About 70% of the bridge work of Metro rail over Western Railway tracks near Andheri station is completed. The original deadline of Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar route (Phase 1) of Mumbai Metro was December 2012 but it has spilled over to next year as the work is yet to be completed. The bridge is 183 metre long and is being built in three ...

Cars imported from the European Union could be available at prices just a tad bit higher than those in Europe. A free trade agreement to this effect is under negotiation between the Indian government and the EU, under which the government will charge a 10% duty on 2.5 lakh cars imported from the EU, instead of the normal 60%. This ...

The Union Rural Development Ministry has proposed a र4000 crore package for construction and renovation of rural roads in West Bengal. The plan which involves nearly 10,000km of roads will be carried out under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. The State Rural Development Department is expected to prepare a detailed project report by this October on about 4000km of ...

In order to increase the use of public transport in Karnataka, the ministry has initiated several proposals. To ensure buses maintain time, Vehicle Tracking System will be installed in 4,000 KSRTC buses. This system will provide information on real time vehicle location and expected time of arrival at any selected bus stand/pickup point. It will also enable people to get ...

The Central government has decided to constitute the National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRC) to focus on execution of the bullet train project, including tendering, pre-feasibility study and awarding contracts. According to Railway officials, among the eight upcoming high speed rail corridors, the one between Mumbai-Ahmedabad will be taken up on priority. The 492-km-long Mumbai-Ahmedabad rail route will see its ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a new $800m loan as part of a $1.2bn programme to help to improve safety and connectivity on India’s roads. The funding aims to connect villages in Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, and West Bengal states with all-weather roads by the end of 2017. ADB will set up six rural road network management ...

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has proposed a new street improvement project “Pune Streets Programme” to build well planned streets in the city. About 1800km of streets in the city would be improved in a phased manner under the project. The Pune Streets Programme is a part of the PMC’s programme to create a road network friendly for pedestrians and ...

When the Environmental Noise Directive 2002/49/EG (END) came into force, the EU Member States were required to better protect their population from environmental noise. As a proactive measure, sound protection walls can considerably reduce the level of environmental noise Noise pollution is generated by road, railroad and air traffic as well as by industry aggomerations in densely populated areas. In ...

A study on the use of Variable Message Signs for getting traffic information was carried out in Kolkata by two Associate Professors of IIT. They opine that there is a need to revisit the taxi fare structure in Kolkata city as the present taxi fare policy is considerably skewed to the length (distance) of the journey route rather than journey ...

A new technology for charging electric buses has been introduced in Europe by Conductix-Wampfler. Called Opportunity Charging, this economical option helps in contactless charging of electric buses where the driver needn’t leave the bus for recharging. The technology also helps in doing away with the staff having to undergo training in electrical engineering. For local public transport in particular, the ...