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 …
Hyderabad, Sept 26: The GHMC has found that 6,000 trees stand in the path of the 71-km Hyderabad Metro Rail Project. This apart, 3,000 private and government properties, electric poles, water and sewerage lines as well as cables will also need to be removed
President Pratibha Patil today said mass transport has become a necessity to avoid congestion and pollution. She was speaking after laying the foundation of a new metro line connecting South Kolkata with central area of the city. Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, Finance Minister Pranab Mukerjee and leaders of Trinamool Congress …
For the first time since the metro rail project took off, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has officially announced the commencement date of the 11-km-long Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar (VAG) line. Joint metropolitan commissioner Ashwini Bhide has declared that the line will be thrown open by August 2011. Explaining that almost …
For West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee is a spanner in the implementation of the Rs 4,847.58-crore East-West Metro railway line that will run from Salt Lake to Howrah. And intends to take up the matter with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation will soon induct more trains. However, even the additional trains may not offer relief from congestion and overcrowding. By the end of this month when the metro railway will cover 185 km, the DMRC will press into action more trains, but it would …
Launches Travel Guide For Tourists Visiting City In Oct With an estimated 20 million commuters to use the Metro daily during the Commonwealth Games, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) released a comprehensive travel guide for tourists visiting the city. The travel guide has a Metro map covering all the new …
The state government on Tuesday blamed the railway authorities for the slow progress of the East-West Metro project that aims to connect Sector V with Howrah Maidan.
KOLKATA, 14 SEPT: The state government today held the railways responsible for the delay in commencing work for the underground portion of the East-West Metro. After a review meeting of the Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC), convened by the chief minister today, the state transport minister, Mr Ranjit Kundu, said …
MUMBAI's Metro rail project has hit a roadblock. The regional planning authority, executing the project, is facing shortage of funds. In July, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) approached the World Bank and Japan Bank for International Cooperation for a Rs 20,000 crore loan. MMRDA plans to use the …
Mumbai's Metro rail project has hit a roadblock. The regional planning authority, executing the project, is facing shortage of funds. In July, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) approached the World Bank and Japan Bank for International Cooperation for a Rs 20,000 crore loan. MMRDA plans to use the …
Mumbai Notification z Belapur-Kharghar-Taloja-Kalamboli will be first The Navi Mumbai Metro project is set to get rolling this week with the government expected to issue the final notification for the first corridor
Chethan Kumar Bangalore, Sept 8, DHNS Plan not yet finalised for Plaza station on M G Road; Track laying completed only on 3.1 km stretch The mock coach is all that Bangaloreans will have this New Year, as the work at the Reach-1 of Namma Metro from Byappanahalli to Chinnaswamy …
G Saravanan | ENS G Saravana Chennai, S All along we have been campaigning in a disciplined and democratic manner, and the residents are now planning to start afresh with a massive campaign to tell the government what they want WITH the state government conveniently forgetting the public anticipation on …
The Namma Metro project in Bangalore has finally got the green signal to pass through Cubbon Park. The High Court on Tuesday allowed the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to go ahead with the work on the stretch along Vidhana Soudha. But the court wants the work to be …
The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday directed the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to adhere to the preliminary notification in connection with acquisition of land for Metro project. The petitioner, Malini Sriram had challenged the preliminary and final acquisition notifications to acquire her property claiming that both were …
Raj govt sets tight deadline of June 2013, private firms warned against missing it DNA Correspondent Jaipur Eager to bring the Jaipur Metro rail on track before the next Assembly elections, the state government has decided to penalise bidders if the project does not meet the deadline. To ensure that …
NEW DELHI: Making an attempt to protect what is left of the floodplains of the Yamuna, activists of non-government organisation Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan have written to Delhi's Lieutenant-Governor Tejendra Khanna asking him to ensure that there are no further encroachments on the riverbed. The activists are concerned that the Delhi …
From Friday, Will Extend To Jehangirpuri New Delhi: The much-awaited Central Secretariat to Qutub Minar Metro line will be opened to public at 3pm on September 3. With this, Delhi Metro
