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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of waste in a canal in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 29/05/2025

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 …

Maken speaks up for BRT corridor

NEW DELHI: New Delhi MP and Union Minister of State for Urban Development Ajay Maken on Thursday defended the controversial Bus Rapid Transit corridor project in the Capital stating that the concept was not bad and it was teething trouble on the first section that had caused inconvenience to citizens. …

On BRTS road, pedestrian is king

Ahmedabad : It is not be long before you could stop a barrage of vehicles heading your way while you cross a busy road in Ahmedabad with a simple press of a button. This is not a dream. On the ambitious BRTS bus corridor, almost 46 km of the first …

BRTS was an obstacle race against time

Ahmedabad: When JNNURM was launched by Government of India, Ahmedabad BRTS was first-of-its-kind in the country. For the first six months, we were hunting for an agency in this country that could appraise our project. Finally, Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), New Delhi agreed to appraise only the civil work …

BJP promises smooth drive for Delhi

The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi has promised to review and modify the BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) corridor project, which it alleges has worsened traffic congestion in parts of the national capital and raised protests from citizens and town planners. In its manifesto for the Assembly election …

AMCs tinkering delays BRTS project by 3 months

Paul John | TNN Ahmedabad: For the multicrore-rupee BRTS project, a meaningless conflict between the political and executive wings of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) concerning the design of the AEC flyover has led to a further three-month delay in commissioning of the BRTS services. This despite the fact that …

BRTS launch postponed

Vijayawada, Nov. 14: The much-awaited Bus Rapid Transport System which was supposed to have been started this month, will take a longer time to hit the road. Thanks to the foreign tour of the VMC commissioner, Mr P.S. Pradyumna, he learnt about implementing BRTS and realised that more infrastructural changes …

Consultant appointed for BRTS corridors

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited has awarded the contract to Wilbur Smith Associates for preparing a feasibility report for the four circular bus corridors in Chennai and the detailed project report for the first leg of this Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS), which starts from Adyar …

Sustainable urban mobility in Asia

Sustained economic growth and increasing affluence in urban areas have enabled more people to afford cars, motorcycles, and sport utility vehicles (SUVs). The preference for personal mobility has prevailed over public transportation, the latter being in a generally degenerated state. Latest research by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Clean …

Urban transport in India: not so fast for the Nano car

As urbanization gathers pace in India, personal transport is among the priorities (for access and mobility), especially since mass transport is often not available or is of poor quality. To summarize, public transport and its clever use could bring us many advantages

FTA mission to India: Delhi, Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Mumbai - September 20-30, 2008

This report summarizes the activities that occurred as part of the FTA Mission to India conducted in September 2008. The mission provided the opportunity to members of the U.S. delegation to meet with senior Indian transportation officials, and to learn of India

Will you leave Nano home for BRTS?

AHMEDABAD: No traffic jams, air-conditioned travel and soothing music as you cut down your travel time by half. If that was the new face of transport

Civic body set to start BRTS work on Airport-Balewadi stretch

Pune, October 16 After developing the road from Airport to Balewadi, the Pune Municipal Corporation is all set to introduce Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) on the route.

Bangalore Development Authority team visits BRTS

Pune, September 24 A team from the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) on Monday visited the Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) in Pune along Swargate and Hadapsar. BRTS route is being planned in Bangalore as part of the Ring Road proposal.

Containing Delhi's air pollution

Delhi might soon lose its war against growing traffic and increasing pollution, without an effective and massive public transport system. Delhi needs big answers for its big problem and tough measures like the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system is one such solution in the future roadmap. This thumbs-up for the …

Delhi to get 100 flyovers, 10,000 low-floor buses

NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday said the Capital

BRTS countdown begins, prototype to be ready soon

AHMEDABAD: The 100-day deadline for putting 50 BRTS buses on road is in its last lap

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