Light to moderate rainfall was reported across east, west, south, and southeast Delhi, with the IMD forecasting wind speeds between 30 to 50 km/h in the coming hours
In a series of posts on X, DIAL said that in coordination with stakeholders, it has decided to temporarily suspend the critical ILS (Instrument Landing System) upgrade work necessary for the winter season.
Explore India’s 10 most congested cities from TomTom Traffic Index 2024, including Kolkata, Bengaluru, and Mumbai, with average travel times and traffic issues.
Thousands of people heading out of cities and towards the hills for the Christmas and New Year holidays resulted in serpentine queues and massive traffic congestions in major cities such as Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Manali, and Mysuru.
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) will collaborate with traffic police to tackle congestion and enhance traffic safety in the city using data-centric and domain-knowledgeable AI solutions.
'As a transportation expert, I have failed to show even one road in Bengaluru without parking,' MN Sreehari, who is also engaged in advising and developing Smart Cities in the country, said.
The expert estimates that Bengaluru suffers a loss of Rs 19,725 crore per year due to traffic congestion
The long-delayed project finally seems to be creaking towards closure. Once implemented, the expressway is expected to significantly ease the Bengaluru’s notorious traffic, as also cut travel time to nearby cities like Mysuru by half.
These drones fitted with cameras will be deployed at eight congested locations: Hebbal, Central Silk Board, Ibballur, Marathahalli, KR Puram, Goraguntepalya, Sarakki and Banashankari bus stand.
The city’s road network, spanning 14,000 km (of which major road networks comprise less than 20 percent), had a total vehicle population of 1.08 crore until February this year.
Mumbai’s congestion level was 53 percent last year, followed by Bengaluru and New Delhi at 48 percent each and Pune at 42 percent, according to the report.
Tom Tom has released its 2020 Traffic Index, covering 416 cities across 57 countries on six continents. The index ranks cities from most to the least congested, powered by the real traffic data, reflecting all the changes on our roads.
The '2018 Traffic-Index' studied 403 cities in 56 countries to understand congestion levels or the excess time it took commuters to travel from point A to B. The travel time increases by 65% in the city that takes the top spot on this list.
Seeking a comprehensive policy to tackle the traffic congestion in Mumbai, the Bombay High Court today said the Maharashtra government should consider measures such as restricting the number of cars per family and promotion of inland water transport.