Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that it is not willing at present to withdraw a controversial circular that lays down a cap on public parking in the city. The civic body, however, also stated that it intends to send an application to the …
After seeking ownership of roads that are more than 60 feet wide, the Delhi government has now staked claim over all the parking sites — numbering around 255 — along them. The new demand was put forth by the government in a Special Task Force meeting called by Chief Secretary …
A multi-level underground parking was inaugurated by Delhi Mayor Rajni Abbi at the Parade Ground on Subhas Marg on Wednesday. The parking lot has a capacity for 1,020 cars and has been constructed in two years at a cost of Rs.52.83 crore. The project was taken up in March 2010. …
The Walled City today inaugurated its first multi-level parking lot with a capacity to hold around 1,020 cars. Five more parking projects are scheduled to be completed by March-end, said Delhi Mayor Prof Rajni Abbi. The parking has been built at Parade Grounds, Subhash Marg near the historical Red Fort …
A special task force set up to look into the issue of parking and traffic chaos in the city is looking at increasing parking charges and having separate rates for peak and non-peak hours. Delhi government sources said while a final decision on the parking charges is yet to be …
AHMEDABAD: A team of US researchers looking to study the impact of traffic on society decided to take the road less travelled. Rather than going for usual parameters such as pollution, fumes emitted or how many people travel per car, they decided to take three streets with high, moderate and …
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Wednesday announced budget estimates for the year 2012-13, significantly increasing the councillors' funds in all the wards and focusing on improvement and development of roads and existing infrastructure. With the MCD headed for a split this coming April, Leader of the House Subhash Arya …
KOLKATA, 8 FEB: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation will allow parking for a maximum 180 cars on Park Street and the stretch on Jawaharlal Nehru Road opposite Oberoi Grand, the member, mayor-in-council in-charge of drainage, Rajib Deb, said today. The decision has been taken for faster movement of traffic along Park …
JAIPUR: The entry and exit of vehicles at the multi-storey underground parking at Ramlila ground is proposed from the Ramniwas Bagh by interconnecting both parking spaces of the two areas. "To reduce traffic problems and utilise space, suggestion has been made to interconnect both the parking and allow entry and …
Drive on against hawkers who encroach upon footpath A series of measures has been initiated by the city police to check illegal parking of vehicles on roads and footpath, and to ensure that road users are fully benefitted by the road corridors that have been developed under the City Road …
Builders constructing malls and multiplexes, even in district headquarters across the state, have to leave a whopping 66 per cent space of the total built-up area for parking. It is mandatory for all municipalities, municipal corporations and urban development authorities in the state to follow this rule while approving building …
Originally planned for a population of 5 lakh, Chandigarh city now caters to 10 lakh people, 9 lakh registered vehicles and a floating population of 1 lakh vehicles The problem of shrinking parking spaces is looming large over the city that boasts of one of the highest vehicles per capita. …
NEW DELHI: The government has turned to history to find a solution to the problem of parking at Khan Market. A multilevel parking lot will be set up here, which will be connected by a 40-foot wide road that existed in 1922. To this effect, the Land & Development Office …
People Veering Towards Own Wheels Due To Inadequate Public Transport New Delhi: More than 95% of vehicles registered every year in India are private ones, government data reveals. For instance, at least 1.76 crore private vehicles — cars, jeeps, auto-rickshaws and two-wheelers — were registered in 2010, and the growth …
Concered by the implications of the frenzied construction along the Senapati Bapat Marg in Lower Parel, the state environment committee has decided to reject environmental clearance (EC) to major construction projects there by the Indiabulls group until the group curtails the size of the projects. The State Level Expert Appraisal …
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's proposal to hike parking charges as a step towards further reform. Stating that the city needs high parking charges to control traffic chaos and dampen parking demand and car usage and that the higher revenue from …
The Centre for Science and Environment that has been advocating urgent parking reforms to reduce personal vehicle usage to cut congestion and pollution welcomes the new proposal of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to hike parking charges substantially in the city as a step towards further reform.
A single ticketing system will soon be introduced in the country which will ensure that people can travel in buses, trains, metros and ferries across India using a single card. This card can also be used for paying parking and toll fees. This national common mobility card (NCMC), named ‘More’, …
New Delhi: As the MCD prepares budget estimates for the year 2012-13, the cashstrapped agency is planning to double parking rates in the city. Subsequently, the monthly licence fee pro rata is also expected to go up. At present, the MCD parking fee is Rs 10 for the first 10 …
The new BRT corridors would provide for at-grade crossing for pedestrians instead of constructing more foot overbridges. The corridors would also have multi-utility zones with space for hawkers and on-street parking. “Multi-utility zones would be provided for along the six BRT corridors, which would be used by hawkers. These zones …
