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 …
Almost the entire public transport system may disappear from Friday if the operators go ahead with the indefinite strike. Metro narrates the consequences and focuses on the issues at stake and the parties involved. What could be off the street? Around 12,000 buses; 3,500 minibuses; 2,000 contract carriages (including school …
New Delhi: In a move to improve public transport in rural areas and to help revive sick State Transport Undertakings (STUs) such as in Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh, the road transport and highways ministry has mooted a proposal to provide them 40,000 low floor buses. The proposal …
Market share of STUs is under great threat owing to the availability of number of alternative travel modes and acute competition available today. This cut throat competition necessitates greater focus on the customer to attract and retain him with STU.
Studies relating to subsidies, where these could be safely formulated in the context of international trade, often occupy centre-stage. Estimates of subsidies arising out of government policy/expenditure programme are relatively less well understood. Such studies are usually cast in a mould to estimate service level cost under-recovery, This paper investigates …
With the economic growth and rapid urbanization there has been a sharp increase in urban transport requirements. The author, who has considerable experience in transport infrastructure, brings out that one of the options is optimisation of the right way of roads with the objective of maximizing passenger trips instead of …
Supreme Court on Tuesday assigned federal and provincial environment departments the task of exploring a way out for providing financial assistance to the owners wherever needed for conversion of 'carbon emitting' buses and auto rickshaws into environment friendly vehicles running on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as fuel. The apex court …
Gurgaon: Bus services in Gurgaon have always left much to be desired. For the state government too, it has been an issue of serious concern with plans and proposals to introduce new buses and improve transport facilities in the city being made frequently. Now, the roadways department has announced that …
Heather Allen looks at issues related to sustainable development at the International Association of Public Transport, Brussels. Pradip Saha caught up with her on issues topical to her work.
New Delhi: With an aim to spruce up urban transport services and at the same time provide a stimulus to the economy, the government will provide assistance to 118 cities in acquiring a new fleet for their bus transport systems. At the same time, UPA
New Delhi: Mumbai will get 1,000 state-of-the-art eco-friendly buses by December, while its metro project will be put on the fast-track. Union urban development minister Jaipal Reddy has set an ambitious target for the next 100 days. He wants people to leave their cars at home and travel by public …
Heather Allen looks at issues related to sustainable development at the International Association of Public Transport, Brussels. Pradip Saha caught up with her on issues topical to her work. Excerpts
NEW DELHI: The Budget Session of the Delhi Assembly began on Monday with the Lieutenant-Governor Tejendra Khanna declaring in his address that the road transport sector continues to be a priority area for the State Government. Mr. Khanna -- who came to the House in ceremonial style along with Speaker …
Ashok Leyland gets orders for 3,200 vehicles. The bus procurement scheme of States under the JNNURM was announced as a part of the fiscal stimulus package to provide impetus to the commercial vehicle producers. Priyanka Vyas New Delhi, June 3 Tata Motors has bagged a lion
The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) got the approval to add 2,200 buses to its fleet by next year. The proposal was passed in the board meeting held at the UPSRTC headquarters on Tuesday. Besides, the board also sanctioned an amount of Rs 2,106 crore for the financial …
Pune The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (PMPML) Board has opted for a private-public partnership (PPP) to buy 650 buses, including 200 AC coaches, under the JNNURM scheme. The project is worth Rs 400 crore. As many as 100 will be Volvo buses run on diesel and the rest will …
Hyderabad, May 15: The APSRTC has decided to introduce 1,500 low floor buses in Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam. The low floor buses are safer since they have no steps, have large sliding windows, handle bars, pneumatic doors and more space for standing passengers. They are expected to improve accessibility and …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The first set of low floor air-conditioned city buses will roll along the city roads by the end of June. The KSRTC, which is executing the purchase and maintenance part of the city bus service proposed under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission (JNNURM), has given the purchase …
