Rapid Transit

Centre to support Metro rail projects in 19 cities

Kochi: Noting that an efficient transport system was 'critical' for orderly growth of cities, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said the government has decided to support preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPR) for Metro rail in all 19 cities with a population of over two million.

Laying the foundation for the Rs 5,181 crore Kochi Metro project, Singh said DPRs had already been prepared for 12 cities and Metro rail projects were being implemented in seven cities covering a total network of length 476 km at a cost of over Rs 1.15 lakh crore. The Delhi Metro is carrying about 22 lakh people daily, he said.



Pointing out that an efficient transport system was a service that was 'critical' to the orderly growth and development of cities, Singh said Metro rail was just one component of such a transport system. ...more    

Kerala gives nod to personal rapid transit system

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala cabinet on Wednesday gave the nod for the formation of a new company, based on private-public participation, to set up a state of the art personal rapid transit system, which is increasingly popular abroad and now is to be implemented in major India cities. Speaking to reporters in Thiruvananthapuram after the cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said that the entire Cabinet witnessed a presentation on this...  

Ahmedabad: BRTS makes lives easier for public

Ahmedabad: Lesser costs, smoother drives and almost no traffic jams " these are some features of Ahmedabad's Bus Rapid Transit System or BRT, considered by many as the best rapid transport system. And it's no surprise then that many Ahmedabadis have traded their private transport for a hassle free BRTS drive. It has changed Ahmedabad's public transport so drastically that lakhs of people now prefer traveling by the city's Bus...  

Parliament committee asks Sheila to abandon BRT

A Parliament standing committee on Transport calls BRT a failure. ...  

Transport officials satisfied with BRT progress so far

Pune Warriors India innings: 20th over: 151 for 7. A great win for Chennai Super Kings. Bravo picks up Mathews off the first ball of the over and then restricts PWI to just eight from the last over. CSK beat PWI by 13 runs. Mathews b Dwayne Bravo 27(22) 19th over: 144 for 6. CSK pick up a big one. Smith finally goes for the maximum but only manages to...  

Blueline bus kills Class 10 student in BRT corridor

Bangalore: Ajinkya Rahane's unbeaten century proved to be more than enough for Rajasthan Royals as they defeated a stunned Royal Challengers Bangalore by a massive 59 runs at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday. Chasing 196 to win, Bangalore were never in the chase despite a frenetic start and the match eventually turned into a one-sided affair after Virat Kohli's dismissal half-way through the innings. After Rahane's fireworks, the hosts needed...  

BRT not scrapped, other corridors put on hold

Pune: Pune Warriors have made their first signing of the season after returning to the Indian Premier League fold, signing West Indies allrounder Marlon Samuels. Pune had boycotted the auction for the fifth season after owners Sahara Group, the Indian cricket team's long-time sponsor, ended its financial ties with the BCCI and also pulled out of the IPL just hours before the players' auction earlier this month. The contentious issues...  

No respite for Delhi commuters on BRT corridor

Christchurch: Left-arm fast bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe took a hat-trick as South Africa beat Canterbury Province by 20 runs in Wednesday's Twenty20 match on their New Zealand tour. Tsotsobe had opener George Worker caught by Morne Morkel for four with the fifth ball of his first over, bowled former New Zealand Test batsman Peter Fulton for a duck next ball and then trapped Shanan Stewart lbw with the first ball of...  

Convoluted solution to Delhi's BRT corridor woes

Adelaide: Man-of-the-match Gautam Gambhir feels that India's victory against Australia in match four of the CB series on Sunday should not have had to come in the last over. We should have finished the game in the 48th over. We shouldn't have taken this game to the 50th over. This is my personal observation, said Gambhir. The left-hander played an important hand of 92 that set up India's four-wicket win...  

BRT chokes traffic on second day of trial run

CNN-IBN's sports correspondent Meha Bhardwaj visits Bowral, a small town in the New South Wales, where Bradman started playing cricket. ...  

New Delhi BRT trial triggers chaos | Your say

Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board was on Tuesday forced to issue a clarification after off-spinner Saeed Ajmal got embroiled in an unwanted controversy over his bowling action following his interview to a British newspaper. Ajmal, who finished with 24 wickets in the 3-0 whitewash of England in the three-match Test series, got entangled in the controversy after a British newspaper said that Ajmal had claimed that the ICC had given...  

BRT defends project Delhi's new bus project

Colombo: Sri Lanka's sports ministry on Tuesday confirmed that the country's bankrupt cricket board has been dissolved and a new authority has been appointed. Sri Lanka Cricket has been beleaguered in financial difficulties after millions of dollars were spent on constructing three new stadiums for the Cricket World Cup held in March. The board has been dissolved by Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgama, Xinhua reported. According to a statement, the ministry ...

Commuters watchful as bus corridor opens in Delhi

New Delhi: West Indies captain Darren Sammy on Saturday said his young and inexperienced side faces its toughest challenge so far when it takes on India in a three-Test series starting here on Sunday but the visitors are not at all intimidated. It will be the biggest challenge for the players and for me as captain. India are such a prestigious side with great players. Cricket is religion here. It...