Ready By 2016, Final Phase To Save Fuel, Cut Travel Time, Reduce Pollution

Bombardier Transportation said on Monday that it has received an order for 76 additional Bombardier Movia metro cars, a follow-up on the order for 114 vehicles announced last year, from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.
The contract is valued at approximately US $120 million and Bombardier is expected to begin delivering the order to DMRC from the third quarter next year, and complete it by early 2013, said an official statement by the company

According to a recent international survey carried out by real estate company Colliers International, parking rates in India are among the lowest in the world. The average cost paid by a Delhiite to park his/her vehicle is around US $ 1.32 or Rs.60 per day or US $ 33 a month. The lowest parking cost in the world is paid in Jakarta, Indonesia, at US $ 0.92 per day or US $ 27.56 a month.

New Delhi: In a bid to decrease its carbon footprint and to conserve groundwater, Delhi Metro plans to have rainwater harvesting system in every station in the third phase.

With the Delhi Metro announcing a hike in existing parking charges for its parking lots in accordance with prevalent civic agency rates from this week, regular commuters who use the Metro Smart Card have a reason to rejoice. The DMRC will offer monthly parking passes to genuine metro commuters, whose parking space at the stations is taken up by non-commuters.

New Delhi: If you’ve been parking your car at a Metro station, get ready to fork out more. Delhi Metro, which has received complaints of people misusing its parking, has finally decided to act.

Work on Delhi Metro’s Phase III project has finally taken off, with the first upcoming corridor from Central Secretariat to Kashmere Gate being expedited in parts and targeted for a mid-2015 comple

E. Sreedharan spoke to BW on urban transportation and the way forward for a country that is urbanising at a frenetic pace

E. Sreedharan spoke to BW on urban transportation and the way forward for a country that is urbanising at a frenetic pace

The Chief Minister said as many as 10.28 lakh saplings have been planted as part of the campaign and they would go a long way in achieving the target of 33 per cent greenery in the Capital. As of now about 20 per cent of the area of Delhi is covered by greens.