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 …
A model bus terminal planned in Kalasipalyam The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will soon introduce a bus with a passenger capacity of 110, Transport minister R Ashoka said on Thursday. The new bus will be 14.5 mt in length as opposed to the existing city buses which are 12 …
The Asian Development Bank has started work on the feasibility study of the Rapid Bus Transit for Islamabad to examine whether the project would be feasible technically or financially. "A four-member team of the ADB has reached Islamabad and launched work on the feasibility study," said a senior official of …
SRINAGAR: In order to streamline ever-increasing vehicular movement in summer capital, Minister of State for Home, Nasir Aslam Wani, today directed Traffic Department, SMC and SDA to immediately operationalize 56 bus bays and 6 parking lots which have been identified at different spots. The Minister issued these directions at a …
Chennai to get 250, including 100 mini-buses, says Transport Minister Three thousand new buses will be introduced this year at a cost of Rs.548 crore for the State, and the city will get 250 buses, including 100 mini-buses, Transport Minister V. Senthil Balaji informed the Assembly on Tuesday The mini-buses …
The state government on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that close to 6,500 autorickshaws in the city have been fitted with electronic meters following a notification issued in February. The statement was made in a compliance report filed before the court by joint transport commissioner Satish Sahasrabudhhe. The report …
The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will purchase as many as 975 buses to add to the City bus fleet, said BMTC Managing Director K R Srinivas, on Thursday. Women admire paintings at the newly-inaugurated BMTC Central Office at Shantinagar TTMC on Thursday. Speaking after the inauguration of an airconditioned …
New Delhi: In May 2011, the Delhi government launched the vaunted bus cluster scheme which promised to give the city a clean and modern alternative to the “killer” Bluelines. A year later, the scheme seems headed for a spectacular failure. Of the 6,600 buses promised by 2013, only 247 have …
New Delhi: As part of a Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) study on BRT, the opinion of 10,000 road users will be collected and analyzed. CRRI has decided to visit nearby establishments such as the Saket court complex, markets, schools, colleges and offices. “We have around 20 more days for …
Sindh government has planned to introduce Bus Rapid Transit System in the province initially in Karachi in the first phase costing Rs 450 million. This system successfully functions in 28 countries of world including Iran, Japan, Turkey, China, Malaysia and India. After the success of Bus Rapid Transit System in …
Canada, heavily criticized for its environmental record, unveiled long-delayed regulations on Friday that aim to make big trucks and buses up to 23 percent less polluting by 2018. The greenhouse-gas emissions rules - designed to fit with measures already set in the United States - will come into effect starting …
New Delhi: Bus commuters have a reason to cheer. The transport department has finally been allotted land for a depot in Rohini, a move that has paved the way for more cluster buses to be launched. Till now, the Delhi government had been blaming the lack of depot space for …
The government is likely to levy a ‘green surcharge’ of Rs 2 on petrol, a ‘green cess’ of 4 per cent on a vehicle’s insured value and a urban transport tax of up to 20 per cent on all vehicles across the country to finance the mass urban transport needs …
New Delhi: The southern cities of Chennai and Bangalore have better and efficient fleets of buses compared to other big cities in India. A government report released for 2010-11 said state-owned buses plying in the two southern cities had higher vehicle productivity — km covered per bus per day — …
International Energy Agency in partnership with EMBARQ has launched this comprehensive global database of bus rapid transit (BRT) systems from over 130 cities and includes Delhi, Ahmedabad, Pune & Jaipur from India. The International Energy Agency (IEA), in partnership with EMBARQ, a division of the World Resources Institute (WRI), has …
The Tamil Nadu Government will spend nearly Rs 540 crore in procuring 3,000 new buses for the State Transport Corporation. It plans to replace in phases those old buses, which are either six-years-old or have run 7 lakh km. As a first step, the State Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa …
BJP MP Chandan Mitra on Tuesday blasted the Delhi government for ignoring a high court order to put on hold the implementation of the 5.8-km BRT corridor in south Delhi, which was “causing enormous suffering” to people. While ordering a fresh study on the viability of the BRT scheme, the …
JOWAI: Education Minister Dr RC Laloo launched five public services buses sponsored under the 13th Finance Commissioner Award 2010-11 and implemented by the Jowai Municipal Boaord was launched at Circuit House Jowai on Monday. Along with the Education Minister, the JHADC Chief Executive Member, Lamdibok Sumer, the Officer on Special …
The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has planned to add 700 Tata BS4 buses by March 31, but so far managed only 263. According to BMTC managing director K R Sreenivas, there has been a delay in supply of the buses from Tata. “Since BS4 uses a new technology, the …
CHENNAI: In a bid to ease parking problems, town planners have proposed five multi-level parking lots totally worth Rs 75 crore at five important locations in the city. Presenting a paper ‘Managing Parking Issues in Chennai', on the occasion of the golden jubilee year of the Institute of Town Planners, …
Almost 97 per cent of the commuters on the Capital's bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor, barring those using red beacon vehicles and buses, have strongly demanded an urgent review of the corridor to ensure safe and smooth traffic flow, reveals a new survey by the Associated Chambers of Commerce & …
