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 rising number of vehicles in the city and deterioration of air quality is fast becoming a cause of concern. These have been highlighted in the State of Environment Report of Chandigarh, 2012, prepared by the ENVIS Centre under Department of Environment, UT Administration. The land use pattern of the …
The Delhi Government’s Department of Environment has been instructed to keep a close eye on the Delhi Metro as roughly 15,000 trees are expected to be felled under Phase-III of constructions. Land has also been identified for compensatory plantation by the Department, noted Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit at a review …
Governments have a key role to play in influencing private sector investment, by improving the enabling conditions for investment in sustainable transport infrastructure and delivering investment grade policies. This report aims to advise governments from developed and developing countries on a broad mix of policy tools and instruments that they …
HC Cancels MG Road Frontage Categorization In a ruling that could increase the land acquisition cost for the Kochi Metro rail project, the Kerala high court has held that fixing the price of land that has frontage to a sideroad as well as MG Road at the rate of the …
Almost five months have passed since the UT Administration submitted the detailed project report (DPR) for the Metro Rail to the Ministry of Urban Development (MUD) for its appraisal, yet a green signal from the MUD is still awaited. The ministry had filed some queries in February, which the UT …
Kochiites run short of green shade as Sun spews fire More than 1,400 trees on public land in Ernakulam have been chopped down over the last one year. But the actual loss would be double the figure because the Social Forestry wing of the Forest Department has data only for …
The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is ready with the land acquisition plan for executing phase II of the Namma Metro project. However, the model code of conduct for the elections has come in the way of the notification and tendering process, which may have to wait till May …
This paper investigate the effect of the Delhi Metro, an intra-city mass rail transit system, on air pollution within Delhi. To identify effects on pollution, it exploit the discontinuous jumps in metro ridership, each time the network is extended. The identifying assumption is that in the absence of the extension …
The assistance has been announced as a central tax reimbursement for Metrolink Express between Gandhinagar and Express In a big boost to the Metrolink Express between Gandhinagar and Express (MEGA), the Central Government has finally proposed a provision of Rs 6,450.75 crore assistance for all metro rail projects for the …
For the residents of the city battling traffic congestions every day, there could still be some hope. The State government on Thursday announced that it would take up a study on multi-modal integration of transport in Chennai this year. Finance Minister O. Panneerselvam, in his budget speech, underscored the need …
The Annual Plan for Rajasthan for 2013-14 was finalised at Rs.40,500 crore at a meeting here on Wednesday between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. At this level, the Plan size for the new fiscal beginning April 1 is almost 21 per cent higher …
PUNE: The much-delayed Pune metro rail project got a funding of Rs 10.01 crore in the Union Budget on Thursday. The Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal corporations, that have proposed the project in association with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, have already made provisions in their respective budgets for the year …
Madam Speaker, I rise to present before this august House the Revised Estimates for 2012-13 and a statement of estimated receipts and expenditure for 2013-14. I do so with mixed feelings crossing my mind. While I have a feeling of a colossus today, it is only ephemeral and is instantaneously …
Old Proposal Of 2 Corridors Scrapped Lucknow: The much-awaited report of the department of urban planning on the proposed Metro project in the city has made radical changes in the original plan. While it has totally done away with the ‘two corridor’ concept and instead recommended a dense network of …
Bangladesh on Wednesday signed a loan deal with a Japanese development agency for construction of the country’s first-ever metro rail system, costing $2.8 billion and intended to ease Dhaka’s traffic jams. Traffic in Bangladesh capital, home to 15 million people, is among the slowest in the world with commuters spending …
The Uttar Pradesh government unveiled the Budget for 2013-14 in the state assembly on Tuesday, estimating a total expenditure of Rs 2.21 lakh crore. Mayawati's BSP, the main opposition party, staged a walkout alleging that more than 75% of last year's Budget remained unspent. “The state will move ahead with …
To enhance the 150-km long metro network in the city, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Transport for London (TfL), UK's transport authority, on Monday. The partnership will seek to facilitate exchange of information and personnel for transfer of latest technology in the …
These rules may be called the Metro Railways General Rules, 2013 and Opening of Metro Railways for Public Carriage of Passengers Rules, 2013. These rules shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Kochi: The Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) will focus on addressing transport issues in the upcoming budget. Briefing the media on pre-budget discussions in Kochi on Monday, GCDA chairman N Venugopal said that various transport projects, including the ring road and water transport projects, would be given importance in the …
Taller Buildings To Be Encouraged Over Wide Area Ahmedabad: Raising the floor space index (FSI) by up to 30% across Ahmedabad to create more affordable housing units will be the thrust of the new development plan (DP) likely to be announced on Friday. The plan, which covers 1,772 sq km …
