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 …
Ahmedabad: The nine-monthold Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), popularly known as Janmarg in the city, has added one more feather in its cap. Janmarg achieved another international accolade of being among the two finalists for
NEW DELHI: From closure of schools and colleges to shutting down of power plants and curbing the entry into the Capital of vehicles from adjoining States, a slew of measures to cut down on air pollution levels during the Commonwealth Games were discussed at a high-level meeting chaired by Delhi …
KOCHI: The State Government has decided to ensure proper parking facilities and bus shelters for low-floor KSRTC buses in Kochi. Flagging off the semi-low-floor buses in the city introduced as a part of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission here on Friday, Transport Minister Jose Thettayil said the government, …
Vijayawada, May 10: The much-awaited Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) road developed between Alluri Sitaramaraju Road in Kedareswarapet to Gunadala centre passing via Satyanarayanapuram and Madhura Nagar will be completed by next month. The road has been laid as part of the Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) project, which is …
The Tamil Nadu Government proposes to enact a law to give statutory authority to the Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) soon. The authority will enable creation of a multimodal transport system that will integrate the various public transport systems available in Chennai. In October 2007, the State Government constituted the …
While the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) of the Delhi government is yet to sanction the amount meant to get construction started on the second Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor between Shastri Nagar and Karawal Nagar, the government has constituted a
New Pavements With Lane Eating Into Road Space, LG Frowns Megha Suri Singh | TNN New Delhi: The new design of pavements being constructed on several arterial roads as part of the ongoing streetscaping has become a cause for traffic jams. The new pavements have dedicated tracks for non-motorized vehicles …
a Green signal: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely flagging off a fleet of 200 modern low floor buses at the India Gate in New Delhi on Sunday. NEW DELHI: The Delhi Transport Corporation on Sunday launched an express bus service in the Capital on …
VIJAYAWADA, April 27: The municipal commissioner, Mr G. Ravi Babu, has instructed the engineering and town planning officials to take steps to immediately vacate the residents in Machavaram Down area to speed up the construction of the Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) project in the city. The commissioner visited Machavaram …
Ahmedabad: Pleased with the progress Jnnurm projects have made in Gujarat, Union urban development secretary M Ramchandran said the state was ahead in terms of certain key reforms and some cities have met their deadlines for projects. Ramchandran was in Ahmedabad on Monday to review the progress of JnNURM projects …
Or Is Earth Day Just Another Date On The Calendar? Ankur Jain | TNN Ahmedabad: Hop on to a bus or use a cycle today instead of taking out your fuel guzzlers
Esther David My friend from Israel was recently in Ahmedabad and wanted to see the zoo. She had already stayed here for four days and we would go sightseeing in an autorickshaw. But, on day five, she got the jitters at the mere sight of an auto and sat in …
With the intention of having better connectivity, especially in the congested core area of the town, the government is exploring the possibility of having elevated rapid transport system, which will also prove to be a major attraction for tourists. Even as proposals to have aerial ropeways and tunnels to improve …
Ahmedabad: After considerable deliberations, the engineering division of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has opined that the 120-year-old Ellisbridge be pulled down in order to bring it back to its old glory. When rebuilt, the plan is to run the BRTS bus on it as an exclusive corridor that would look …
A Lieutenant General in the Army rides a cycle to office and back twice a week. Not only does Commandant of the College of Military Engineering (CME), Lt Gen U S P Sinha, cycle five kilometres from home to office on Wednesdays and Saturdays, but all other officers and students …
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Professor V. K. Malhotra on Wednesday objected to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's public criticism of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India's adverse report on procurement of low-floor buses by the Delhi Government. Describing the criticism by the Chief Minister of a …
The city government is financially stret- ched due to ongoing Games-related pro- jects. It has asked DIMTS to approach financial institutions for loans. The Delhi govern ment appears to be developing cold feet over the Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) due to financial constraints. The city government is learnt to …
