The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Delhi Chief Secretary and the State Transport Commissioner on a contempt of court petition by a non-government organisation alleging that that they had violated the Court orders allowing plying of other vehicles in the BRT corridor till disposal of a …
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court sought replies from the city government on Wednesday on a plea seeking contempt action against it for not allowing cars to use a road lane reserved for buses on the bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor, despite HC orders. A division bench of acting Chief …
Commerce and Industries Minister Shri Kailash Vijayvargiya has said that Global Investors Summit to be held at Indore in October will prove to be a milestone in Madhya Pradesh’s development. Shri Vijayvargiya was reviewing preparations for the summit at Indore today. Shri Vijayvargiya took stock of major development works being …
Govt Adopts Ostrich-Like Stance To Guard Project It Has Set Its Heart On New Delhi: In its desperation to save its ill-conceived and poorly executed BRT project, Delhi government is now shooting the messenger. It has not only questioned the study conducted by the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) but …
The Delhi government on Monday dismissed as “irrational and unconstitutional” the report prepared by the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) criticising the 5.8 km BRT corridor between Ambed-kar Nagar and Moolchand. In its reply filed before the Delhi high court on Monday, the transport department said that the Bus Rapid …
Referring to the Supreme Court opinion on the scope of judicial review in policy matters, the Delhi Government has urged the Delhi High Court to refrain from interfering with the BRT corridor issue. In an affidavit filed through R. P. Meena, Additional Commissioner of the Transport Department, urging the Court …
AHMEDABAD: On demand bus schedules on SMS, bus ticket top-ups over internet, GPS-based surveillance, and an efficient e-ticketing system. No, it's not a wish list. Rather, it's a list of promises made to Amdavadis three years back, on the launch of Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS). The citizens were assured …
New Delhi: Hours after the CRRI report criticizing the BRT corridor became public on Tuesday, the Delhi government had rushed to the Supreme Court filing a special leave petition but failed to secure any relief. Upset with the findings, the government approached the apex court, arguing against mixed traffic usage …
New Delhi: The report by the central road research institute (CRRI), recommending the “No BRT” option for the Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand corridor, couldn’t have come at a worse time for the Delhi government. Sources in the transport department say that other BRT projects earmarked for this year have been stuck in …
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday said 14 other proposed bus rapid transport (BRT) corridors, which were to come up in different locations in the city, have been put on hold. This comes after the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) submitted a report to the Delhi High Court on Monday …
The Delhi government on Wednesday asked for more time from the Delhi High Court to go through the Central Road Research Institute’s (CRRI) report that has favoured scrapping of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor. The court fixed July 23 for the next hearing, asking the government to respond to …
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Delhi Government to apprise it by July 23 of its views on the Central Road Research Institute’s recommendation to open up the BRT corridor to vehicles other than buses to ease traffic jam along the dedicated stretch. Taking a contrary view to …
New Delhi: A day after the court-mandated report by Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) recommended a non-BRT solution for the Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand stretch, chief minister Sheila Dikshit said that Delhi government would approach the Supreme Court if the Delhi high court accepts CRRI’s suggestion to scrap the corridor. “Some people …
Notwithstanding the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) criticising the BRT corridor in south Delhi, the Delhi government on Tuesday resolved not to scrap it and hinted that it would undertake more such projects. Delhi chief secretary P.K. Tripathi said government was determined to go ahead with the project as the …
Rejects Claim That It Serves Large Number Of Bus Users New Delhi: The Delhi government’s argument for continuing with the bus rapid transit corridor — that it serves a large number of commuters travelling by bus — has been shot down by the report compiled by the Central Road Research …
Report To HC Backs Mixed Traffic Lanes. After examining various scenarios on the Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand bus rapid transit corridor, the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) has pronounced that “the no-BRT option yields better benefits for this corridor”. It submitted its final report on Monday to the Delhi high court and …
Irrespective of drawing severe criticism from every quarter in the city due to its flawed design, the Delhi Government has refused to budge from its avowed stance on the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor. Its officials are busy devising ways and means to protect the Corridor, despite the traffic gridlock …
Will Include Suggestions By Several Government Agencies In Its Report New Delhi: Days before the BRT case comes up for hearing, the Central Road Research Institute is flooded with “advice” from the transport department and other government agencies on the Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand bus rapid transit corridor. CRRI, which had been …
A week after the Delhi High Court directed the Delhi Government to open the BRT corridor for mixed use, the authorities are yet to comply with its order. The traffic on the BRT route continues to flow in the dedicated lane pattern. While the officials of the transport department are …
New Delhi: In 2007 Delhi was in the middle of its own Chipko Movement. Hundreds of residents were out on the streets protesting the indiscriminate felling of trees to make way for its BRT corridor. Chief minister Sheila Dikshit offered an olive branch to Delhiites, a tree authority with a …
