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The Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) is set to provide commuters with a “jerk-free” ride on the city’s suburban trains — in 2010.
MRVC signed an agreement with Germany’s Siemens Transportation Systems on Wednesday for procuring high-speed, bolster-less bogies, which will help suburban commuters travel without vertical shock.
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MRVC signed an agreement with Germany’s Siemens Transportation Systems on Wednesday for procuring high-speed, bolster-less bogies, which will help suburban commuters travel without vertical shock.
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The time you spend stuck in traffic in this city is not funny. But you can always trust some dry wit to see you through. And one of the oft heard lines is: I could reach faster if I were to walk. You know they say that if a lie is repeated ad nauseam, people begin to think that there is some truth to it. Seems one of our colleagues heard it one time too many.
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While the city traffic police have in recent times worked in high gear and have ran many successful drives, especially to curb the cases of drunken driving, the stress is beginning to take a toll on them.
Over the last three months, nearly 413 policemen have written to their superiors requesting to be transferred to other departments.
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Over the last three months, nearly 413 policemen have written to their superiors requesting to be transferred to other departments.
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Come next academic year, and you may no longer be able to send your child to school in the comforts of a car or a private bus.
In a bid to decrease traffic congestion during peak hours, a committee of senior IAS officers, including U P S Madan of the Mumbai Transformation Support Unit, has drafted a proposal to mak read more »
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In a bid to decrease traffic congestion during peak hours, a committee of senior IAS officers, including U P S Madan of the Mumbai Transformation Support Unit, has drafted a proposal to mak read more »
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MMRDA's 22 km stretch will facilitate a high speed corridor mainly for mumbai Port and related traffic like from Refineries, Commercial and business areas. And it seems trees are the only opposing candidates here. Where is tree authority .. what happened to chipko movement ?
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The fear of the monsoon havoc hit Mumbaiites once again on Tuesday morning as rail and road traffic were stalled by waterlogging and two people were washed away by flood waters in suburban drains.
Worse, by evening, a harried Municipal Commissioner Jairaj Phatak had this to say: “In the low-lying country, The Netherlands, people have learnt to live with rains, as they cannot cope with the sit read more »
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Worse, by evening, a harried Municipal Commissioner Jairaj Phatak had this to say: “In the low-lying country, The Netherlands, people have learnt to live with rains, as they cannot cope with the sit read more »
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Heavy rains continued to lash the city and the suburbs on Monday, affecting road, rail and air traffic. The weather bureau, meanwhile, has predicted intermittent rainfall with possibility of few heavy showers during the day.
According to traffic police sources, traffic was moving at a slow pace on various routes due to potholes but there was no water-logging on the main routes. read more »
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According to traffic police sources, traffic was moving at a slow pace on various routes due to potholes but there was no water-logging on the main routes. read more »
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Traffic on the Mumbai-Goa national highway was on Tuesday disrupted as 500-odd farmers protesting against the setting up of a special economic zone in Raigad district blocked the road for more than two hours.
Eknath Thakur, a farmer from Div village who owns two-and-a-half acres, said: "We would not have opposed the land acquisition if any industry was coming here. But the SEZ will only fulfi read more »
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Eknath Thakur, a farmer from Div village who owns two-and-a-half acres, said: "We would not have opposed the land acquisition if any industry was coming here. But the SEZ will only fulfi read more »
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The 10-km stretch from Ghatkopar to Mulund checknaka is a drivers’ nightmare. Motorist blame it to the extra smoothness of the road and traffic police blames it to civic authorities and mmrda for not looking into it. And of course civic authorities blame it to reckless driving.
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R R Patil led a team of state ministers on a mobike rally through the city on Monday. No, the Dy CM was not taking part in a race --- he was showing the way in an endeavour to promote the use of helmets by bike and pillion riders, even as the Traffic Police announced it has undertaken a special drive read more »
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This monsoon, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will rope in a brand new slew of initiatives to cause minimum inconvenience to citizens during emergencies or major floods.
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There are no signs of the much-touted Station Area Traffic Improvement Scheme (SATIS) taking off in the near future due to a lack of clarity on funding the project conceived in 2001 to decongest the area around railway stations starting with Dadar, Borivali, Ghatkopar and Chembur.
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The countdown to No Honking Day on April 7 has begun and Mumbai Traffic Police, in coordination with a host of other organisations, have begun appealing to motorists, especially drivers of taxis, autorickshaws and two-wheelers, to refrain from using their horns on this day, hoping to raise awareness on noise pollution.
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Mumbaikars will have to wait slightly longer to avail of a more efficient Area Traffic Control (ATC) service that was to be completed in March.
The project will take a couple of months longer than expected because of delays caused by monsoon and resistance from local residents.
Work on phase 1 of the ATC began in October. But so far, only 17 of the 53 junctions have been completed. "The p read more »
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The project will take a couple of months longer than expected because of delays caused by monsoon and resistance from local residents.
Work on phase 1 of the ATC began in October. But so far, only 17 of the 53 junctions have been completed. "The p read more »
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With cheaper car variants set to swamp the automobile market, the government is bracing to contain the spin-off, congestion of roads, with a steep hike in parking fees in cities like Mumbai.
If the plan mooted by the Urban Development department comes through, vehicle owners in cities like Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Nashik will end up paying parking charges in accordance with the price of land read more »
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If the plan mooted by the Urban Development department comes through, vehicle owners in cities like Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Nashik will end up paying parking charges in accordance with the price of land read more »
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