The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
BHOPAL: The Centre has sanctioned Rs 28 crore for Kamla Park flyover and Rs 27 crore for the completion of the BRTS construction work, including the Habibganj rail over-bridge, a government spokesperson said on Thursday. In all, Rs 192 crore was sanctioned after a meeting of urban administration and development …
Already facing flak from cross sections of the society for shoddy works and mismanagement, IndoreBRTS is in dock yet again for purchasing diesel buses thereby violating the environmental norms for public transport. Bhopal bench of National Green Tribunal has issued notice to collector Indore, RTO, IG and AICTSL on Tuesday. …
Says it is as per Master Plan 2021 The city government has opposed in the Delhi High Court a fresh PIL for scrapping 5.7-km-long bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor here, saying the project was not in violation of the city's Master Plan 2021. NGO Nyaya Bhoomi has alleged that Delhi …
INDORE: The Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh high court has given two days time to the divisional commissioner to submit his report on the BRTS corridor. The next hearing in the case has been scheduled for April 18. The bench comprising justice Shantanu Kemkar and Justice U C Maheshwari were …
10% Lower Requirements For Buildings Beside BRTS, Metro Routes Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (Auda) has relaxed parking requirements for commercial buildings along transit corridors of the city by 10%. Principally, these are along the BRTS and metro corridors. Auda claims that it would boost the commercial and corporate offices …
The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), Government of India (GOI) had issued policy circular Do. No. K-14011/48/2006-UT (Pt.) on 12th January 2009 under which the second Stimulus Package was announced by the Government and the States were provided assistance under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) for the …
Urban transport has increasingly played a key role in making rapidly growing cities livable and sustainable. Sensitivity to local context and scientific evaluation of available alternatives lies at the core of an efficient public transport system. At the same time, the soft aspects like access to information, experience of journey …
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 …
INDORE: Poor planning, faulty execution, wrong design and inconvenience to people have disillusioned Indoreans from the BRTS which was quite evident at public hearing on Sunday organised by divisional commissioner on the directions of high court. Nearly 300 people registered their objections and suggestion on BRTS and its execution. Nearly …
In a fresh order on Friday, the Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh high court directed Indore divisional commissioner to issue a public notice in different newspapers with sufficient space inviting objections with regard to the under construction BRTS project and also to hold a public hearing again. In the order, …
With the Union urban ministry emphasizing the funding of major transportation projects in the country, Gujarat's cities have readied teams to lobby for multi-crore BRTS projects to be taken up on priority basis in the coming JNNURM committee meeting. The Union budget has made provisions for almost Rs 14,873 crore …
Land acquisition for the Puzhuthivakkam MRTS station has reached the final stages with an “award passed for acquisition of 8,462 sq. m. of land.” The information was shared with officials of the Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (Cumta), the Chennai Corporation and other agencies at a meeting organised at the …
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 …
The BRT Standard was developed by IDTP, in collaboration with GIZ and other partners with the objective to create a common definition of Bus Rapid Transit and certify high-quality BRT systems around the world. It also functions as a technical tool to guide and encourage municipalities to consider the key …
Internal roads need to be strengthened so they can handle traffic volumes: CM With work yet to begin on the 14 proposed Bus Rapid Transit corridors, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday said her government was planning to go slow on the BRT projects as the existing BRT — from …
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 …
Buses Are Entering Car Lanes And Going Over Dividers Near Bus Stops As Chaos Prevails On Delhi Govt’s Showcase Corridor New Delhi: Just four months after the Delhi government made a passionate appeal to Delhi High Court to restrict the central lane on the Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand bus rapid transit (BRT) …
INDORE: The Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) of Indore will be the second project of its own kind in the country. The project, which was likely to become operational by mid-April, is being constructed on the lines of already existing BRTS project in Ahmedabad. The project, which will cover 11.5 …
BHOPAL: The union government will release Rs 500 crore for Madhya Pradesh under the first phase of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). For this, the State Government will send DPRs of 25 projects to the Union Government. This information was given by Madhya Pradesh's Urban Administration and Development …
BHOPAL: Urban administration and development minister Babulal Gaur has said that Bhopal's ongoing development schemes should be completed within the prescribed time-limit. He laid emphasis on better coordination between departments for effective implementation of schemes. Gaur was reviewing the progress of Bhopal's development at Mantralaya. Chief secretary R Parasuram was …
