The development of this guidebook parallels efforts of the Government of India's Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) to become a source of financing for the procurement of new buses nationwide. Cities across the country that have received these buses are beginning to operate them.
A dearth of adequate infrastructure and services has been recognized as one of the most important roadblocks in the sustainable development of Indian cities. India has underway a plan to tackle the challenges presented by fast urbanization and motorization by accelerating the supply of infrastructure and services.
The initial 5.8 Km of the Bus Corridor in Delhi became operational on April 20th 2008. The facility stretches from Moolchand to Ambedkar Nagar along JBT Marg in South Delhi.
As several Indian Cities are implementing or considering the implementation of Bus Rapid Transit Systems (BRTS) as a key component of their public transport and urban development plans; experiencing BRT systems in operation, and having direct contact with agencies, practitioners and operators provides an invaluable opportunity for planners and decision makers to enhance on-going efforts in their o
The City Survey: Transport & Air Qualities Indicator report was conceived and prepared with the aim of building a database and forming preliminary compartive analysis of the transport and air quality indicators from the projects submitted to the Indian MoUD for approval under the JnNURM.
The Government of India (GOI) through the Global Environment Facility's Sustainable Urban Transport Project is supporting the implementation of the National Urban Transport Policy (2006).
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Across Indian cities, EMBARQ India works with:
Government
EMBARQ India identifies and works with key decision makers who are politically, socially, and financially empowered to find and implement lasting solutions to transportation and air quality problems in major cities in the developing world. Governments must be the dominant force in these partnerships, as the implementation of transportation policy is inherently a governmental activity.
EMBARQ's goal is simple: make cities around the world better places to live. By focusing on transport, which affects everything from prosperity to pollution, EMBARQ's work yields social environmental, and economic benefits:
EMBARQ is a program of the World Resources Institute in Washington, D.C.