Metro projects can ease congestion in Indian cities. But lack of integrated planning is undoing the benefits of this mass transport system. This special Down To Earth report demands integration of Metro with buses and pedestrian paths.

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The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has sanctioned a loan of Rs 1,648 crore for the Delhi Metro

KOCHI: The State Government has given sanction to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to do the preparatory works for the commencement of work of the Kochi Metro Rail.

The order was issued in the wake of DMRC's proposal to start the Rs 158.68-crore preparatory work for Kochi Metro.

New Delhi: In a heated meeting at Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC) on Wednesday over a parking lot coming up opposite Delhi High Court, the commission has asked DMRC to protect a Lodi-period monument at the site with the assistance of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and pay for its conservation.

There seems to be no end to the trouble surrounding the proposed multi-level parking lot at the Delhi High Court.

LUCKNOW: There are broad hints of a change in original draft to set up a metro rail in the state capital. LDA sources said that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) reviewing the status of the project has indicated an increase in the coverage area.

New Delhi: Gurgaon residents may well be spared the crowded coaches seen by those using the Delhi Metro line to Noida. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is planning to run trains at a frequency as high as three minutes on the new Metro line to Gurgaon which will be completely operational by June this year.

In an unusual move, Metro trials have begun on a 7-km stretch between Gurgaon and Delhi. The Qutub to Huda City Centre section will open only in early May

Trial Run Begins From Sultanpur To City Centre

New Delhi/Gurgaon: That day is not far when Gurgaon residents can keep their cars at home and simply take a Metro to their desired destination. Delhi Metro

The Rajasthan Government has finalised a Rs 7,500-crore Jaipur Metro Train project, as part of its bid to make Jaipur a world-class city. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will soon meet Union Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy to seek the Centre

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