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 …
The Jaipur Metro in its first phase will come up with four coaches on its 9.5 km route. In this phase, the Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) will procure 10 trains. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) chief project manager Lalit Meghnani said on Tuesday,
With an aim to make Metro connectivity in Chennai and Bangalore a reality while expanding the network in the National Capital Region, the Central government is likely to make major allocations for Metro rail projects in Budget 2011-12. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to allocate Rs 6,000 crore as …
This article critically analyses the decision-making systems behind the proposed Pune metro rail system and its detailed project report, exposing several weaknesses in both. The decision-making system is seen to be ad hoc, and not sufficiently transparent or participative. The DPR suffers from serious methodological and analytical errors, and has …
CiSTUP is ready with a preliminary draft of Call to Action Report on Air Pollution from Transportation Sources in Bangalore. One of the major source of air pollution is from transport sources, due to the exhaust gas from the tail pipe, mainly the result of incomplete combustion of fuels. Key …
The Rail Metro Rapid Gurgaon (RMRG) project, which is to connect Gurgaon residents with the Delhi metro, is back on track. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition against the use of a green belt for the project. It has held that larger public interest has to …
New Delhi: The alignment of phase III of the Delhi Metro will see the Metro take an entire circle around the city, much like the surface Ring Road in Delhi. According to senior Delhi government sources, the alignment of the 105km phase III network is ready, with suggestions given by …
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has given its nod to a Metro line on the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link. The original plan in the 1970s was for a railway line, and even last year the Central Railways had stressed on a rail link at a meeting with the state …
Expressing happiness with the pace of Namma Metro project, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) Managing Director N Sivasailam on Wednesday exuded confidence that Reach 1 will be ready for commercial runs by March 15.
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has decided to seek funds from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the partial underground Metro Rail corridor between Colaba and Bandra. The MMRDA has forwarded the proposal to the centre for approval. The Centre had earlier rejected MMRDA
With all the 1,000-odd Tata Magic maxicabs that operate in the city on the road to regularisation, the question of effective utilisation of the increasing number of such share cabs and autorickshaws to serve the city's transportation needs has cropped up again. Speaking to The Hindu, Transport Minister K.N. Nehru …
The decks have been cleared for the further expansion of Chennai Metro Rail with the State government announcing that the viability of three new corridors is being explored. A detailed project report will soon be undertaken by the consultant, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, to determine the feasibility of the corridors …
The Metro will cover Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana It will cover 19 km, including 7 km underground Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana on Friday agreed to share the cost of preparation of the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Chandigarh Metro Rail Project with the Union Territory administration. The officials met …
After a delay of three months, Metro will finally run its full course on the Central Secretariat-Badarpur line today Two inspections and three months later, the last few stations under Phase II of the Delhi Metro network will finally open on Friday. Confirming the nod from the commissioner metro rail …
The first Metro rail corridor may be on track, but fresh spots of bother have cropped up for the proposed second route. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), in charge of procuring requisite clearances from various agencies for the Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd rail corridor, is yet to get the Central Railway
Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has approved `150 crore for the upcoming Metro train project on Thursday. The amount will be transferred to Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) for operation of Metro train in city. According to sources, the Jaipur development commissioner Sudhansh Pant has given financial and administrative approval of …
DMRC Managing Director Reviews Project Work, Expresses Satisfaction Over Progress Jaipur: Managing director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), E Sreedharan on Wednesday reviewed the progress of the Jaipur metro project. The DMRC MD expressed satisfaction on the progress of the work and said that the Jaipur metro project has …
MUMBAI: The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) is set to become the nodal agency for executing work of the Mumbai metro project in the city as part of the financial restructuring being initiated by the state government for infrastructure projects. The MMRC, part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority …
The upcoming internal Metro link in Gurgaon, connecting Sikanderpur to NH-8, is touted to cut down on 40,000 tonnes of carbon emissions once it starts operations. Officials of the Rapid Metro Gurgaon Rail Limited (RMGL) claimed that with an expected ridership of 1.5 lakh passengers per day, the Metro system …
