Rapid population growth and the expansion of metropolitan regions are defining features of India’s economic growth story. The number of Indian cities with populations above one million increased from 23 in 1991 to 53 in 2011. The average population density has also snowballed to 464 persons/sq km in 2020, 13 …
NEW DELHI: The Jaipur Metro Project on Monday rushed to the Supreme Court complaining that its construction work was badly hit by an order of the Rajasthan High Court extending the SC's ban on mining in Aravalli hill range to extraction of sand from Banas river bed. Appearing for the …
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today asked the Jaipur Metro Development Authority to seek permission from the Ministry of Environment and Forests for carrying out sand mining from river bed for its metro rail project. A special forest bench of justices K S Radhakrishnan and C K Prasad said the …
Jaipur: Those development projects which came to a halt for want of bajari (sand) will be anxiously looking forward to the Supreme Court decision on Monday as there is a desperate need to resume the work soon to meet the deadline. The Supreme Court has fixed the hearing for Monday …
KOCHI: Coming down heavily on the Kerala Water Authority, the High Court on Wednesday said that successive court orders directing the authorities to provide adequate potable water for Kochiites have fallen on deaf ears. “Potable water is essential to the residents of the district and the situation is very grave. …
GUWAHATI: Engineering Projects India Limited on Tuesday made a presentation before Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on the feasibility of the monorail system in Guwahati. The company that such a system was feasible in the capital city and that the expenditure for putting in place such a system would be less …
New Delhi: Brace for major traffic snarls on Ring Road, ITO and Mathura Road for the next two years. With Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) planning to start work on several Metro stations simultaneously, important traffic intersections like ITO, Delhi Gate, Mandi House and Bhagwan Dass Road are expected to …
A new book about the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has given the credit of the corporation's success to its former director E Sreedharan, who according to the book, executed projects well in time with his effective management principles. The book '25 management strategies for Delhi metro's success: The Sreedharan …
Delhi Metro’s Japanese connection just got a boost. Even as the work on Metro’s Phase III gathers steam, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) — which funded Phase-I and Phase-II of the Delhi Metro — on Thursday signed an agreement with India for providing Rs 7,922 crore as a soft …
After securing sources for financing the fully-underground Colaba-Bandra-Seepz Metro corridor, the development authority implementing the project is now focusing its attention on the land acquisition and rehabilitation procedure of residents to be displaced by the Metro. According to initial estimates, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has identified about …
The Haryana government and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Monday signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the 14-km-long, elevated extension of the Badarpur line up to Faridabad. The Faridabad extension will have nine stations. The MoU was signed by Haryana Principal Secretary S S Dhillon and DMRC’s Director of …
The Delhi Metro’s extensions into the national capital region got a shot in the arm on Monday with the Haryana government signing an MoU with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for the extension of the Central Secretariat-Badarpur line. The 13.8km corridor, which is part of the Phase III of …
NEW DELHI: Nearly 14,300 trees are likely to be felled during the construction work of Delhi Metro's third phase. The "Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has submitted a tentative proposal indicating removal of 14,298 trees for construction of following of metro lines in Phase-III," Minister of State for Environment and …
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) plans to go ahead with the construction of the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro railway line even if it fails to get right of way (ROW) for the Subhash Nagar station near Asalpha. The authority has also not ruled out an underground Metro on the second …
When Dinesh Trivedi presents his first railway budget on Wednesday, the city would be keeping track of his Metro connectivity plans. At least three new Metro networks are in the pipeline for Calcutta and feasibility studies for all three are done. Mamata Banerjee had announced surveys for six Metro routes …
GUWAHATI : An amount of Rs 693.51 crore has been provided under the 2012-13 General Areas Annual Plan for the development of Guwahati. This was announced by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, who also holds the Finance portfolio, on Monday when he presented the State budget for the year 2012-13. In …
KOCHI: A delegation of nearly 60 land owners to be affected by the Kochi Metro Rail-related land acquisition drive along Banerjee Road and the road from Jose Junction to Ernakulam South Railway station, along with Hibi Eden MLA, met Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, on Saturday. The meeting was held regarding …
KOLKATA, 7 MARCH: Land acquisition is a serious obstacle for the construction of the East-West Metro Project, Subrata Gupta, managing director, the Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC), said today. Talking to reporters at the Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry this afternoon, Mr Gupta said the project has run …
The Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) took the first step towards providing the growing city population with mass rapid transport system by holding preliminary site inspection for Nagpur Metro along with project consultant DMRC on Thursday. NIT Chairman Pravin Darade led the team to routes previously suggested by L&T; Ramboll, which …
AHMEDABAD: The city has over 30 lakh vehicles, which include 20 lakh two-wheelers. This is 22 per cent of the total vehicles registered in Gujarat, the state assembly on Thursday was informed by urban development minister Nitin Patel in his reply to Naroda MLA Mayaben Kodnani's question. The minister said …
This paper, on the basis of a primary survey of cycle rickshaw pullers and rickshaw owners in Delhi, India, estimate the causal impact of the opening and extension of Delhi Metro on the rental rates of cycle rickshaws. The cycle rickshaw rental market provides employment opportunities for unskilled, assetless workers …
