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 …
KOLKATA: With its electricity bill responsible for nearly 15% of the annual ordinary working expenses, Metro Railway is turning to non-conventional sources of power to bring down costs. After Mumbai, Kolkata is the most expensive, so far as power tariff charged from the metro is concerned. Metro Railway purchases power …
The Delhi Metro (DM) is a mass rapid transit system serving the National Capital Region of India. It is also the world’s first rail project to earn carbon credits under the Clean Development Mechanism of the United Nations for reductions in CO2 emissions. Did the DM also lead to localized …
BENGALURU: If Namma Metro is expected to ease Whitefield's traffic woes, then the technology hub will have to wait for at least five years before the train starts rolling in. Forget meeting the 2017-18 deadline to complete the 72-km network in Phase II, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation hasn't begun preliminary …
NEW DELHI: A day after the Union urban development ministry approved the policy for transit-oriented development (TOD), urban planners said the real challenge lies in its implementation, given the complexities of urban areas. They stressed that TODs should be planned only after detailed impact assessment but the state government should …
MUMBAI: In a major victory for environmental activists, the state government has decided to shift the site of one of the depots for Metro II from a Charkop plot partly covered by mangroves to Malwani in Malad. The new site is a plot that had been given by the state …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Joydeep Mukherjee Vs West Bengal Pollution Control Board, & Ors. dated 06/07/2015 regarding illegal activities going on which are polluting the river Adi Ganga and obstructing the flow of water.
CHENNAI: Will metro rail be a precursor to 'a clean er Chennai'? Statis tics show that metro reduces air pollution as thousands of vehicles get off the road when a city gets a mass transport system like this. Apart from helping one breathe cleaner air, the metro will also reduce …
LAHORE: Environment activists have turned down as inadequate remedies proposed for air pollution during the construction of the Orange Line Metro Train in the environment impact assessment (EIA) report of the project. Talking to The Express Tribune, Ali Amjad of the Lahore Bachao Teheek says the report lacks mention of …
Urban Transportation in Indian Cities provides 13 examples of initiatives to improve service delivery of urban transport. For each, the study features a description of the project, success factors, budgetary implications, performance, impact, challenge and lessons learned.
NOIDA: With the 28.8-km Noida-Greater Noida Metro track chasing a commissioning date of December 2017, the Noida Authority on Monday started the work to remove nearly 700 trees falling on the route. With nearly 3,000 trees falling in the path of the Metro corridor, the Noida Metro Rail Company (NMRC) …
LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) is undertaking environment campaign at its project sites from June 1 to 5, 2015. Under this campaign, special housekeeping and environmental awareness activities will be undertaken to train site personnel on the ways of keeping the environment clean and green. The Managing Director …
Jaipur Metro, touted as one of the fastest built metro systems in the country, was thrown open to public on Wednesday. Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje flagged off the inaugural train on the 9.6-km-long route from Mansarovar to Chandpole. Ms. Raje along with ministers, officers and supporters travelled in the train …
Two of the biggest construction projects on Golf Course Road, Rapid Metro and the 16-lane HUDA-DLF expressway, have still not been inspected for violation of the Union ministry of environment and forest's (MoEF) 2010 guidelines, even more than a month after the National Green Tribunal's order. On April 6, the …
The following questions were raised: (a) the proposal received by Government for Metro and Monorail in the country so far and the estimated cost of each project, project and State-wise; (b) the proposals cleared and funds sanctioned and released during the last three years, project and State-wise along with the …
KOCHI: The decibel levels in Kochi have always been on the higher side, even before the Metro works began in earnest. Though authorities haven't been able to silence sound pollution, professional groups like the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Indian Medical Association (IMA) are trying to spread the message of …
For every day that the opening of Chennai metro rail is de layed, the city is paying a price - a huge price in terms of public health. While the original deadline to open the initial 10km stretch between Koyambedu and Alandur was December 2013, a year and half have …
Work on the much-awaited Ahmedabad metro began on Saturday with Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel laying the foundation stone for the first phase of the Metro Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) project at Vastral here. Work on the initial 6 km of the Vastral-Thaltej route, costing Rs. 611 …
Notice issued to textile firm to surrender land before March 18. The stage is set for the acquisition of land owned by a textile showroom at the north end of M.G. Road and of a jewellery at Edappally by force or under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, as …
Various NGOs and nature lovers gathered at Aarey Colony on Sunday morning to protest against the MMRDA's proposal to remove 2,298 trees to set up the proposed Metro III car shed. The gathering of over 500 demanded that the shed be built at any alternative site instead of the green …
Cities in developing countries are experiencing unprecedented urban growth. Unfortunately, this is often accompanied by the negative impacts of sprawl as a result of rapid motorization such as congestion, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, inefficient use of energy and time, and unequal accessibility. As these cities are often under severe …
