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, 2 OCT: A network of mass transport systems is imperative to avert urban vehicular traffic as the number of cities with more than 10 lakh people will increase from 48 to 68 in the next two decades, according to a study released by the Associated Chambers of Commerce …
Urban mobility has different dimensions. Mobility is due to various purposes and needs. It encompasses movability by public, private and personalised modes, and manoeuvrability through the facilitations of various transport infrastructure and services provided by the concerned authorities. In this context, the role of various modes of public transport in …
Services likely to run from early morning till late in the night Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Friday announced that Reach -1 (Baiyappanahalli-MG Road) of Namma Metro will be open to passenger traffic on October 20, a relief for thousands of Bangaloreans fed up with missed deadlines. Speaking …
The Working Group on Urban Transport for the 12th Five Year Plan has made recommendations on investments and plans on 9 broad themes in urban transport which were identified in line with the National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP) developed by the Government of India.
CHENNAI: Chennai is witnessing the classical development versus environmental debate yet again as students, faculty and well wishers of the Pachayappa’s College are up in arms against the State Government’s proposal to raze the lush green campus and make way for a metro station in its vicinity. All this is …
The geo-technical investigation for the Chandigarh Metro is currently underway with a Chandigarh Metro Rail Corporation hiring a Jaipur-based company collecting soil samples from various areas which fall on the proposed route. The work is being done with the help of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) which will soon be …
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has become the world's first Metro mode of transport to be certified by the United Nation (UN) for earning carbon credits by cutting down on pollution and emission of green house gases as part of its fight against climate change. And all thanks to …
JAIPUR: Around 500 farmers gathered in front of the Keshopura metro casting yard on Monday and organized a dharna demanding release of their acquired land if compensation is not paid in accordance with the new Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement (LARR) Bill 2011. "The state government has not provided the …
The country's oldest water supply line, connecting Palta water works with Tallah of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), might have to be closed down to facilitate the metro rail project from Dum Dum to Barrackpore. The then railway minister, Miss Mamata Banerjee, had announced the ambitious project and RITES will soon …
Environmentalists, architects and planners on Friday demanded cancellation of the proposed 'metro rail' route that will affect the Jatiya Sangsad premises. They made the demand at a press conference jointly organised by Bangladesh Paribesh Andalon (BAPA), Bangladesh Architect Institute (BAI),Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP) and Sacheton Shipli Samaj at the …
Ready By 2016, Final Phase To Save Fuel, Cut Travel Time, Reduce Pollution New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Phase III promises to do more than just bring different parts of the city closer. A study commissioned by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) says Phase III of the network will take …
CHENNAI: Former students and professors joined the students of Pachaiyappa’s College on Tuesday to voice their unhappiness over the acquiring of land for the proposed construction of a Metro Rail station on the campus. Demanding that the Metro Rail station proposed to be constructed there be relocated to another place, …
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) today said over 80 per cent of work on the city's first metro has been completed and the line will be operational by 2012. "Overall, more than 80 per cent of the Metro 1 corridor has been completed and we expect the metro …
Bombardier Transportation said on Monday that it has received an order for 76 additional Bombardier Movia metro cars, a follow-up on the order for 114 vehicles announced last year, from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. The contract is valued at approximately US $120 million and Bombardier is expected to begin …
New Delhi: In a bid to decrease its carbon footprint and to conserve groundwater, Delhi Metro plans to have rainwater harvesting system in every station in the third phase. A Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) spokesperson said, “The system will be used to replenish the groundwater table in areas where …
Bangalore: Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Friday said the commercial operations of Namma Metro’s Reach-1 (Byappanahalli-MG Road) would begin before September 25 and that the safety certificate, the last hurdle before commissioning, is expected before September 15. Gowda was speaking to reporters after launching the Namma Metro travel …
New Delhi: If you’ve been parking your car at a Metro station, get ready to fork out more. Delhi Metro, which has received complaints of people misusing its parking, has finally decided to act. From this Thursday (September 1), only regular Metro users who have smart cards, are being given …
After the first round of discussions with officials from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), MMRDA officials have said that the agency was quite positive about funding the metro and if all go as per the plan, the loan agreement can be signed next year between March and September. MMRDA …
Work on Delhi Metro’s Phase III project has finally taken off, with the first upcoming corridor from Central Secretariat to Kashmere Gate being expedited in parts and targeted for a mid-2015 completion. Construction work on the stretch from Central Secretariat to Mandi House has already begun while tenders for the …
Public Roads, Govt Land Will Suffice, Says Metrolink Ahmedabad: The fact that land acquisition has become a sensitive issue across India has apparently handed the state government a new tool to market its prized metro rail project linking Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. The Gujarat government is now touting it as ‘zero …