T.N. govt. must procure buses in conformity with PWD Act, rules and harmonised guidelines: Madras HC
2 years, 6 months ago

T.N. govt. must procure buses in conformity with PWD Act, rules and harmonised guidelines: Madras HC

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court has ordered that all buses to be procured by the State government for public transport must conform to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act of 2016, the statutory rules framed under it in 2017 and the Harmonised Guidelines and Space Standards for Barrier Free Environment for Persons with Disabilities of 2016 issued by the Centre. He said that 37% of the new buses to be allotted to Metropolitan Transport Corporation in Chennai would be low floor buses. As per the survey, 55 low floor buses would be required in Tiruvottiyur, Tondiarpet and Royapuram localities where around 5,000 physically challenged persons use the public transport. Also highlighting the huge cost difference between regular buses and the low floor buses, the Transport Secretary told the court that an ordinary diesel bus costs around ₹22 lakh whereas a low floor diesel bus costs around ₹90 lakh.

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Bus priority lanes & BRTS fail to take off even as MTC preferred over metro
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Bus priority lanes & BRTS fail to take off even as MTC preferred over metro

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Ambitious initiatives like the Bus Rapid Transit System and bus priority lanes, which were aimed at boosting public transport patronage in Chennai and in turn reducing traffic congestion, have failed to take off. MTC bus ridership declined from a maximum of 53 lakh per day in 2010 to around 31 lakh per day in 2023-2024. While the ridership has …

100 new govt buses flagged off; Chennai gets 58 low-floor coaches
5 months ago

100 new govt buses flagged off; Chennai gets 58 low-floor coaches

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Chennai has received its first batch of 58 non-AC low-floor buses which are disabled-friendly and have kneeling facility for wheelchair ramp. The new batch of 58 buses is part of the 100 buses flagged off by Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday, which includes 30 new regular buses and 12 refurbished buses. While conventional MTC buses are 11m long, …

Madras High Court seeks CMDA response on Kilambakkam bus terminus not being accessible to disabled passengers
1 year, 2 months ago

Madras High Court seeks CMDA response on Kilambakkam bus terminus not being accessible to disabled passengers

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority to a public interest litigation petition that complained of a bus terminus being constructed at Kilambakkam, on the outskirts of Chennai, not being accessible to passengers with disabilities. Gangapurwala and Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy ordered notice, returnable by November 30, to the CMDA, and permitted …

After all, the world is theirs too, says Madras High Court while issuing a slew of directions to make public transport accessible to the disabled
1 year, 8 months ago

After all, the world is theirs too, says Madras High Court while issuing a slew of directions to make public transport accessible to the disabled

The Hindu  

“After all, the world is theirs too,” the Madras High Court remarked while issuing a slew of directions to the Government of Tamil Nadu, the State Transport Corporations and private bus manufacturers to make public transport accessible to persons with disabilities, the aged, the pregnant women and children. Acting Chief Justice T. Raja and Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy lamented that …

Not Feasible To Operate Only Low Floor Buses In State, Transport Department Tells Madras High Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Not Feasible To Operate Only Low Floor Buses In State, Transport Department Tells Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Institute of Road Transport on Friday informed the Madras High Court that it is not technically feasible for the State Transport Undertakings to have only low-floor buses in the state.The bench of Acting Chief Justice T Raja and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy was hearing a plea filed by cross-disability rights activist Vaishnavi Jayakumar against a tender notification issued by the …

424 low floor buses will start plying in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore from April, T.N. govt. tells HC
2 years ago

424 low floor buses will start plying in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore from April, T.N. govt. tells HC

The Hindu  

The State government on Monday informed the Madras High Court that it has received tenders for procurement of 424 low floor buses and that after finalising the successful bidders, those buses would begin plying in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore cities by April this year. Raman, representing the transport department, said the tender for procurement of low floor buses had been …

Not possible to ply only low-floor buses in Tamil Nadu until allied infrastructure is in place fully, govt. tells Madras High Court
2 years, 1 month ago

Not possible to ply only low-floor buses in Tamil Nadu until allied infrastructure is in place fully, govt. tells Madras High Court

The Hindu  

It is not possible to ply only low-floor buses in all cities unless and until the allied infrastructure is fully in place, the Tamil Nadu government has told the Madras High Court. She had challenged a government tender notification issued on October 10 for procurement of 1,771 fully built non-AC diesel buses, which included 1,170 buses with a floor height …

PIL in Madras High Court challenges tender notification for supply of MTC buses with floor height of 900 mm
2 years, 1 month ago

PIL in Madras High Court challenges tender notification for supply of MTC buses with floor height of 900 mm

The Hindu  

Cross disability rights activist Vaishnavi Jayakumar has waged yet another legal battle to ensure that all intra-city government buses are universally accessible to persons with disabilities, senior citizens, pregnant women and others. The notification had called for tenders for supplying 1,771 fully built non-AC diesel buses which included 1,170 buses with a floor height of 900 mm. She contended that …

'Decades-old practice': Delhi Police urges DTC to continue providing buses for deployment of cops
3 years, 11 months ago

'Decades-old practice': Delhi Police urges DTC to continue providing buses for deployment of cops

India TV News  

The Delhi Police has urged the Delhi Transport Corporation to keep providing buses for movement and transportation of forces in the national capital to maintain law and order situation. "The DTC has always provided buses to the Delhi Police and assisted us in the movement and transportation of Police force deployed on law and order duty in the maintenance of …

Delhi: Buses are not enough
5 years, 2 months ago

Delhi: Buses are not enough

India Today  

To prevent pollution in the National Capital, the Odd-Even scheme of the Delhi government has been implemented once again from Monday. Delhi Contract Bus Association general secretary Harish Sabharwal said this request came 2 days ago, the government came to hire private buses, due to which we have been able to give around 1010 buses. Timeline Delhi government provided a …

Consumers move Madras High Court over excess bus fares
5 years, 2 months ago

Consumers move Madras High Court over excess bus fares

Deccan Chronicle  

Ooty: The Coonoor Consumer Protection Association has the moved Madras High Court, seeking action against the State-run TNSTC administration in Nilgiris for its alleged continuous indulgence in unfair trade practice, there by fleecing passengers. S. Manogaran, president of the CCPA, said that the state-owned TNSTC buses continue to collect excess fare in certain routes in the guise of operating “express” …

Travelling to become smoother as Delhi will get 1,300 new AC buses soon
5 years, 5 months ago

Travelling to become smoother as Delhi will get 1,300 new AC buses soon

Live Mint  

The Delhi government on Monday informed the Supreme Court that by May next year, the national capital will have 3,035 more buses, including 1,385 low floor AC buses and electric ones. The process of inducting 1,000 standard-floor non-AC CNG cluster buses with hydraulic lifts, for differently-abled persons, will start this month and would be completed in February 2020, the state …

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