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 …
Growing number of vehicular trips by cars and two wheelers which result in traffic congestion, air pollution and traffic accidents has become a major concern in urban areas. Investments in high capacity rail based mass transit systems are being promoted to arrest this trend. In the last two decades Kolkata, …
Pune, August 25 Civic body proposes to raise Rs 2,600-crore urban transport fund for metro, Rs 2,300 crore for ring road land acquisition The long awaited public transport system to resolve the traffic woes of the city is finally on its way. On Monday, the state government asked the Pune …
Would the frequent protests by members of the CMH Road Shops and Establishments Association prevent the traffic authorities and Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) from proceeding with pier construction works on Indiranagar's busiest road?
Anna Nagar Western Extension and Mogappair are densely populated areas that are out of the Metro project's Corridor 2 loop. Residents want the route reworked to include their areas as well G Saravanan Chennai CORRIDOR 1 FROM Washermanpet to Airport via Esplanade, Central, Egmore, Anna Salai and Guindy. The corridor …
A consortium led by Maytas Infra Ltd, a real estate infrastructure company promoted by Satyam Computer owners, has bagged the country's first urban transit project on public private partnership (PPP) mode by quoting a negative grant to the Andhra Pradesh government. The consortium
Mumbai, July 24 Even as the construction of first metro rail between Versova and Ghatkopar via Andheri is under way, the displaced shop owners and tenants at the J P Road in Andheri are still breathing nervously due to the "vagueness' on their rehabilitation. The Metro Rail Project Affected Persons …
DEEPANKAR GANGULY Armed with a compensation kitty of Rs 100 crore, the government will begin acquiring 7.5 bighas of land in the city's central business district after Puja to create the East-West Metro corridor. The first land-acquisition notices were issued last week to the owners of two central Calcutta properties
The 32-km elevated second phase of the metro rail project which will connect Charkop and Mankhurd via Bandra will have 27 stations. After the state government okayed the project, the Centre accorded its in-principal approval to the line in February 2007. Two years ago, the cost of the project was …
In a shocking incident, a huge girder crushed a passing vehicle and seriously injured the driver, after it allegedly fell at a Metro construction site near the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital last week. Attributed to a crane malfunction, the falling debris destroyed the car, while the driver allegedly sustained multiple …
Mumbai, July 16 MMRDA is waiting for Railways to finalise Churchgate-Virar elevated tracks proposal After a series of flip-flops on how to go about the first phase of the Metro rail in the city, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has now put the third route, to run from …
Completes tunnel below railway lines in just three days Tunnel constructed 12 metres below the railway line Work done without affecting the movement of trains NEW DELHI: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has achieved another major engineering feat by successfully completing construction of one of the two tunnels below the …
Selected stations: Janakpuri (West), Rohini (West), Pitampura Parking lots to be extended to other stations Provision for shopping malls and ATMs NEW DELHI: To ensure that parking space at the Capital's Metro railway stations does not end up resembling the other local car parks, where considerable time and effort are …
Bangalore: Admitting that there has been a delay in Rs 6395 crore 'Namma Metro' mass transport project, the new managing director of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) N Sivasailam said the project is nine months behind schedule. Addressing industry and trade representatives at a presentation on the project at …
Hyderabad, July 6: Non-governmental organisations have demanded that government should obtain environmental clearance from the centre before taking the up metro rail project in Hyderabad. They said noise pollution would be much more throughout the day even at the silent zones such as schools and hospitals. According to them, the …
Mumbai, July 04 Making a pitch for Central funding of its ambitious Mumbai makeover projects, the state government has demanded that the Rs 2,356-crore first arm of the Mumbai Metro project be granted viability gap funding (VGF) by the Centre. According to senior government officials, in a recent meeting at …
Megha Suri,TNN With over 18 lakh private vehicles and parking space to accommodate barely 25,000, the Capital is reeling under a severe parking crisis. A recent survey by RITES has revealed that Vishwavidyalaya Metro station, Old Delhi Railway station, Karol Bagh and Bahadurshah Zafar Marg to have the most congested …
BY MANISH ANAND June 29: With the Delhi government firmly switching into election mode, the first casualty appears to be the "common ticketing system" for public transport, including the Delhi Metro and Delhi Transport Corporation buses. The system is now likely to be operationalised next year, that too by the …
Writes To Centre To Sanction City Railway Network Rajiv Shah | TNN Gandhinagar: A realization has dawned on Gujarat government that the Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) is not enough to fulfil the mobility plans of mega-city Ahmedabad. A dormant plan for a Regional Rail System (RRS) is now being …
Speakers who participated at an open forum against the elevated Hyderabad Metro Rail project on Sunday expressed fear that the Rs 10,000-crore project turn into a real estate development scheme. Eminent architect from New Delhi, Mr Kuldip Singh, said the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation was acquiring land across the city …
