The chaos prevailing in the Bus Rapid Transit corridor during the trial runs notwithstanding, experts associated with the project maintain that the system takes care of the travelling needs of every type of road user and is safer and easier than the existing traffic management systems. They, however, concede that a few issues remain to be fine-tuned and that there is a need to make people more aware about the system.

Transmilenio. That is the name of a success story told daily by 1.4 million people in Colombia's capital Bogota. These people are the commuters of the bus rapid transit (BRT) system there, which has 850 buses covering 85 km. It has reduced the travel time by 32 per cent, accidents by 90 per cent and gas emissions by 40 per cent.

Claiming an "improvement' in the traffic situation on the 5.6-km Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand section of the controversial new Bus Rapid Transport corridor following some fine-tuning of the signalling system, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Saturday announced several new measures to reduce the travel time for private vehicles through the corridor. "The measures will show results in about three weeks,' she said, making it clear that for now the corridor is here to stay.

The bus rapid transit (BRT) system may not have found many takers among commuters, but it does have some high profile people batting for it even if the collective public rage against the system may be putting some of its staunchest proponents on the defensive. The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has come out in open support of the system while at a discussion organised by the Delhi Study Group, officials urged commuters to show patience.

The nightmare on the corridor shows no signs of going away. A

Alleged poacher, Sansar Chand was discharged in one of the cases registered against him under the Wildlife Protection Act in 1992 on Wednesday. Additional chief metropolitan magistrate(ACMM) Alok Aggarwal while discharging Chand said:

Rising mercury fuels the demand for cut fruits & juices, but they can cause waterborne diseases if not vended hygienically As temperatures soar and the sun beats down relentlessly, glistening heaps of cut fruit and cool glasses of juice in stalls on the roadside become more and more inviting. Although they provide relief from the heat, they could still bring one to grief.

Even as the Capital sweltered under severe heat conditions, city doctors cautioned about the downside of quick weather changes. Sudden change in temperature and humidity, doctors say, can be dangerous as the weather is conducive for mosquito breeding and other vector-borne diseases (diseases that spread through breeding of mosquitoes or other insects) to spread. Incidents of cholera, typhoid, jaundice and gastric problems also shoot up during this time of the year.

Environmentalists, policy makers, industry and schoolchildren came together to lend support to the green cause during the Earth Care Awards function held on World Earth Day The debate over climate change is now urgent, demanding the attention of citizens and authorities everywhere. Taking an important step to increase awareness about the challenges faced by our planet, The Times of India and Jindal Steel Works (JSW) initiated the Earth Care awards on April 22, World Earth Day.

Five days into the BRT trial run and hopes of it being a success in the

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