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 …
IT IS a budget with concern for the environment. The Delhi government has made diesel cars costlier and bicycles cheaper. It has proposed an additional tax of 25 per cent in the current automobile tax structure at the time of registration of diesel vehicles. Diesel cars defeat clean air initiatives …
The Union budget has announced its usual palliative for inclusive growth and aam aadmi. But the urban aam aadmi loses all. Despite loud protests this year, especially from the environment minister who condemned the misuse of under-taxed diesel in cars and SUVs, the finance minister could not summon courage to …
THE Union budget has announced its usual palliative for inclusive growth and aam aadmi. But the urban aam aadmi loses all. Despite loud protests this year, especially from the environment minister who condemned the misuse of under-taxed diesel in cars and SUVs, the finance minister could not summon courage to …
New Delhi: Delhiites may soon be rid of the woes related to erratic movement of buses as the state government has planned to install global positioning systems (GPS) in all its buses to monitor their movement. The operation of such buses is scheduled to start by March 31. While making …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has expressed deep anger and shock at the lackadaisical attitude of the finance minister in this recent budget towards energy guzzling vehicles and the need for public transport in our cities. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) expresses deep anger and shock at the …
The present study documents ten urban transport initiatives / projects undertaken or are being undertaken in ten cities of India. It covers four Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) projects of Ahmedabad, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Visakhapatnam, Jaipur; five modern city bus services of Jalandhar, Jabalpur, Surat, Vadodara and Jalgaon; and multilevel underground parking …
TIRUCHI: About 1,500 of the 3,000 new buses that were to be added to the fleet of the State Transport Corporation during the current financial year have already been inducted and the remaining vehicles would hit the roads within the next 15 to 20 days, said Transport Minister K.N.Nehru here …
Steps have been taken to draft regulations against noise pollution caused by radios and cassette players in private buses, an official of The Western Province Passenger Transport Authority says. "A committee was formed comprising officials of the Ministry of Environment, Registrar of Motor Vehicles and Police to discuss environmental pollution …
Sri Lanka's Transport Ministry has decided to import buses from India to add to the country's existing fleet of buses. The Ministry is to import 100 new busses from India for the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) to be used for long distance routes. SLTB Chairman, M.D. Bandusena told the …
The solution to the problems of traffic congestion and air pollution in Dhaka city lies not merely in the construction of expressways or flyovers but in controlling the growth of number of the transport vehicles. Stating this at an exclusive interview with The New Nation Sunita Narain, Director General of …
The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will mobilise 1,000 buses to operate special services to different parts of the State from Pampa on Makaravilakku day, Easter Yashica, KSRTC Special Officer at Pampa, has said. Talking to The Hindu, Mr. Yashica said 350 buses would be pressed into service exclusively …
The state government will purchase as many as 3,000 buses this year to augment its public transportation fleet. The purchases will begin after April. Of the new buses, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) get 1,000 vehicles each, NEKSRTC gets 600 and NWKSRTC …
Traffic police in the Walled City area are facing a tough time managing vehicular movement due to low-floor buses, which have become prime reason for frequent traffic congestion. In fact, driving in the Walled City area during peak hours has become a Herculean task for people and it has become …
Deepa Jainani The Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati's ambitious project of giving people 226 clean, congestion-free, state-of-the-art, international standard bus terminals, equipped with all modern facilities, including the best shopping experience at the existing bus terminals is well on the path to become a reality. With the request for proposal …
MUMBAI: Sunlight, biomass and wind will be harnessed to light homes in the island city. A small percentage of power consumed by around 10 lakh people residing between Mahim creek and Colaba will soon be from green sources, besides conventional hydropower plants, if a proposal before the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply …
Jorhat, Jan. 3: The Assam State Transport Corporation has allotted 15 new buses for rural routes across the state as a New Year gift for people living in the remote areas. The buses will start plying with immediate effect. The ASTC has set guidelines for the base stations and buses …
Public transport systems present an interesting situation wherein the primary objective is that of public service on a self sustaining basis. To achieve these diverse goals, organisations employ various mechanisms of control. This paper studies Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation as an organisation from the point of view of the …
As India has yet to build much of its projected urban transport infrastructure, this presents a challenge as well as an opportunity. The new investment if guided by the principles of sustainability can make a lot of difference. The question that India needs to ask is whether it will be …
This citizen’s report looks upward from the city to harmonise, and align with the larger national goals while assessing the unique solutions the city needs. This discussion in one flagship city of a state has become important not just for the benefit of one city but to create a template …
