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 …
Already way behind schedule, the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla-Rail Link (USBRL), aimed at connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country with an all-weather route, is likely to run into further complexities and higher cost overruns, says the Comptroller and Auditor General. In its performance audit, the CAG observed that the …
The Comptroller and Auditor General has slammed the railways for the long delay and cost escalation in the strategically important Kashmir rail link. The original cost of the 29km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla line, aimed at providing a rail link to Kashmir, was estimated at Rs 3,077 crore in 1999-2000 and has now …
Lack of due diligence and proper planning by the Railways has caused a massive cost escalation in the rail-link project to Kashmir, with the cost overrun at an estimated Rs 16,488 crore, the Comptroller and Auditor General has said. The report, tabled in Parliament on Thursday, said the Railways did …
Land acquisition seems to be the biggest roadblock for the Railways' ambitious high-speed rail corridor project. The ministry of railways has identified seven corridors for running the high speed passenger trains, and the pre-feasibility study conducted by its consultant says land acquisition would be the major hurdle in construction of …
President Pranab Mukherjee presented the 11 National Energy conservation Awards - 2012 to Indian Railways - the highest ever by any Indian industry for the remarkable achievements by its Zonal Railways in Energy Conservation initiatives during the year 2012. In order to intensify the energy conservation initiatives, Ministry of Power …
Punjab Cabinet approved the ambitious Rs. 1,427-crore project which will link the city with its satellite town Mohali, on Wednesday. The decision to link S.A.S. Nagar Mohali with Chandigarh was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, an official spokesman said here. Total …
The Punjab Cabinet today gave approval to link the Mohali railway station with the Chandigarh metro rail project at a cost of Rs 1,427 crore. The total 37.57 km length of the metro rail covering Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali will be completed at a cost of Rs.10,900 crore. An official …
The Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation will shortly obtain loan worth Rs.969 crore from the Asian Development Bank for completion of work on a portion of its corridor in the Walled City here. The first phase connecting the Mansarovar residential colony with Chandpole is likely to start by July next year. …
19 stations in 22.20-km from Technocity to Karamana A 22.20-km monorail, an elevated rail-based mass rapid transit system (MRTS), has been recommended in the Technocity – Pallippuram – Kazhakuttom – Uloor –Kesavadasapuram – Pattom – Palayam – Thampanoor –Killipalam - Karamana stretch of the capital. The Monorail, with 19 stations …
The 27th meeting of the standing committee of National Board for Wild Life (NBWL) will be held on Wednesday. The NBWL may take a decision on diversion of forest land in Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) proposed by dedicated freight corridor. The meeting will discuss 10 proposals for forest land …
Railways minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Friday said that railways is finding it “very difficult” to complete projects at the desired pace as new schemes are announced in response to demands of MPs. He said railways is one of the departments where announcements are made for new projects on demands …
This Report (No. 21 of 2012-13- Performance Audit for the year ended 31 March 2011) has been prepared for submission to the President under Article 151 (1) of the Constitution of India. The report contains results of the review of Environment Management in Indian Railways – Stations, Trains and Tracks. …
Indian railways is yet to finalise the technology for 'green toilets', despite two decades of experimentation says this CAG audit of the sector on managing environmental risks. This Report (No. 21 of 2012-13- Performance Audit for the year ended 31 March 2011) has been prepared for submission to the President …
Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath today announced that the government would develop the Regional Rapid Rail Transit System (RRRTS) in the National Capital Region in a phased manner. In the fist phase, the RRRTS would be developed in three corridors -- Delhi-Panipat, Delhi-Alwar and Delhi-Meerut -- with an estimated …
In what could crown the New Delhi railway station as the first ‘green’ station in the city, the Delhi Division of Northern Railway is looking at the option of using solar energy to power the premises. Under the pilot project, solar panel of 1 megawatt (MW) capacity will be installed …
The Madras High Court has set aside a May 2012 order of the revenue department, relating to resumption of a piece of land on EVR Periyar Salai near the Central Station here for the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) project. The court remitted the matter back to the government to …
Recent efforts to reduce collisions between elephants and trains traversing natural habitats and corridors used by the animals appear to have made gains in Assam. Monitoring the movement of elephants in various times of the year, and information quickly passed on to railway authorities have prevented possible incidents which could …
New Delhi: Much before bullet trains become a reality, travel time between Delhi and Mumbai is likely to be halved with railways planning to launch semi-high speed trains with touching 200kmph. The services could start by 2017. “A study was on for the past one year to identify bridges that …
Infrastructure projects in India especially the Railways’ ambitious plan to build a dedicated freight corridor across the country got a shot in the arm on Tuesday. Sources said Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda informed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ahead of the East Asia Summit at Cambodia about the willingness to …
Brazil's environmental regulator gave the world's No. 2 mining company Vale a green light on Monday to expand the Carajas railroad, a key part of its plans to increase iron ore output in the Amazon. Approval from government agency Ibama will allow Vale to extend the Carajas railway by 786 …
