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 …
AFTER having missed several deadlines, the much-awaited Bangalore Metro finally began operations on October 20 on its first stretch – Reach 1 of the Eastern line, part of Phase I of the Metro project. Reach 1 was inaugurated by Union Minister for Urban Development Kamal Nath in the presence of …
Even as the Delhi Metro awaits the requisite nods to begin construction work on the upcoming Phase III project, the Central government has asked the DMRC to start preparing detailed project reports (DPRs) for Phase IV. The DMRC is now evaluating seven corridors for the fourth and final phase of …
New Delhi: Commuters in cities with 20 lakh population can hope for more comfortable journey if state governments are willing to choose modern Metro for intra-city transportation. The union urban development ministry has decided to consider the proposal for Metro in cities with 20 lakh plus population. With this announcement, …
NEW DELHI: If the Union Finance Ministry does not scuttle it as it had done in 2009, then Kochi Metro will get the Cabinet approval soon. The Urban Development Ministry has finalised the Cabinet note on the Kochi Metro and it is expected to be taken up for consideration in …
In a dramatic development, the proposal to build an underground metro instead of an elevated one on the 15-km Vanaz to Ramwadi route was rejected by the standing committee of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Tuesday in spite of the support by the ruling Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Doing …
Mumbai Maharashtra would be investing up to USD 60 billion for infrastructure upgradation in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region over the next two decades. The first phase (costing Rs 1,10,000 crore) will be completed by 2016, the second by 2021, and the last phase by 2031, state Chief Secretary Ratnakar Gaikwad …
In a significant move, the state government sought the AP High Court’s permission on Thursday, to withdraw two land acquisition notifications issued for the Metro Rail project. The government issued a notification on August 6, 2007, to acquire 104 acres and on October 22, 2009 to acquire 152 acres at …
JAIPUR: To quicken the pace of the already delayed Durgapura elevated road project, the Jaipur Development Authority has decided to provide assistance to the companies assigned as they are facing financial debt resulting in slow pace of work. Neeraj Cement Structural Ltd and ARSS Infrastructure Project Ltd have taken up …
The inauguration of Bangalore Metro last month was a milestone for the urban transportation sector. Metro rail started way back in 1984 when Calcutta Metro started its partial service between Esplanade and Bhowanipore. It took another 18 years for India to start the next metro rail service in 2002 in …
Panel to evaluate report which identified 100 routes The city's residents may be keenly anticipating the launch of the metro and monorail services. But, the next big innovation in public transportation may yet turn out to be the return of the humble bus — one with a shorter wheelbase and …
Notwithstanding its own nuclear disaster, Japan today assured India of taking forward the civil nuclear cooperation during the 5th bilateral Strategic Dialogue, which covered discussions on key areas, including defence and trade. New Delhi also conveyed its appreciation to Japan for its decision to remove seven Indian entities from a …
The much-awaited Navi Mumbai Metro Rail (NMMR) project is on track and foundation works for the first phase of line between Belapur and Pendhar has commenced, State-run planning agency CIDCO said today. City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) has undertaken the work on the metro based on the detailed project …
Sri Lanka Railways Planning Director Wijaya Samarasinghe said that a feasibility study is now underway to introduce a metro train service in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo and its suburbs. The train is expected to link the important places of the city and the outskirts. The Railways plans to construct …
Lack of transparency in the property acquisition and compensation process has become a stumbling block in the progress of Hyderabad Metro Rail works. Conflicting statements by the HMR and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation officials with regard to property acquisition and payment of compensation have been leading to growing resentment among …
On the mass rapid transit system in Singapore, one of the oldest Metro rail systems in these parts of the world at well over 30 years now, an average working-class person does not carry the baggage of commuting worries that people do in burgeoning cities serviced by poor public transport …
Almost four years after work on the Metro construction in Bangalore began, the Metro rail today officially chugged out of the Mahatma Gandhi Road station towards destination Bayappanhalli. The first stretch of the Rs 11,600-crore ‘Namma Metro’ project was inaugurated by the Union Urban Development Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, in …
While the state government has accorded in-principle approval to the Railways’ ambitious project for an underground corridor from Oval Maidan to Mahalaxmi station, it has also asked the Railways to simultaneously study the feasibility of an elevated rail corridor on Central Railway and connecting it to the proposed Oval Maidan …
The long-awaited Rs 6,000 crore Bangalore's Metro Rail or ‘Namma Metro' will formally be inaugurated on October 20. According to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL), the Union Minister for Urban Development, Mr Kamal Nath, is expected to inaugurate Metro Rail's Reach I which connects Baiyappanahalli to MG road. The Metro …
Proximity Of Line To Heritage Structures Had Upset Conservationists New Delhi: Even before work started on phase III of the Delhi Metro, the project could be heading for delay. The controversial heritage corridor, which will go from Janpath to Mandi House, ITO, Delhi Gate, Jama Masjid, Red Fort and on …
Delhi Metro is making further inroads into Gurgaon, with the line from Dwarka Sector 21 set to extend some 12km, connecting to IFFCO Chowk. The alignment has been finalized and the new Gurgaon corridor will have two stops — at Sector 18 and Sector 23. “The approval for the alignment …
