It Will Also Introduce Hand Held Ticketing Machines

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Services (AMTS) is going in for a makeover. No more a city bus service, the AMTS is being groomed to play a larger role — feeder bus service for the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) and also a means to encourage more passengers to choose public transport over personal vehicles.

Ahmedabad: City’s Kankaria Lakefront project will lend its design to the country’s oldest manmade lake in Bhopal. The Madhya Pradesh government has awarded Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (Cept) University the project of making a detailed concept plan for the lake.

After studying the present scenario of the lake, experts at Cept University have planned to divide the 25 kilometer-long periphery of the lake into five zones including an ‘active recreational zone,’ which will resemble the revenue generating model of the Kankaria Lake.

AHMEDABAD: The state government's ambitious Kalpasar dam project, which is estimated to cost Rs 30,000 crore, could lead to earthquakes in the state. This was pointed out by senior scientists taking part in a workshop at the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR), Gandhinagar.

AMC Gets Strict; To Impose Hefty Fines
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has launched its war on plastic by hitting where it hurts the most – the consumer’s pocket. The new Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, made public on Wednesday, stipulate that shoppers will now have to pay between Rs 2 and Rs 10 for them.

On the other end, AMC has imposed a heavy fine of Rs 50,000 on manufacturers and Rs 10,000 to Rs 50,000 on wholesalers for stocking plastic below 40 microns in thickness. AMC rules state that for the small shopkeeper and larri owner the fine is Rs 500.

The Gujarat government has approached the Urban Development Ministry seeking 25 per cent Central funding for the Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad Metro Development Project.

Though the ministry has generally followed a model as per which it provides 20 per cent of the cost project as financial assistance, it was currently evaluating the Gujarat government report, sources said.

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat has taken a step forward to become India's solar capital. The state, which has signed power purchase agreements for 1,000 MW of solar energy, has become home to nation's largest solar power plant.

Ahmedabad-based infrastructure major Adani group on Thursday commissioned a 40 MW solar plant in Kutch. Its capacity will be expanded up to 100 MW. Gujarat has inked pacts with companies like Lanco Infratech, Tata Power and GMR Infrastructure among others to generate solar power.

AHMEDABAD: Methodical ways of traditional rainwater harvesting fascinated her from childhood. And now, Keya Majmundar - who grew up in a pol and is currently based in the US - has had her research paper on the walled city's underground water conservation systems accepted by an American university. Majmundar, a multimedia and visual communication professional, submitted her paper to Austin Community College, Texas.

As the Coimbatore Corporation Mayor and Commissioner take off to New Delhi to attend a conference on the eve of the sixth year of the implementation of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, things on the ground are not all that good.

Almost all the projects the Corporation is implementing with funds under the Central Government-funded scheme remain incomplete even after pushing the deadline more than once. Pilloor Phase II and underground drainage projects are a case in point.

AHMEDABAD: An all-India survey conducted ahead of 'World AIDS Day' on Thursday indicates that maximum incidence of HIV in both men and women was reported in age group of under 30 years.

A total 9,18,277 people were screened for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) presence in eight major cities - Ahmedabad, Surat, Mumbai, Noida, Chennai, Kolkata, Pune and Kerela.