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Govt to re-examine benefits of BRT
New Delhi: Months after the Delhi government announced the construction of 14 new BRT (bus rapid transit) corridors across the city, its ambitious project seemstobe miredin doubt.
Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)
High Capacity Bus, Urban Transport, Urban Roads
MMRDA allots 1,000 cr for road-widening, flyovers
MUMBAI: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will allot Rs 1,113 crore for road-widening and flyovers.
Source: Times Of India (Mumbai)
Urban Roads, Mumbai, Noise Pollution, Noise Pollution Control, Habitat And Urbanisation
Sound barriers for new flyovers in Mumbai
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has decided to construct noise barriers on all new flyovers throughout the city.
Source: Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Mumbai, Noise Pollution, Urban Roads, Noise Pollution Control
Road less travelled
Being stuck in traffic is one of those unavoidable frustrations of urban living.
Hyderabad (D), Amritsar (D), Urban Roads, Congestion, Bhopal (D), Pune (D), Habitat And Urbanisation, Cycles, Cars
Experts study parking policy, say 1,200 vehicles added to city roads daily
Delhi has witnessed an annual vehicular growth of 10 per cent and nearly 1,200 vehicles are registered daily, experts analysing the parking policy of the Capital said on Wednesday.
Parking Policy, Parking Pricing, Urban Roads, Vehicles, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Transport, Cars, Delhi, CSE
Government seeks foreign solution to desi road mess
Chalking out a long-term strategy to curb the menace of potholes, chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday announced that the government was contemplating engaging foreign technology and roping
Urban Roads, Habitat And Urbanisation, Mumbai, Municipal Corporation
Comparative evaluation of land acquisition and compensation processes across the world
One of the key challenges in the development of infrastructure in India is the acquisition of land necessary for the projects. Land acquisition techniques adopted across a variety of other countries are reviewed in this paper. Although no single "best practice" exists, viewing land acquisition practices through a framework of principles, processes, and compensation mechanisms allows us to position the Indian experience within the international context.
Author(s): Ashwin Mahalingam, Aditi Vyas
Land Acquisition, India, Infrastructure Development, Compensation, Land Resources, Global, Land Act 1894, Legislation, World Bank, Tamil Nadu, Urban Roads, Special Economic Zones (SEZ), Indore (D), Chennai (D), Public Transport
City beautification drive drained coffers
New Delhi: TOI had on August 4, 2011, reported extensively on how CAG had pointed out irregularities in projects related to streetscaping, signage, streetlights, construction of roads and flyovers,
Delhi, Public Transport, Habitat And Urbanisation, Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), Urban Roads
Audit report on XIXth Commonwealth Games 2010
CAG report on Commonwealth Games 2010.
Source: Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Games, Corruption, Delhi, India, Governance, Finance, Urban Beautification, Infrastructure Development, Urban Roads, Buses
NGO wants foreign firms to maintain city roads
Mumbai Fed up with the recent spate of potholes throughout the city a citizens group has written to the BMC commissioner to allow only foreign firms to maintain the roads for the next three years s
Source: Free Press Journal (Mumbai)
Habitat And Urbanisation, Roads, Urban Roads, Mumbai, Municipal Corporation, NGO
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