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Hong Kong's pledge to protect its environment is about to face its ultimate test. The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation has appealed against a government's ecofriendly decision, which had stopped
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Elevated metro corridor to Faridabad coming up
The Delhi Metro will extend up to neighbouring Faridabad during Phase-III of its construction through a completely elevated corridor covering about 14 km. The route will be an extension of the existing Line 6 (Central Secretariat-Badarpur corridor) and will be built on standard guage.
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HC admits PIL against Metro Rail project
The High Court admitted a PIL filed by CMH Shops and Establishments and Residents Association challenging the very commissioning of the Metro Rail project.
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DMRC may prepare report
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is likely to be assigned with preparing the Detailed Project Report for the Chandigarh Metro Rail project.
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14 monorails to cover city in a decade: Sheila
New Delhi: In less than a decade, 14 monorails will be running through the city, chief minister Sheila Dikshit announced on Tuesday. Dikshit said the Union urban development ministry had approved of the
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Mini-bus proposal for Chennai puts hopes in top gear
Panel to evaluate report which identified 100 routes The city's residents may be keenly anticipating the launch of the metro and monorail services. But, the next big innovation in public transportation may yet turn out to be the return of the humble bus — one with a shorter wheelbase and about half the capacity of a normal Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) bus. The State government is in the process of reviewing a proposal to operate 200 mini-buses in a number of residential pockets in the city and its suburbs.
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Metro's 85 bicycles cater to 25L commuters!
While much has been talked about encouraging public transport and making Delhi roads pedestrian and cycle-friendly, nothing concrete has been done about it till date. In an RTI filed by activist Vedpal,
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Delhi Metro completes 100 months of service
Delhi Metro, the new and comfortable mode of transportation for the Capital
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Monorail to link business hub: Easy Access To Baprola Knowledge Park From Dwarka & CP
New Delhi: The first monorail link in the capital may come up in West Delhi providing connectivity to far-flung areas like Baprola, which is still off the metro map, but is being groomed to be the next big business hub. The monorail will be a crucial mode of transport to Baprola, which will house the hitech knowledge park.
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Mass rejected transit system
It cost Rs 1,171 crore, took 16 long years to build and was projected to carry six lakh people a day. Chennai's Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) covers a distance of about 20 km and passes through (mostly as an elevated structure) some of the most congested localities in the city.
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Track cleared for Metro Rail
KOCHI: Finally, the signal has turned green for the Metro Rail project. With the Government allotting Rs 50 lakh for the office work of the project, the controversial office space provided by the GCDA (Greater Cochin Development Authority) to EMRC (Ernakulam Metro Rail Corporation) will soon see some action.
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Monorail and metro to help city go green
<p>Two of the most-awaited transport infrastructure projects in the city will not have a negative impact on its environment, say officials of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).</p>
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Delay in land acquisition may mar project
THRISSUR: The prospects for allocation of funds for the rail coach factory in Palakkad in the ensuing Railway Budget were dim following the delay in acquisition of the required land for the factory by the State Government, said P C Chacko MP.
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Can Didi do what Buddha couldnt?
Railways Gears Up To Acquire Land In Nandigram, Sweetens Deal For Farmers Rakhi Mazumdar KOLKATA IN A move rich in symbolism, the Railways is poised to acquire land in Nandigram, which had witnessed a violent land war back in March 2007 shortly after the Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee government had tried to acquire farmlands for a proposed mega chemical hub by Indonesia
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State seeks Rs 1805 cr for rail development
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has sought Rs 1,805 crore for Orissa in the 2010-11 railway budget. In its memorandum submitted to the Centre, the Government demanded Rs 790 crore for the ongoing projects for their early completion. Several ongoing projects have assumed significance in view of the rapid industrialisation of the State.
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Metro crowding to ease by May: 80% Trains On Busiest Lines To Have 6 Coaches
New Delhi: Commuters on the two most crowded Metro lines
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Globalisation, transport and the environment
The increased flow of knowledge, resources, goods and services among nations that has occurred as a result of globalization has led to a major increase over the years in transport activity.
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Review of the developments in transport in Asia and the Pacific 2009
The Review of Developments in Transport in Asia and the Pacific is a biennial publication of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). The Review is structured into three main parts.
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Initiatives in infrastructure, transport, power, water
The first allotment of the 500 houses for the Economically Weaker Section, constructed under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, will start soon and continue till all the nearly-15,000 houses had have allotted to jhuggi-jhopri cluster households. Apart from this, the Delhi Government said in the Budget, presented by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, that it had invested Rs.2,597 crore till March 2012 in regularisation of unauthorised colonies for providing basic civic services therein.
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Land acquisition for Sabari rail project to be speeded up
KOCHI: In a move aimed at giving impetus to the Sabari rail project, the State Government has decided to go on fast track mode to acquire land for its speedy implementation, district collector M Beena said.