital as a study conducted by the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) on the travel patterns of almost eight lakh cyclists indicates that even the best of newly-designed roads in our city is only 57 per cent safe for …
After Reddy, Maken bats for BRT, calls it the need of the hour Express News Service Posted: Dec 06, 2008 at 0304 hrs IST New Delhi: Two days after Union Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy seconded the need for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in metropolitan cities like Delhi, former Delhi …
NEW DELHI: With the urban population set to double in the next 25 years, Union Minister of State for Urban Development Ajay Maken said on Friday that the much talked about Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system is a must for all cities as it is their future. In case of …
The Ministry of Urban Development is the nodal Ministry for planning and coordination of Urban Transport matters at the central level. Urban Transport is not defined in the Constitution as a separate subject and the allocation of subjects between Central and State List is mode-wise. However, since Urban Transport is …
Mumbai Project is further delayed as MMRDA is still to get a report from the consultants it had roped in The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority
Ahmedabad : The city could well get to see its first bicycle lanes by 2009. The entire network of BRTS corridor will have bicycle lanes alongside by then. These will be no ordinary lanes occupied by squatters or hawkers. It will be an exclusive zone for those who want to …
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE NOVEMBER 22 FOR completing all Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) projects in PimpriChinchwad, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has decided to form a special purpose vehicle (SPV). This is probably the first time that any municipal corporation in the country is forming an SPV for the completion …
