Forget glitzy Shanghai, can namma Bengaluru match up to Xi’an?

Edit The Hindu 29 Mar 2016
Bengalureans were promised a city that would mirror some of China’s burgeoning metros, particularly, the glitzy Shanghai ... Both are among the fastest-growing metros in their countries ... What this implies is that a majority of commuters rely on metro and buses at Xi’an while in Bengaluru, they depend on cars and two-wheelers ... T.V ... Our Metro and monorail services need to be completed on time to strengthen public transport ... T.V ... ....

MMRDA budget puts focus back on Mumbai

Edit DNA India 22 Mar 2016
... flyovers, creek bridges, phase 2 of the monorail project, improvement of Bandra Kurla Complex, etc ... As per the resolution, barring the metro and monorail projects, MMRDA will not undertake any infrastructure projects, such as for roads and flyovers, within Mumbai's limits, focusing only on the development of MMR or regional infrastructure....

Museum preserves relics of city’s retired transport systems

Edit Indian Express 28 Feb 2016
BEST museum .Express Photo by Vasant Prabhu Mumbai. Almost 52 years after the last tram chugged on Mumbai’s streets, the discovery of two sets of tram tracks near Flora Fountain has made Mumbaikars nostalgic of these out-of-favour transportation systems. The last five decades have seen the introduction of new modes of transportation in Mumbai, from Metro, monorail to radio taxis ... The seats are in a good condition ... ....

Make in India week: Maharashtra govt to develop IFSC hub in Mumbai, says CM Devendra Fadnavis

Edit DNA India 15 Feb 2016
-->. The Maharashtra government will be developing an International Financial Service Centre (IFSC) hub in the posh commercial area of Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), in the coming months ... "We will be developing an IFSC hub in the very land we are now standing at ... The state plans to integrate a network of roads, bridges, alongside transport modes like buses, metros, monorails and railways to bolster the economy drive in the city ... ....

Mumbai loses vital road corridor before new Development Plan is unveiled

Edit Indian Express 04 Feb 2016
The State Urban Development (UD) department has issued a notification scrapping the plan to build an expressway connecting Girgaum Chowpatty to Lalbaug and Sion. The city’s existing development plan, which came into force in 1991, had proposed this road corridor for decongesting traffic in the island city ... The MMRDA has already conveyed that the Metro/Monorail projects will improve the public transport system ... ....

Navi Mum civic chief issued notice over illegal banners

Edit The Times of India 16 Jan 2016
MUMBAI ... The civic chiefs have to file their affidavits before February 10 ... Advocate Uday Warunjikar, counsel for the petitioner, pointed to the "Swachh Bharat" hoardings that had cropped up all over the city, as well as hoardings on the pillars of the Metro and monorail ... ....

Timing change for govt offices may not ease local train load

Edit The Times of India 12 Jan 2016
MUMBAI. Staggering government office timings may not significantly decongest local trains to bring do-wn track deaths, experts say. Just in south Mumbai, the four largest chunks of the government workforce add up to 15,500 people ... "The total is just 1.44% of local train traffic during 8-10am (excluding holidays) ... "Expanding alternative modes of transport like the Metro and monorail networks is one way to ease the railways' load ... ....

Start-ups guide holidayers to offbeat trails

Edit The Times of India 26 Dec 2015
From guiding you through traffic to helping you find an authentic homecooked meal and giving you an audio visual tour through historic monuments, a clutch of start-ups are guiding travellers towards their perfect holiday ... It captures live movements from three sources ... It provides real-time information about bus, local train, metro and monorail schedules and mobile ticketing ... The company bagged funding of $450,000 in 2014 ... ....

Transport smart card readers sold to Malaysia (Engineers Australia)

Edit Public Technologies 18 Dec 2015
(Source. Engineers Australia). Melbourne-based smart ticketing company Vix Technologies has been awarded a contract to supply card reader modules to the Greater Kuala Lumpur public transport network. The readers will be situated across train, bus, metro and monorail services allowing passengers to use any of them with a single smart card ... Vix Technologies CEO Steve Gallagher ... (noodl. 31361132) ....

Malaysian government authority SPAD awards Vix Technology second transit ticketing contract (Vix ERG Pty Ltd) ...

Edit Public Technologies 17 Dec 2015
(Source. Vix ERG Pty Ltd) Vix_Press_Release_SPAD. PRESS RELEASE. Malaysian government authority SPAD awards Vix Technology second transit ticketing contract. APAC, 18 DECEMBER 2015 ... to manage back office upgrades, the new agreement will make Vix the lead device supplier on the Government's Integrated Cashless Payments System (ICPS) that will allow Malaysians to travel on all bus, rail, metro and monorail networks using a single smartcard....

Mumbai Legislators Seek Rehabilitation of Residents Displaced by Metro, Monorail Projects

Edit NDTV 16 Nov 2015
Samajwadi Party (SP) legislator, Abu Azmi today demanded immediate rehabilitation of the people displaced by the construction of Metro and Monorail projects in Mumbai. ....

Rehabilitate those displaced by Metro, monorail: SP MLA

Edit The Times of India 16 Nov 2015
MUMBAI. Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi on Monday demanded the immediate rehabilitation of people displaced by the construction happening under the Metro and monorail projects. This demand was voiced at a meeting attended by Azmi (Mankhurd), Capt Tamil Selvan (BJP-Sion Koliwada), and Trupti Sawant (Shiv Sena-Bandra) ... "I handed over a memorandum to the minister in this connection ... ....

Stamp duty on property in Mumbai hiked by 1%

Edit Yahoo Daily News 09 Oct 2015
The Cabinet had on Tuesday approved a proposal for the increase in stamp duty on property transactions to fund major transportation projects such as the Metro and Monorail corridors ... The new rate will come into effect once the government issues a notification ... ....
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