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 on Sunday.

The bodies for 1,500 of these buses were built by the State Transport Corporation units and th

DURGAPUR: The South Bengal State Transport Corporation (SBSTC) has failed to utilise 100 buses bought under JnNURM.

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 caused by radios and cassette players in private bu

Sri Lanka's Transport Ministry has decided to import buses from India to add to the country's existing fleet of buses.

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 Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), said yesterday the benefits of c

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.

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 will be allotted 500 buses.

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 a time-consuming exercise.
The traffic policemen, too, have to suffer a lot because of the low-floor bu