107 low floor buses flagged off in DelhiOctober 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Sunday flagged off 107 low-floor buses, including 30 air conditioned ones, in the capital. With these, the total number of low-floor buses plying on the roads of the capital has gone up to 763.
Blueline buses will be off Delhi roads by March 2010: officialsSeptember 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In the run up to next year's Commonwealth Games, the Delhi government has started procuring low floor CNG buses and all blueline buses - the privately-run services which have acquired a reputation of being "killer" buses - will go off the capital's roads by March 2010, an official said Thursday. "We have received 50 low floor buses in September and every month thereafter we are likely to receive more.
Women to get free bus ride in Delhi on Rakhi dayAugust 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Women in the capital city can enjoy a free ride in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses Wednesday on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit announced Monday. "Women in Delhi would be able to travel free in DTC buses on Raksha Bandhan day.
Travel to Delhi Metro stations in AC buses by JanuaryJuly 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - There's good news for those who commute by the Delhi Metro. They will be able to travel to the Metro stations in air-conditioned feeder buses by January next year.
15 new bus depots in Delhi before 2010 Commonwealth GamesJuly 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely Thursday said that 15 new Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus depots would come up before 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG). "CCTV cameras would also be installed in all DTC bus depots to ensure security during the 2010 CWG," he said after a review meeting regarding DTC's preparation for the 2010 Games.
Jaipal Reddy seeks zero excise duty on public busesJune 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy Monday asked the finance ministry to remove excise tax on public buses and said the government will introduce 15,220 new buses in 61 cities this year. "Road transport is very important and in the last budget we proposed to cut the excise duty from 16 percent to 8 percent.
Delhi Government to phase out Blueline buses from JulyJune 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the Delhi Government has decided to start phasing out of Blueline buses from July onwards by replacing them with modern buses over a period of next five months. The Shiela Dikshit-led Delhi Government had announced last year that it would phase out the buses since witnessing a big public outcry over Blueline buses after being blamed to be involved in a number of road accidents involving several deaths.
States to purchase 7815 buses under JNNURM to boost urban transportJune 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - To boost urban transport under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), states have placed orders for buying 7,815 buses under the one time economic measure of funding of buses by the Ministry of Urban Development. Government has so far sanctioned the purchase of 14,695 buses for the various mission cities under JNNURM.
DTC to buy 1,000 semi-low floor busesJune 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Monday gave the go ahead to Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to purchase 1,000 semi-low floor buses. The cabinet has given its nod for purchase of 1,000 semi-low floor buses to DTC to enable it to strengthen its city fleet.
1,000 more low-floor buses in Delhi by SeptemberMarch 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Around 1,000 more low-floor buses will be plying on the city roads by September this year as part of the government's plan to phase-out the 'killer' Blueline buses and ease public transport woes, the Delhi High Court was told Wednesday. The city government sought more time from the Delhi High Court to extend the deadline for buying low floor buses in the capital.
High court snubs Delhi Lokayukta on purchase of low-floor busesMarch 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Friday set aside a Lokayukta order asking the government to submit the tender records for the purchase of 625 low-floor city buses. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat, while setting aside the order, also asked the Lokayukta to thouroughly examine Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Vijay Jolly's petition alleging corruption in purchase of the buses.
DTC asked to install GPS in buses in four monthsFebruary 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday pulled up the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) for not installing the global positioning system (GPS) in public buses despite its direction in 2007 and asked it to do so in four months for passengers' safety. 'Is human life more important than money? You (DTC) should not compromise on safety of citizens and it should be the priority,' a division bench headed by Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Sanjeev Khanna said.
Tata Motors wins Rs.22-bn contract for Delhi city busesJanuary 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Auto major Tata Motors has bagged a contract worth Rs.22 billion (Rs.2,200 crore) from the Delhi Transport Corp (DTC) to supply 1,625 low-floor buses and maintain them for 12 years, the company announced Thursday. The contract comprises about Rs.9 billion for the supply of buses and Rs.13 billion for their 12-year maintenance, Tata Motors said in a statement.
Zero-tolerance in buses' maintenance, Delhi officials toldDecember 29th, 2008 NEW DELHI - Delhi Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely has directed department officials to follow zero-tolerance in maintenance of new low-floor buses among other measures to provide better services to commuters. Lovely gave this direction after a meeting with all depot managers of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC).
100 Blueline buses to go off roads every monthDecember 25th, 2008 NEW DELHI - The Delhi government Friday said 100 Blueline buses, termed as 'killer' buses for causing a large number of deaths on the city's roads, would be phased out every month starting from March next year. The government will eventually phase out all Blueline buses, said Delhi Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely.
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