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Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of environment management plan for government hospitals in India, 03/07/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gaurav Sharma Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 03/07/2023. The National Green Tribunal (NGT), July 3, 2023 said that all government hospitals in India should have an environment management plan to tackle all sources of pollution in …

BMC to study feasibility of all multi-level parking proposals

The civic administration will now conduct a feasibility study of all multi-level parking proposals to ensure that there is no burden on the existing infrastructure in the vicinity. “When parking lots are built in congested areas, they can turn detrimental for the nearby areas in terms of vehicular congestion, pollution, …

Delhi row over bus lane reveals class divide in society

Delhi BRT corridor Experts say the controversy over the bus corridor reflects class divisions in the Indian society A government initiative to reduce traffic chaos in the Indian capital, Delhi, by creating a special fast lane for bus users has run into a major controversy. The city's first experimental Bus …

PWD, Lucknow Municipal Corporation jam traffic project

LUCKNOW: The ambitious project of installing solar-powered cantilever traffic signals at 40 major intersections across the city is stuck due to lack of proper planning and coordination between various agencies. The estimated Rs 3.6-crore build-operate-transfer project meant to ease traffic congestion and chaos remains incomplete as Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) …

Report raises alarm over Jaipur’s air quality

JAIPUR: With nearly 400 vehicles being added to the city's burgeoning fleet of private cars and commercial vehicles, the level of air population has sharply gone up along with a corresponding rise in the number of people suffering from respiratory problems. In an alarming report prepared by the Centre for …

Free rides end on Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway

Don’t allow vehicles to take a U-turn to enter Ambience Mall during peak hours: High Court to DGSCL The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday lifted the stay on toll collection during peak hours (8.30 am to 10 am and 5.30 pm to 7 pm) on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway. …

30-sec signal traps BRT commuters in nightmare

Traffic From Nehru Place At Chirag Dilli Right Turn Heavy But Signal Shortest New Delhi: The right turn from Nehru Place towards Moolchand at Chirag Dilli, into the BRT corridor, has become an ordeal for commuters. The signal length is just 30-35 seconds and most people have to go through …

Will court order solve Gurgaon toll mess?

Chandigarh/Gurgaon: Regular tolling is set to resume for private vehicles even during rush hours on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway, with the Punjab and Haryana high court lifting the stay on all toll collections on Monday. The orders come into force from 5.30pm on Tuesday. Before lifting the stay, a division bench …

State mulls underground car park to ease traffic congestion

KOLKATA, 3 OCT: The state government is considering a proposal to set up underground car park in the city for smooth flow of traffic. A meeting to discuss the matter was held at Writers' Buildings last week. Beside the ministers senior officers of city police attended the meeting. Senior police …

Toll is back on Gurgaon e-way, so is mega jam

No Charge On Private Vehicles During Peak Hours, Says Court Gurgaon/Chandigarh:The toll operation was back on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway on Friday, and so was the usual traffic chaos. A 2-km-long jam built up within half an hour of the resumption of tolling, on a day when the Punjab and Haryana …

Gurgaon e-way: Pvt vehicles can ply free till Friday

The private vehicles plying on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway will continue to be exempted from paying toll for the next three days as Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday posted the matter to September 28. A Division Bench headed by Chief Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri referred the case to another …

Eco-activists want limit on Taj tourists

Environmentalists want a cap imposed on the number of visitors to the Taj Mahal, the epitome of Mughal heritage, citing concerns on the growing industrial and vehicular pollution threatening the equilibrium of the monument. Currently, 25,000-42,000 people visit the monument every day. “Agra should have a clean air action plan. …

Temporary solution, permanent jam

Cars use more space, crowd the road and move far fewer people. Our educated road planners must count people, not vehicles I write this stuck in traffic. Nothing unusual. But my location makes me realise, once again, how our highway route to progress is going nowhere. The road I am …

Govt plans new taxes to clear roads

Urban Transport & Congestion Tax May Force Shift To Public Transport New Delhi: The government plans to levy a one-time additional “urban transport tax” on private vehicles to discourage their use in cities and towns that have been contending with the growing rise of four-wheelers over the past few years. …

Separate bus lanes to return to BRT corridor

Arrangement to kick off temporarily from Saturday until disposal of a plea Altering an earlier order, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday temporarily restored the BRT corridor in South Delhi exclusively for plying of buses. In an interim order, a Division Bench of the Court comprising Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and …

HC orders buses back in reserved lane

Other Vehicles Barred From Dedicated Lane, Signalling To Change For Simultaneous Right Turn New Delhi: This weekend, the Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor will go back to its original state, at least for now. Delhi High Court on Tuesday gave a direction that the traffic flow on the …

Need to remove problem, save BRT: High Court

Refusing to scrap the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor, the Delhi High Court on Monday said it was a positive policy measure that needed a few changes to improve its functioning. The court asked the government to consider two key changes that could reduce congestion around the Chirag Dilli flyover, …

Can BRT stay with changes, asks HC

New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Monday asked the Delhi government to respond by Tuesday if the Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand bus rapid transit corridor could be continued with some changes. The new bench hearing the case identified problem areas with the controversial corridor and asked the government if it can …

Mapping mission to decongest, upgrade capital roads

Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) is conducting a thorough survey to identify and reclassify every lane and bylane based on their nature, importance and necessity. The objective of this hair-splitting study, which began a week ago, is to determine the feasible capacity of public streets and take concrete measures to enhance …

BRTS corridor paves way for realty boom

AHMEDABAD: While the real estate in Ahmedabad is desperately in need of an adrenalin shot to jive back to action, a recent presentation on the BRTS corridor and realty development along it by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) claims that there has been a significant rise of realty rates along BRTS …

After HC order on mixed traffic, BRT no one’s baby

DIMTS Says It’s Not Equipped To Handle New Situation; Traffic Cops Insist No One Has Asked Them To Take Up Job New Delhi: Delhi government’s flagship Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand bus rapid bus transit corridor seems to have been abandoned by the authorities. Weeks after Delhi High Court instructed the government to …

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