First, it was the Delhi Metro, which proved to be one of the successful public transport infrastructure layouts in India, in the 21st century. The success of the Delhi Metro, spurred other similar projects … READ FULL STORY
Trial runs on Delhi Metro’s Mundka -Bahadurgarh stretch will begin from December, 2017, a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) official has said. The commissioning of the 11-km-long line from west Delhi, will make Ballabgarh … READ FULL STORY
The US Green Building Council (USGBC), the creators of the LEED green building program, on October 12, 2017, announced that eight organisations are receiving the 2017 Greenbuild Leadership Awards. The awards will be presented … READ FULL STORY
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal met union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, on September 26, 2017 and discussed several issues, including decongestion of traffic in Delhi and the fund-sharing pattern for the Metro Phase-IV project. … READ FULL STORY
With the extended deadline for submission of forms coming to a close on September 11, 2017, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has said that it has sold about 90,000 forms and received 41,000 applications … READ FULL STORY
The Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA’s) 2017 Housing Scheme, has received around 20,000 applications, after its initial deadline of August 11, 2017 was extended to September 11, 2017, following poor response. “After extending the date, … READ FULL STORY
The new metro rail policy, will increase the state government’s role and responsibility in developing new metro projects, says a report by ICRA. The report elaborated that the viability can be improved, by promoting … READ FULL STORY
The union cabinet, at a meeting chaired by prime minister Narendra Modi, on August 16, 2017, approved a new metro policy that makes the public-private partnership (PPP) component mandatory, for availing central assistance. The … READ FULL STORY
The Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA’s) Principal Commissioner (Housing), JP Agarwal, said that the authority had, so far, received about 5,000 applications for its housing scheme. The 2017 Housing Scheme, which offers 12,000 flats for … READ FULL STORY
The Haryana government, on July 8, 2017, said that it has decided to link parts of old and new Gurugram through the metro rail. HUDA City Centre would be connected with the railway station. … READ FULL STORY
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has invited bids for the construction of a station and the 1.5-km-long extension of the Airport Line till Dwarka Sector 25. Currently, the high-speed corridor runs between the … READ FULL STORY
The Delhi government has decided to adhere to the existing funding mechanism of metro projects, for the upcoming Delhi Metro Phase IV, as stated by the centre. The move intends to expedite the 104-km-long … READ FULL STORY
The Delhi Metro, on June 22, 2017, held trial runs on the 6.5-km-long elevated segment between Shakurpur and Mayapuri, on the Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor that has been dubbed the ‘Pink Line’ and is … READ FULL STORY
