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 …
KOCHI: The Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) on Tuesday informed the Kerala High Court that the Kochi Metro Rail project would be placed before the Union Cabinet for final approval after a meeting of the Planning and Investment Board, scheduled next week. Tom Jose, Managing Director of Metro Rail Ltd, …
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has urged Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to prepare detailed project reports of metro rail projects of Bhopal and Indore cities. Metro rail facility has become necessary in view of increasing population of Bhopal and Indore cities. The Union Government has underlined the need to …
In the wake of complaints of noise pollution caused by Metro trains, the DMRC has resorted to regular greasing of tracks on sharp curves and erecting noise barriers at some locations, the government said today. It, however, maintained that such disturbances were harmless for the residents living close to Metro …
Frustrated with the slow pace of work on the 32-km Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd metro line, top Reliance Infrastructure officials have written to the chief minister detailing how delays by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and the Central and Western railway authorities have begun to hurt the project. In their 13-page …
The Hyderabad Metro Rail, to minimise damage to the environment due to its project between Nagole-Mettuguda and Miyapur-Ameerpet stretches, has decided to relocate some trees and set up compensatory plantations. “As approved by the forest department, HMR will translocate 389 trees, mostly Raavi (ficus racemosa) and Marri (ficus bengalensis), and …
Gender has not been fully integrated into the mainstream of either the infrastructure debate or the debate on transport services. This article attempts to locate gender in public transport through an ethnographic study of the Delhi Metro services. Delhi Metro has not only promised women comfortable travel but has also …
Effect to vary, though power projects dependent on imported equipment and foreign borrowing may see major cost issue. The rupee’s depreciation is set to hit infrastructure sector projects dependent on international market borrowings and imported equipment in a big way. Experts apprehend that the over 20 per cent slide in …
A decade ago, plans for a metro and clean-fuel buses were hailed as New Delhi’s answer to pollution. But air in the Indian capital is as dirty as ever — partly because breakneck development has brought skyrocketing use of cars. Citywide pollution sensors routinely register levels of small airborne particles …
The Haryana cabinet on Wednesday approved the setting up of the Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation to plan and operate mass transit and other urban transport. The proposal had been part of the budget speech delivered in the state Vidhan Sabha on March 10, 2010 by the then finance minister …
The Metro link between Badarpur in Delhi and YMCA Chowk in Faridabad got Haryana Cabinet approval on Wednesday. The Cabinet, which met under Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, approved the project at a revised cost of Rs 2,494 crore. The elevated corridor, an extension of the existing Line 6 …
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has set the ball rolling for setting up a smart card-based single ticket system for all modes of transport in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. All public transport operators, except Railways, have confirmed their participation in the project. The MMRDA has invited requests for …
By 2016, east Delhi will have the best connectivity in the city. With 14 new Metro stations coming up in the area as part of the Mukundpur-Yamuna Vihar corridor, with a further 3km extension from Yamuna Vihar to Shiv Vihar already being discussed, the area looks set to shoot into …
Buying and running cars and two-wheelers could soon become a costly affair with a Planning Commission working group suggesting a green surcharge of Rs 2 on every litre of petrol, a green cess of 3% of the annual insured value of all private vehicles and a steep urban transport tax …
KOLKATA, 8 DEC: In view of the growing concern over rising carbon footprint, Metro Railway, Kolkata, is setting up two solar power plants for meeting its energy requirements. This is the first such initiative being taken up by a railway establishment in the entire Eastern zone. The plants are being …
New Delhi: Travelling on the Ambedkar Nagar-Delhi Gate bus rapid transit corridor could get difficult in the days ahead. Officials of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) say work on the Janakpuri (west)-Kalindi Kunj line will start soon, with construction of Chirag Dilli station expected to begin in May 2012. The …
As part of its social responsibility commitment, the Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon Ltd has decided to take effective steps towards recharging the region’s groundwater — thereby ensuring effective water regeneration. In order to achieve this, the Rapid Metro has tied up with an NGO called Surge. “People living in the …
New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is all set to construct new stations on a par with international standards. It has roped in two international firms to brief them on the design of the new stations coming up as part of Phase III of Delhi Metro network. The …
With the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) all ready to start the preparation of the Detailed Project Report for Phase IV, efforts are on in right earnest to integrate remote areas on the outskirts of the national Capital with the heart of Delhi. The national Capital will undergo a massive …
Manmohan to take up the issue with Pranab Mukherjee Chief Minister Oommen Chandy met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Monday with a delegation of eight of his Cabinet colleagues and sought over Rs.11,000 crore as a special financial package for the development of the State. Dr. Singh promised to …
Once the present foggy conditions settle down, Delhiites will again have to battle with pollution-laden smog. While the temperature is still on the higher side and humidity levels are falling, Met officials and environmentalists say that the conditions are ripe for formation of heavy smog, especially since particulate matter levels …
