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 …
To curb carbon dioxide emission and to cope with the crisis over fossil fuel supply, there is a pressing universal need to examine our fuel policy, and determine a new fuel which emits either zero or insignificant levels of exhaust gases. Using hydrogen as a transport fuel is a vision …
Urban mobility has different dimensions. Mobility is due to various purposes and needs. It encompasses movability by public, private and personalised modes, and manoeuvrability through the facilitations of various transport infrastructure and services provided by the concerned authorities. In this context, the role of various modes of public transport in …
The Transport Research Wing of Ministry of Road Transport & Highways collects, compiles, analyses and publishes data on the physical and financial performance of various State Road Transport Undertakings (SRTUs) annually, The current issue of `Review of the Performance of State Road Transport Undertakings’ carries details of physical and financial …
Environmentalists, architects and planners on Friday demanded cancellation of the proposed 'metro rail' route that will affect the Jatiya Sangsad premises. They made the demand at a press conference jointly organised by Bangladesh Paribesh Andalon (BAPA), Bangladesh Architect Institute (BAI),Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP) and Sacheton Shipli Samaj at the …
Transport Minister V.S. Sivakumar has said that 1,000 new buses will be purchased to resolve the transportation problems of the State. Out of this, 500 buses will be deployed shortly, Mr. Sivakumar said. He was talking after flagging off the first of the three KSRTC buses allotted in the Thuthiyoor-Kakkanad …
The Kushabhau Thakre Inter-State Bus Terminus at Hoshangabad Road is another milestone in the State capital's development but lacks basic facilities, writes Ritesh Mishra The Kushabhau Thakre Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) at Hoshangabad Road, which was inaugurated on November 1, 2010, started functioning from Thursday, adding yet another milestone in …
Until recently, Bhopal was like any other Indian city — with little evidence of public transport and fast-growing private vehicle ownership, with its implications for high petrol consumption and air pollution. The only “public” transport available were minibuses, tempos and autorickshaws run by private operators. These were naturally restricted to …
Plans cycle stands at TTMCs, racks on Volvo buses Bangalore: Aiming to encourage people to use public transport, the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has proposed to introduce cycle racks on its Volvo buses allowing people to use the twin modes of transport for their convenience. innovative: A Volvo bus …
SHILLONG: The JNNURM buses that ply in the Shillong city have even impressed the Leader of opposition, Conrad Sangma to whom the buses have given a new face to the people of the city. The 40 JNNURM bus project has been appreciated from all sections as commuters now no longer …
SHILLONG: The introduction of a fleet of forty new buses in Greater Shillong has ensured that the commuters need not wait for transportation. The Barik Point, the heart of the city, is now found to be deserted. The State transport authorities have requested all passengers and commuters of SPTS buses …
Severe Space Crunch Stops Cluster Buses In Their Tracks New Delhi: The muchhyped bus cluster scheme of Delhi government, it seems, is in a limbo. Months after the first cluster was launched in south Delhi, with promises of getting all 17 clusters up and running
SHILLONG: The Meghalaya Transport and Urban Affairs Department has been set a deadline of 15 July, 2011 to flag off the JNNURM busses in Shillong. The JNNURM busses, according to State Transport Minister AT Mondal, will cover the greater Shillong area. The buses are under a separate cell of Meghalaya …
AHMEDABAD: The city's first double-decker flyover will be thrown open to the public on Wednesday. The AMC authorities said the flyover, built at a cost of Rs 43 crore, will resolve traffic woes of commuters who have been taking the national highway till now. In fact, commuters moving from Maninagar-Hatkeshwar …
KOCHI: While another Bus Day was observed in the city on Wednesday, the Centre for Public Policy Research, an active participant in the initiative, has come out with a study advocating the need to promote public transport. The primary point of argument the study makes in support for public transport …
CHENNAI: The Centre for Waste Management (CWM) of Sathyabama University, in association with the Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), have started off a bio-diesel production centre on the campus of the University. The cooking oil waste generated at the University
After the Delhi Metro, the expansion of the Bus Rapid Transit corridors will be the next big thing for addressing the public transport needs of Delhi and plans are being firmed up to construct 105 km of such corridors in the second phase and about 500 km thereafter. Since the …
Buses are the most common form of urban transit but, in the developing world, are often seen as inefficient and polluting. It is well known that buses that are properly tuned and adjusted tend to be cleaner, safer and consume less fuel than poorly maintained buses. Fuel cost is a …
The UT Administration will soon decide whether it is feasible to have dedicated bus corridors for the city roads. This will not only ensure smooth traffic movement but also reduce the pressure on the roads. For this, the Administration is likely to approach Punjab Engineering College and Indian Institute of …
The Private Bus Owners Association of Sri Lanka yesterday vowed that that they would campaign against the Vehicle Emission Testing Programme (VET)unless the Petroleum Ministry took steps to produce diesel with low Sulphur levels. The VET programme was jointly implemented by the Environment and Natural Resources and Transport Ministry in …
