Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
The way cities are created determines our quality of life and forges our behaviour, our values for centuries. If land is saved for a great park it will provide joy to millions for hundreds of years. If park land is not saved but built upon, there will be much less …
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 …
Staff Reporter DTC directed to initiate negotiations for the purchase The Cabinet also gave the green signal for re-development of DTC depots and terminals PWD proposal for construction of a road over-bridge and road under-bridge cleared NEW DELHI: The Delhi Cabinet on Monday gave its nod for purchase of 1,250 …
Guidelines for "scheme for urban transport planning" to provide for central financial assistance for comprehensive traffic and transportation planning, integrated land use and transport planning, complete mobility planning and preparation of detailed project reports, clean development mechanism etc. in all cities in India in line with National Urban Transport Policy …
JNNURM targets incorporated in Municipal Bill Speedy execution arranged at all levels: Ms. Raje JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has reiterated her government's commitment to complete all projects sanctioned under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in the State on schedule. In a letter to Union Urban …
The caretaker government took a crash course to salvage the crumbling traffic in the capital by evicting illegal possessions on footpaths and roads, constructing safe bus-stops and introducing staggered school timing under a package of measures. Before confronting the problem head-on, the action plans were explained at a high-level meeting …
Pune, August 19 In a major relief to Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), the Union government on Tuesday approved Rs 511 crore additional funds for roadwork, including BRTS, being implemented under JNNURM. Of this, the Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) roads get Rs 165 crore though there are only about 50 days …
Planning for more and more parking is not likely to help in the long run since the number of vehicles on Delhi's roads is growing dramatically. The city needs a good public transport system at the earliest Megha Suri | TNN Delhi has over 18 lakh private vehicles on its …
Traffic Volume Is Already Very High On The Proposed Moolchand-Jehangirpuri Stretch, Space For Cars Will Get Reduced New Delhi: The government has called for interested parties to prepare detailed design and engineering reports for two more BRT stretches. The move comes at a time when a decision on even a …
Megha Suri | TNN New Delhi: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit had on February 18 this year ordered her officials not to go for any further expansion of the controversial BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) corridor project till the first phase of the pilot
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?
By Sudha Narasimhachar The entire transport system of Zrich, covering various kinds of trains, buses, trams, boats, cable cars, gondolas, ice flyers in the Alps, comes under one management. Today talk about chaotic traffic in Bangalore, especially after the inauguration of the international airport, is common. Of course, one of …
The largest city of Pakistan is the most neglected mega-city in the world, in terms of urban public transport systems and the basic reason for this is the government's apathetic attitude towards the revival and expansion of the surface rail-based urban transport public system, the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR). Nowhere …
WEEKEND RUMINATIONS T N Ninan / New Delhi August 02, 2008, 5:02 IST The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has a fleet of some 3,600 buses. In two years, it will have 80 per cent more buses, despite retiring about half of today's fleet. That is not because the existing fleet …
Is urban public transport subsidised more than its private counterpart? Through a case study of urban transport in Pune, this article demonstrates that car and two-wheeler users receive larger subsidies than bus users when all costs imposed by transport modes are considered.
This report stresses the importance of mobility for development, defining it in a broader framework in connection with related concepts such as Accessibility and sustainability. Taking Bangalore for its case study, the report clarifies the socio-economic trends and current plans for land use and transport in the city and region, …
This paper by Prayas Energy Group exposes the hidden subsidies enjoyed by users of cars and two wheelers, thus marginalizing the needier sections. It uses a case study of urban transport in Pune to show that a bus user is much less subsidized than a car or a two-wheeler user. …
Delhi is a city so crazy about cars that it puts some 270,000 new ones on its streets each year. In Lajpat Nagar you will find hardcore worshippers of combustion engines. There are families that own two and three cars with a scooter and a motorcycle thrown in for good …
The objectives of this study were: to raise awareness of the importance of mobility as a driver for economic development in Bangalore; to examine opportunities to narrow the mobility divide in Bangalore; and to discuss sustainable mobility solutions (including virtual mobility solutions) for the rapidly growing city of Bangalore. This …
