AHMEDABAD: If the BRTS promised you a bus every 3 minutes during peak hours and every six minutes during off-peak hours, the metro rail frequency was designed for a metro every 5 minutes during the peak hours while it extended to 15 minutes during off-peak hours. Not only this, the proposed Ahmedabad metro was designed to handle 32 per cent more passengers than Delhi metro.
AHMEDABAD: Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL), the governing body for Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) operations, is wasting no time in purchasing 480 buses to run on feeder and main routes. The proposal for purchasing the buses has to be sent to the Union urban development ministry to avail the rolling stock fund by June 30 under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).
Gandhinagar: With a view to protecting the interests of farmers going in for greenhouse and polyhouse farming, the government has undertaken a stringent exercise for empanelment of companies that would
Having launched what was proclaimed to be Asia's first ever dedicated government department for climate change with great fanfare, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi appears to have lost interest in
Many developers have recently launched similar affordable home projects in the city Godrej Properties Ltd. (GPL), the real estate development arm of the Godrej Group, launched an affordable housing scheme in their township project Godrej Garden City (GGC) in Ahmedabad. Five new towers, each ground plus 12 storeys tall, will offer affordable one bedroom-hall-kitchen apartments each measuring 600 square feet at prices starting from Rs 16.5 lacs.
Gandhinagar/Ahmedabad : Has the Gujarat government dished out the ultimate sweetener to Ratan Tatas dream car Nano project by deferment of value-added tax liabilities for 20 years?
As part of the policy on untenable slums, the state government will provide Rs 4 lakh grant per dwelling unit to an urban local body.Giving a major boost to the efforts of Rajkot Municipal Corporation
AHMEDABAD: The H1N1 virus's new avatar has just got deadlier than its initial version in 2009. On August 9, 2009, Gujarat reported its first swine flu casualty - that of 43-year-old NRI Pravin Patel. Between
AHMEDABAD: The rate at which the swine flu virus has been engulfing a restricted number of districts in Saurashtra has been worrying state health department. Climatic conditions like humidity and temperature
AHMEDABAD: For the time being, Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL) has stalled all repairs on the fractured BRTS corridors. But in a month's time, when BRTS buses get ready to roll on the corridor, AJL warns of heavy fines and stringent measures if residents do not respect the corridor.
Ahmedabad : They are no springs of joy anymore. But, mere eyesores. The fountains installed by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) in various areas of the city do not function. Instead, they have become garbage bins and breeding ground for mosquitoes. And, this after the civic body having spent, on an average, Rs 4 to 5 lakh on their construction.
Ahmedabad : This monsoon the western part of the city might not have to put up with water clogged roads. With monsoon, which is likely to hit the state on June 15, according to the Indian Meteorological Department, areas like Naranpura, Navranagpura, Paldi, Nehru Nagar among others can expect less monsoon woes, assures Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) officials.
AHMEDABAD: This should be a wake up call for Amdavadis. The city with 98 per cent of domestic water connections, also reports the fourth highest number of leakage and pipeline breaks in the country at 25,000 a year. As per the Asian Development Bank (ADB) report, Ahmedabad's domestic water connection coverage is second highest in the country after Mathura.
Ahmedabad: If that prickly nose has not stopped sneezing for the last few days, it
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Ahmedabad: Six months after the Supreme Court ordered the translocation of Asiatic lions from Gir to Kuno Palpur in Madhya Pradesh, an expert committee has recommended that the process should begin by
AHMEDABAD: Parking lots of most malls display a warning: Park at your own risk - the mall will take no responsibility for theft or damage caused to the car. But the proposed parking policy of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will ensure parking contractors can't skip this responsibility and much more. The 10-page policy, sent to JNNURM recently for approval, is set to change the way you park your car in the city. AMC has suggested increasing parking space and keeping moderate parking charges. This involves identifying scope for on-street parking along designated roads.
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat Vidyapith plans to establish an energy park on its campus which will showcase different models of non-conventional energy used in daily life. The energy park will be a permanent establishment where people will guide visitors on different models and their uses.
<p>In this latest Swachh Survekshan list, Indore was declared the cleanest city of India for the third consecutive year. Ambikapur of Chhatisgarh came second in the ranking, followed by Mysuru, Ujjain and New Delhi.</p>
