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 …
India's first electric bus has started running on Bangalore's roads. The route on the busy Majestic-Kadugodi road in Bangalore has India's first electric bus. The city's transport corporation launched this bus last week. Zipping past the smoke-emitting regular buses, the orange beauty stands out. "The pollution level is quite high …
BMTC service on a three-month trial run eye-catching: The BMTC electric bus that was launched in the City on Thursday. DH photo The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) on Thursday launched the much-awaited India’s first electric bus — BYD K9 in the City for a trial period of three months. …
In what seems to be curtains for the much-appreciated green initiative of KSRTC, the State-run corporation is no longer able to run its buses on biofuel, thanks to the Ministry of Petroleum changing its policy on the price of bulk fuel being provided at subsidised rates to state transport undertakings …
Euro III model buses have started plying Pokhara roads from today. Pokhara Bus Entrepreneur’s Committee has brought as many as 17 environment-friendly Euro III mode buses into operation in the first phase. Maha Prasad Subedi, chairman of Pokhara Bus Entrepreneurs’ Committee, said Global Positioning System, Closed Circuit Television and LCD …
The State Cabinet on Monday is learnt to have given its nod for purchase of 987 buses for two state-run transport corporations at a cost of Rs 429 crore under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM). According to official sources, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will purchase 487 …
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif will lay the foundation stone of Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus service on February 28. Metro Bus Authority Chairman Khawaja Ahmad Hassan said this while addressing a function held in connection with completion of one year of Metro Bus Service. He said …
Land losers demand more compensation; acquisition delayed If everything goes by the plans of the officials of Hubli-Dharwad Bus Rapid Transit System (H-D BRTS), the people commuting between Hubli and Dharwad will be able to travel by swanky buses; alight and board at ultra-modern bus stands and reach their destinations …
A common Delhiite spends almost two to three hours a day battling traffic snarls. Waiting at a traffic signal, stuck in a jam while going to the office, coming back home and everywhere in between has become the daily ordeal for most of the citizens here. With more number of …
The Punjab government will inaugurate the Rs34.08-billion Metro Bus Service project on February 28 even though it has not conducted a feasibility study of the project or prepared the mandatory Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report. “This is routine matter of the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) led provincial government to start …
One of the ten recommendations suggested for safe operations of Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) on the Ahmednagar-Alandi Road by IIT Bombay's safety audit report is minimal bus-to-platform gap. Referring to wide gaps found during normal operations in the BRT systems in other large cities in Asia and America, the …
Aim is to ensure that funds do not lapse The State has decided to set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to operate and manage the buses procured with 80 per cent financial assistance from the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Official sources told The Hindu that the …
Delhi Has Only Half Its Requirement Of 11,000 Buses, Number Of Private Vehicles Rising New Delhi:More than 46 lakh people use public transport, specifically buses, every day in Delhi. To meet this demand, there are 5,216 Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses and another 1,000 under the cluster bus scheme, but …
Monday, January 20, 2014 - Lahore—Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday chaired a high level meeting to discuss Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus project. In the meeting, PM Nawaz was briefed about the project. He was apprised that thousand of people would take benefit from this project. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif …
An All India Study conducted by M/s Nielsen (India) Pvt Ltd for Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of Petroleum Ministry has thrown up interesting data about use of diesel and petrol sold across various states. As per the All India study report submitted to PPAC, 70% of diesel and …
Excessive Use Of Private Vehicles Creating Havoc In City, Says IISc Mobility Survey Lucknow: Lucknow urgently needs a robust public transport system to tackle the increasing urban roadways congestion, noise, air pollution, and traffic accidents, says a mobility survey conducted across five Indian cities. The survey was conducted in New …
In a bid to improve the public transport system here, the Centre has sanctioned 50 buses for the city under its Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) Scheme. The Patiala Municipal Corporation (MC) will launch the bus service and has identified 5 acre land near Ghalori Gate for setting …
The Union Urban Development Ministry has sanctioned 1,080 buses to seven States under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission programme. Projects related to ancillary infrastructure including depots, workshops and intelligent transport system have also been sanctioned. The State governments will have to procure these buses as per urban bus …
State Road Transport Undertakings (SRTUs) in India provide for the mobility of people by offering passenger services. The performance review of these SRTUs is generally made by assessing their physical and financial parameters. The physical and financial performance of the reporting 38 SRTUs for the financial year 2012-13 has been …
To promote green technology and attract passengers to make use of public transport, the Jaipur City Transport Service limited (JCTSL) will soon introduce articulated (double buses) and hybrid (battery operated) buses in the city. According to officials, a total of four buses, including two articulated and two hybrid buses, will …
Mitra said there would also be smaller 20-seater buses for which license would be given to unemployed youths A total of 1000 new buses under the JNNURM scheme would be on the roads in Kolkata by March next year, Transport Minister Madan Mitra said today. "Within March you will see …
