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 …
Founder member and trustee of Parisar, Sujit Patwardhan, is working hard to bring the environment issues to the forefront through citizens’ campaigns and collaborative activism with other like-minded organisations. The aim is to ensure that industrial and urban development does not lead to damage and destruction of the environment. He …
Traffic congestion in the capital and smoke from brick kilns are the main reasons for air pollution in Dhaka city, according to the World Bank and the Bangladesh government. The Ministry of Environment and Forests says that vehicles in Dhaka move 14kmph on an average, which is very slow and …
The Jatiya Sangsad on Wednesday passed the Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority Bill seeking to modernise the transport system of Dhaka city and the adjoining districts that have been experiencing severe traffic congestion for quite a while. The bill brought the districts of Naryanganj, Munshiganj, Manikganj, Gazipur, and Narsingdi under the …
Feasibility study for the new suburban Virar- Vasai Road- Diva- Panvel line would soon begin in about a months time. Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation ( MRVC) would be carrying out the work under phase three of Mumbai Urban Transport Project ( MUTP). " The feasibility study would be in two …
A cabinet meeting, chaired by prime minister Sheikhy Hasina, on Monday approved in principle a proposal for the creation of a special organization for operating Bus Rapid Transit between Shahjalal International Airport and Gazipur to curb the capital city’s traffic congestion. The Roads Division of the Communications Ministry placed the …
Across the country, activists with ties to the Tea Party are railing against all sorts of local and state efforts to control sprawl and conserve energy. They brand government action for things like expanding public transportation routes and preserving open space as part of a United Nations-led conspiracy to deny …
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 …
Struggling with congestion on its popular networks, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation will be introducing eight-coach trains on its high density corridors by October. According to DMRC officials, corridors of phases I and II can take only a maximum of eight coaches trains. The Delhi Metro has also introduced a special …
The French Government has pledged Euro 22 million (Rs. 3.3 billion) of assistance to develop infrastructure of Sri Lanka. The France funded project involves widening and reconstruction of 46 bridges. Most of the bridges of the 12,000 km road network of the island is either too weak or too narrow …
To prepare a city that is bracing itself for a slew of mass transit projects, the Mumbai Transformation Support Unit (MTSU) will soon look at ways to ensure seamless travel for the lakhs of commuters using the various modes of public transport in the city. The World Bank funded state …
Buying and running cars and two-wheelers could soon become a costly affair with a Planning Commission working group suggesting a green surcharge of Rs 2 on every litre of petrol, a green cess of 3% of the annual insured value of all private vehicles and a steep urban transport tax …
Delhiites may soon need to pay for driving into a congested area in the city during peak-hour traffic with the city Government seriously considering introduction of such fee to discourage people from using private vehicles. “It is under consideration,” Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said when asked about the long-debated proposal. …
New Delhi: Travelling on the Ambedkar Nagar-Delhi Gate bus rapid transit corridor could get difficult in the days ahead. Officials of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) say work on the Janakpuri (west)-Kalindi Kunj line will start soon, with construction of Chirag Dilli station expected to begin in May 2012. The …
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 preliminary project report for the six Bus Rapid Transit corridors (BRT) under Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS) has been submitted to the government. Keeping in mind the congestion along all the BRT corridors, DIMTS has suggested that some portions along each of the corridors need not have dedicated …
Even as decongestion of the town by way of having three satellite townships and shifting of the grain, timber and vegetable markets and other services to the outskirts of the town have been suggested in the interim City Mobility Plan proposed for the town, the local Municipal Corporation (MC) has …
BHUBANESWAR: With the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) neglecting its roads within the State, the Government on Tuesday urged the Centre for up-gradation, maintenance and modernisation of the highways. The issue was raised at a meeting attended by Union Secretary for Road Transport and Highways AK Upadhyaya here. The …
The East-West Corridor project, which has hit several roadblocks over the years, will now be re-evaluated in view of the fact that three of the 14 proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridors will fall along the route. The decision to re-evaluate the project was taken after a recent meeting in …
If travelling in Keonjhar is a pain, you know who to blame. A multi-fold rise in mineral extraction is not only killing the roads in the mining hinterland of the State but also choking the traffic movement. The Orissa Government which is chalking out the mineral extraction limit for two …
Transport experts and motorists have reacted strongly to the Sunder Committee recommendations making proof of parking mandatory before registration of vehicles. The Sunder Committee was formed to review the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. While car owners opposed the proposed norm vigorously, Regional Transport Officials and transport analysts say it is …
