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 …
Govt May Allow Multi-Passenger Vehicles In Bus Lane Soon The dedicated bus corridor may just lose its exclusivity a little more. With the first two disastrous days of the BRT trial run over, there are already thoughts within the government of allowing more than just emergency vehicles inside the bus …
On the eve of Earth Day, Delhi BJP president Harsh Vardhan on Monday appealed to the people to protest against the controversial new Bus Rapid Transit corridor by taking out candlelight marches across Delhi. One such procession would also be taken out by the Delhi BJP on the 5.6-km Ambedkar …
A rude shock awaited Delhiites who happened to take the Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand Hospital stretch of the controversial new Bus Rapid Transit corridor in the Capital on the second day of its trial run on Monday with utter chaos and clutter crippling traffic flow to a snail's pace. On an average …
Guess who's set to drive the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) once it rolls into the city? It's the Amdavadi women, who are ready to hop onto this clean-green mode of transport. An elaborate household survey conducted in March this year to determine the willingness of commuters to shift to …
After 1.11 Lakh Trucks, Around 5 Lakh Old Passenger Cars May Go Off Capital's Roads Soon AFTER cancelling the registration of 1.11 lakh trucks older than 15 years last month, the Delhi government is planning a similar move for passenger cars. Of the 16 lakh private vehicles registered in Delhi, …
After strongly rejecting the New Delhi Municipal Council's proposed "three-loop' traffic system last year for being "impractical', the New Delhi Traders' Association has suggested an improvised plan based on the existing pattern to solve chronic traffic problems ailing the heart of the Capital. According to NDTA president Atul Bhargav, the …
The Centre on Thursday said that construction work on the metro rail projects in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Kochi would commence within two years. Replying to a question in Rajya Sabha, Union urban development minister Jaipal Reddy said: "The metro projects for Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Kochi are …
A corridor from Peeli Kothi to Lothian Bridge to be built at a cost of Rs 75 crore Proposed in 2005 and shelved many times, the decongestion plan around Old Delhi Railway station may finally see the light of the day. Announced in the Budget 2007-08 as a part of …
Wiser after a series of fatal mishaps, police have been seeking help from various municipalities for better traffic management. The civic bodies have been requested to join hands with the cops to spread awareness about traffic norms and take steps to ensure road safety. The municipalities have responded to the …
The trial run on the first 5.6-km section of the highly controversial Bus Rapid Transit Corridor from Ambedkar Nagar to Moolchand Hospital in South Delhi would begin from April 22. To begin with, 20 new low-floor buses would be pressed into service on this section. Disclosing this on Wednesday, Delhi …
7 parking lots allowed at green belts NAVEED BUTT ISLAMABAD- As many as seven organisations have been allowed parking of vehicles at green belt areas in Islamabad, Law Minister Farooq H Niak told the National Assembly on Monday. In written reply to a question, the Minister said that a total …
The traffic department of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) clamps down on around 15,000 motorised three wheelers and 1,000 city service buses from today in a bid to ease the passengers' everyday hassles and streamline the commuter services within the periphery of 60-sq km area of the port city. As per …
THE Eddington report contains the right approach to reducing greenhouse emissions from transport, but the assumptions it makes deserve to be challenged. They are, in some cases, far too timid, in other cases over-optimistic and, in general, heavily biased towards business as usual. Eddington's approach, which is correct, is to …
A new public transport policy for the entire NCR region, including Delhi and UP, will soon come into operation. The policy has almost been hammered out by the officials of Delhi and UP transport departments. Now UP roadways buses will be able to ply from Bulandshahr, Meerut and Ghaziabad for …
Commuting can become an ordeal when the summer hits its peak. This year there is a way to beat the heat while commuting in the city even if you do not own an air-conditioned vehicle of your own. The air-conditioned fleet of Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC), comprising 10 Volvo buses, …
Going by the slow pace of acquiring private land, the Namma Metro project may well join the long list of delayed projects of the City. It's been over three months since Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) began taking private properties into its possession for the Metro Rail project in …
In the first week 700, last week 885 and this week 911. The Pune Municipal Corporation is claiming that the number of civic officials and other working staff following the "no vehicle day' activity is growing every week. In a statement by the PMC, Municipal Commisisoner Praveensinh Pardeshi welcomed the …
Over three months after the Station Area Traffic Improvement Scheme (SATIS) along with construction of three road overbridges was delinked from the scope of the World Bank-aided Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP), the fate of these projects remains uncertain. According to Metropolitan Commissioner Ratnakar Gaikwad, the Government is now awaiting …
