Why no noise about high decibels?
NEW DELHI: While the poor air quality in Delhi has pushed authorities to at least announce some action plans, the government seems least concerned about noise pollution, which has severe physiological
Central Road Research Institute (CRRI)
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Petition seeks right to walk, HC notice to union, state ministries
In a PIL seeking protection for right to walk and pedestrian safety, MP high court has issued notices to Union ministry of road transport and highways, state transport ministry, National Highways Authority
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Overloaded trucks cause more pollution, accidents
Emission of nitrogen oxide jumps from 3.17 g/km to 119.2 g/km if the vehicle is loaded by 30 per cent, says a CRRI study From potholes to slow-moving traffic, the Capital’s roads have a host of problems
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SC panel to monitor MV laws, road safety designs
The Supreme Court on Tuesday set up a committee headed by an apex court judge to monitor implementation of motor vehicle laws and road safety designs after it found Indian roads were “giant killers”, with
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Too many trucks eating into Delhi’s roads, lungs
SC Order Only On Paper As Vehicles Going To Other States Not Turned Away From Borders As you wait to pass the toll gates at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border near Ghaziabad, the long line of trucks waiting to get entry is visible from miles away. Most are on their way to other parts of the country, via Delhi.
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Trucks loaded to the brim choke capital
Over 40,000 local goods vehicles—below 3.5 tonnes in weight—operate in the NCR area. These don’t need permits, only registration. Another 10,000 commercial vehicles, in the 5 to 7.5-tonne category, are
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BRT revamp plan proposed
Refurbishing It Will Waste Taxpayers’ Money, Say Experts New Delhi: Five years after the bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor was constructed, the transport department is looking at “overhauling” the 14.5km
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A technology that makes the most of the plastic waste
The technology is used for laying “all-weather roads” From October 4, 2002, when the first ‘plastic road’ was laid on Lenin Street, Kovilpatti in Tuticorin district, the technology of using waste plastic with stone for laying roads has come a long way. Developed by the Department of Chemistry of Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, in 2001 and patented in 2002, the technology has been literally going places. It is now used in several other States, including Kerala, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh, to lay “all-weather” roads.
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Eye on polls, govt launches Rs 531-crore road project
PWD Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan on Sunday blamed the the BJP-ruled municipal corporations for neglecting the city’s roads as he launched a Rs 531-crore project to repair 98 roads which were earlier with
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Tribunal seeks road map to curb pollution
Observing that the heavy traffic brought in by the sea link is causing air and noise pollution at Worli Seaface, the National Green Tribunal, in its order released on Wednesday, asked the Delhi-based Central
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Lax pollution control norms exposed: IFTRT
Over 99.5% Trucks, Buses Violate BS-IV Norms New Delhi:The recent spell of smog in the city has brought to light loopholes in vehicular emission control norms that transporters have been using to their