Private stage carriage bus operators across the country ferry 150 million people daily! With a majority of them operating in the non-urban sector, these operators provide critical and affordable public transport linkages across the regions. However, the rising fuel (diesel/ CNG) prices significantly threaten their current business. This issue brief …
Lahore—Member National Assembly from Dera Ghazi Khan, Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari met Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif. Measures taken by the government for the development and prosperity of South Punjab were discussed in the meeting. Speaking on the occasion, Shahbaz Sharif said that a sum of Rs.119 billion has …
MUMBAI: With the government assuring major focus on public transport in urban areas, Mumbai can now expect 426 brand new buses under JNNURM and speedy delivery of new air-conditioned buses. "The Union budget has allocated Rs 50,000 crore for civic bodies—a major chunk of which will be provided for civic …
KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has announced a Rs15 billion transport project to be undertaken in Karachi soon under the Green Line bus service on the pattern of the Bus Rapid Transport System in Lahore and Rawalpindi. Presiding over a meeting at the Governor’s House here on Thursday, the prime …
This study improves our understanding of the links between bus service and the wider economy and how these linkages could be taken into account in bus policy analysis. Among the key facilitating roles of the bus are: providing access to jobs, access to shopping and leisure facilities especially in town …
In view of the growing dependence of the economy of the country on import of crude oil and the fact that the highest consumption of diesel is by commercial vehicles i.e. 26.75% followed by 10.75% by buses/STUs, it has been felt imperative by the government to define fuel economy norms …
A project that involves cutting down trees to build a bus lane in Pakistan's capital is pitting environmentalists against officials An excavator digs up a greenbelt area along Ninth Avenue in Islamabad for construction of a bus lane. Photograph: Courtesy of Saleem Shaikh/Thomson Reuters Foundation For over two decades, Hussain …
Nagpur is set to be the first city in the country where 100% ethanol-fuelled bus would ply on a pilot basis. Government sources said the bus, which has already reached India, would be launched in the city in next 2-3 weeks. Strangely, municipal commissioner Shyam Wardhane, leader of ruling party …
Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has granted approval to 30-km long metro bus project for Multan city to be constructed at a cost of Rs.30 billion. The project will be completed in a record period of one year and its foundation stone will be laid on August 14. Multan …
China's Ministry of Transport on Wednesday announced a guideline to adopt an intelligent public transport system to improve efficiency and reduce traffic congestion. Real-time information should be easily accessible via websites, electronic boards, apps and hotlines, the ministry said. Citizens are also encouraged to make suggestions, comments and complaints about …
As many as 35 KSRTC buses have been sanctioned to Mangalore and 30 buses have been sanctioned to Udupi under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) and the buses will start operating in the last week of September. These buses should ply only in those areas where there is …
A parliamentary panel on Wednesday declared the metro bus project in twin cities as a major environmental hazard for the beauty of the capital, and raised questions about the violation of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority’s (PEPRA) rules for execution of the project. The sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee …
Many citizens gathered outside the National Press Club, on Sunday, to protest against the ongoing metro bus project. The protesters alleged that the project was a threat to the environment and asked the chief justice of Pakistan to take suo motu notice as the project has been started disregarding the …
Rising maintenance cost and alleged lack of support from the state government and the civic body are making it difficult for the state road transport corporation to maintain and utilize buses supplied by the Centre as part of its urban renovation mission. Keeping this in mind, the transport corporation wants …
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has released Rs 7 billion for the metro bus project. Ministry of Planning, Development and Reforms spokesperson Asif Sheikh said on Wednesday that these funds have been released under the federal development budget. The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) has already accorded approval to …
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has accelerated work on Peshawar Rapid Mass Transit System to ease the traffic pressure on the main thoroughfares in the provincial metropolis. The government has initiated feasibility process of the project after completion of its pre-feasibility phase. The road corridor-II via Chamkani, GT Road, Sonehri Masjid …
Pune: The progress of five sustainable urban transport projects in the country including the BRTS project in Pimpri Chinchwad will be evaluated through an internal audit. All five are green transport projects being implemented by the ministry of urban development, with support from Global Environmental Facility’s (GEF) sustainable urban transport …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kishore Kodwani & Ors. V/s District Collector, Indore & Ors dated 06/05/2014 regarding environment degradation in the city of Indore likely to be caused by diesel fuelled buses for public transportation system under BRTS Project. The …
The environmental watchdog in the Chinese capital imposed penalties against about 1,000 vehicles in March for excessive emissions. The Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau conducted a special campaign against key industries and businesses in the capital, including public buses and trucks. Of the more than 600,000 automobiles inspected during the period, …
Mumbai:The city witnessed two accidents involving BEST buses on Tuesday. In Goregaon east, a 48-year-old man was run over by a bus driver; in Mankhurd three persons, including a woman bus commuter, were injured in another mishap. In the first case, a bus (no 349) was plying from Santosh Nagar …
Environmental concerns hung over the Islamabad section of the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Project on Sunday as work began in the garrison city to realise Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s “vision of providing modern transportation facilities to the people of the twin cities”. Dawn learnt on the rainy day that the Capital …
