Transport

Assessing co-benefits from metro rail in India: industrialisation and land value capture financing

Rapid population growth and the expansion of metropolitan regions are defining features of India’s economic growth story. The number of Indian cities with populations above one million increased from 23 in 1991 to 53 in 2011.

Publication Date: 
06/01/2023
Observer Research Foundation
Tags:
Metro, India, Urban Transport
Transport

Report by Kochi Metro Rail Limited on Kochi Water Metro Project, 28/09/2022

Report filed by the General Manager, Water Transport, Kochi Metro Rail Limited. The petitioner, K G Prathapa Simhan has asked for directions so that constructions of a permanent nature having a height of 18 meters over the boat jetty terminal in the back waters at Ernakulam near Marine Drive be stopped.

Judgement Date: 
28/09/2022
Tags:
Metro, Kochi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Inland Waterways, Kerala
Transport

Implementation of Metro Rail projects - an appraisal: Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs (2021- 22)

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs flagged the need for a single and comprehensive legislation for all the Metro rail networks in the country as opposed to the existing three Central Acts, and also raised the concerns about the low ridership in all Metros apart from Delhi and Mumbai.

Publication Date: 
19/07/2022
Lok Sabha Secretariat
Tags:
Metro, Urban Transport, India, Mobility Planning, Parliament
Habitat And Urbanisation

Joint committee report on the proposed construction of a commercial complex project of DMRC, Bhikaji Cama Place, Delhi, 20/06/2022

Report of Joint Committee in pursuance of the National Green Tribunal order, 23/02/2022 in EA No. 06/2022 in OA No. 651/2019 (Shobha Agarwal Vs Delhi Metro Rail Corporation & Others).

The matter related to the proposed construction of a commercial complex project of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation at Bhikaji Cama Place.

Based on the site visit and perusal of the information submitted by the DMRC, the committee noted that no construction work for the proposed commercial complex was found and only barricading had been made to secure the land.

Judgement Date: 
20/06/2022
Tags:
Buildings, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), Metro, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Green Spaces, Air Pollution
Transport

Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on implementation of Phase-III, Delhi Mass Rapid Transit System by DMRC

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) failed to adhere to various environmental requirements, as per a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India.

Publication Date: 
02/12/2021
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Tags:
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), Environment Clearance (EC), Metro, Delhi
Transport

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding Phase IV of Delhi Metro, 06/09/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 06/09/2019 regarding Phase IV of Delhi Metro. Operational loss would be borne by the state government i.e. Govt of NCT of Delhi. "In case, the Metro suffers any loss, that is to be borne by the State Government, as the Metro is the local conveyance within the State and considering the nature of the facilities, the loss, if any, should be borne by the State Government" said the order.

Judgement Date: 
06/09/2019
Tags:
Metro, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), Supreme Court, Air Pollution Control, Government Of India (GOI)
Transport

Special report seeking urgent intervention on augmentation of public transport, including approval for phase IV of Delhi Metro and advancement in schedule for additional buses

It is clear that without an augmented public transport system, Delhi and other cities of India will not be able to combat toxic air pollution. It is also clear that currently our public transport infrastructure is grossly inadequate. Cities like Beijing, for instance, have 107 buses per lakh people. Delhi has 17 buses per lakh people.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2019
Environment Pollution(Prevention and Control) Authority for NCR (EPCA)
Tags:
Public Transport, Air Pollution, Delhi, Buses, Metro
Transport

CM’s move on public transport a different ball game altogether

Experts raise questions ranging from affordability to sustainability

Publication Date: 
04/06/2019
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Public Transport, Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), Metro, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Transport
Environment

Environmentalist raises objections over initiation of metro project without prior approvals

Agra: A city-based leading environmentalist has raised objections over the initiation of the proposed Agra Metro Rail Project worth Rs 8779 crore without seeking prior approval from the departments

Publication Date: 
16/05/2019
Times Of India (Agra)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Metro, Agra (T), Environmentalists, Pollution, Environment
Forests

BMC likely to allow axing of 2,238 Aarey trees soon

A total 2,700 trees at Aarey will be affected by the metro depot, of which 2,238 will be cut and the rest will be transplanted.

Publication Date: 
16/04/2019
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Trees, Municipal Corporation, Deforestation, Forests, Metro

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