Thousands of home buyers on the Noida-Greater Noida stretch heaved a sigh of relief early this year when the 20.6-km Metro rail project between Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway was cleared by the Ministry of Urban Development.
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Supporting urban transport
Delhi Metro which is being referred as one of the shining examples of Indo-Japan collaborations, was the first endeavour in mass rapid transit system in India,
Metro Rail: Glamour meets utility
A round 2.5 million passengers use the Delhi Metro everyday that has an operational distance of 190 km with an aim to touch 400 km by 2021. "Despite the metro expanding across cities, the pace of metro expansion is inadequate
New avenues of transport
Urban infrastructure development in India has taken a faster pace in the recent past with a slew of projects getting operational while some are under implementation.
Cost-overrun on infra projects pegged at ` 520 bn till Mar 2012
At the end of the 11th Five Year Plan on March 31, 2012, cost overrun for various infrastructure projects monitored by government was Rs 52,150.68 crore.This information was given by the Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation Srikant Kumar Jena in Lok Sabha.
Cost-overrun on infra projects pegged at ` 520 bn till Mar 2012
At the end of the 11th Five Year Plan on March 31, 2012, cost overrun for various infrastructure projects monitored by government was Rs 52,150.68 crore.This information was given by the Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation Srikant Kumar Jena in Lok Sabha.
Monorail as an urban rapid transit
The best suited approach to increase the efficiency of transport is to seamlessly integrate better and immediate modes of commuting that offer reliable and quality services, says Kanesan Veluppillai. Keeping urban infrastructure at focus, the government has announced 2010-2020 as the decade of innovation in transportation. A sustainable, cost-efficient and environment-friendly traÂnsport system is what modern India envisions of today.
Analysis: Leveraging real estate for metro systems
City planners in India seem to be looking at metro rail as the panacea to poor and myopic planning and haphazard growth. Sudheendra Bajpai and Aparajita Dutt say integration of systems should include planning the city"s real estate around metro rail.
Steering the growth
India's urban infrastructure is growing at a phenomenal pace, but due to improper urban planning in the past, growth is not able to match the pace of economic activities in the urban areas, says Kumar Ramesh.
Bumper to bummer
What our cities must get right before jumping to future transport options. “Why focus on urban transport?†asked a 2005 government presentation document, somewhat rhetorically.