Delhi: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has added a bitter footnote to the severe criticism the Delhi Government has recently weathered over the Bus Rapid Transit System, or BRT.
Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL), governing body for BRTS in city has demanded at least four prototypes of buses that will run on the corridor. Though base design and chasis will be the same as earlier, interiors will changes.
Ahmedabad: City BRTS is now getting international attention. Delegates from 17 nations were on a two-day tour to Ahmedabad on Monday to review BRTS network in the city. They were part of HUDCO's workshop on Managing Cities in Developing Countries. Environment and Infrastructure Study.' The delegates were approached by the Union ministry for external affairs.
Ahmedabad: Apart from suffering congesting pangs by getting stuck in snarling traffic jams every day, now be prepared to pay for causing this scenario.
Supreme Court-appointed Environment Protection (Control and Prevention) Authority (EPCA), has called for tax measures on the principle of reducing car usage in the city and improving public transport usage.
Mumbai: Even as the authorities explore possibility of an elevated route for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in the city, transport experts are not impressed with the idea.
While Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has decided on two pilot routes on the Eastern and Western Express Highways, consultants are now studying the feasibility of an elevated BRT corridor.
AHMEDABAD: Centre's allocation of Rs 11,842 crore in interim Budget for JNNURM projects in mission cities across country has come as a blessing in disguise for Gujarat and its four mega cities. Most of these projects in Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot and Vadodara that had approvals, are in various stages of implementation and were clocking delays awaiting fresh releases from the state and Centre.
After putting the public transport infrastructure in place, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday emphasised the need for a public awareness campaign to educate the masses on how to use the roads of the city. Dikshit also stressed on the importance of signage in road transport and blamed wrongly placed signage on BRT corridor for jam and chaos on the stretch.
Ahmedabad: While BRTS in city has been plagued by hurdles, a recent note by Supreme Court appointed Environment Pollution (Control and Prevention) Authority (EPCA) points to a better opportunity in the days to come.
New Delhi: The recommendations of the expert on Bus Rapid Transit project, who was invited by Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) last week to assess the BRT corridor in the city, will be sent to the Delhi government.
Ahmedabad : Will city's BRTS dreams of moving on to low-floor buses and making a transition to state-of-the-art public transport services, come crashing due to bus manufacturers?
