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The government is keen on expediting the launch of the integrated ticketing system (ITS) in Mumbai, which means commuters can carry a single smartcard to travel by BEST buses, Metro and monorail in the near future. The all-in-one card will enable citizens and tourists to choose any mode of transport and travel with convenience. The ITS, if implemented, will benefit close to five million passengers. At present, nearly four million people travel by BEST buses while three lakh commute ...

Madhya Pradesh will be implementing a state parking policy to ensure smooth and safe traffic in cities of the state. The objective of the urban parking policy is to increase pace of vehicles movement and making cities traffic jam-free. Parking projects will be chalked out on the basis of specific needs of various cities and would be practical and convenient for people. Under the policy, city-wise integrated parking infrastructure will be ...

In its latest bid to revive private investment in highways, the road transport and highways ministry has come out with a new model – where the government takes most of the risks so that developers get easy finance including from provident, insurance and foreign fund managers. The Ministry said that Hybrid Annuity – for bidding for at least 13 highway stretches totaling about 1,100km and involving `14,500Cr investment would ...

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has taken a number of steps to prevent road accidents as per details mentioned under: The Government has approved a National Road Safety Policy. This Policy outlines various policy measures such as promoting awareness, establishing road safety information data base, encouraging safer road infrastructure including application of intelligent transport, enforcement of safety laws ...

In a move to address space constraint, Delhi Metro’s upcoming Mayur Vihar Phase I interchange station will stand on a row of specially designed pillars along the middle of a narrow stretch of road, giving it a flying-like impression. The decision to use cantilever technology – where the station will stand on single piers along the centre of the road, ...

Siemens ranks first in ABI Research’s latest competitive assessment evaluating Traffic Management Systems hardware, software, solution, and data providers. It performs strongly on innovation criteria across the board, with an extensive portfolio for traffic monitoring and video surveillance, operations and management centers, modelling and planning, intelligent traffic lights, digital signage, and dynamic tolling. It also scores high on implementation criteria ...

At the inauguration of India’s largest and most comprehensive show on Smart and Safe Mobility, TrafficInfraTech Expo 2015, today in New Delhi, the Chief Guest Shankar Agarwal appreciated the endeavor and compared it to the best of the similar international shows. “Urbanization and urban mobility are some of the most pressing issues facing the country today. I am sure TraficInfraTech ...

“We are very happy to have booked an order of Rs.72 lakhs at the TrafficInfraTech show today.” Deepak Kapoor, MD – Faac India Pvt. Ltd. The second day of TrafficInfraTech Expo was the day of trade, transactions, business enquiries & leads. The niche representatives from public & private companies and government officials came to the show with specific requirements for ...

The first session of the day focused on the regulation, enforcement & infrastructure needs of a Smart city in India. Anil Shukla, Joint Commissioner of Delhi Police, Traffic spoke on how technologies such as ICTcan help in better traffic monitoring and safety. While, Pankaj Som Chaturvedi, Expert (Asian Development Bank), spoke on how ICT can be leveraged for road safety. Balraj ...

We have been a regular participant in the TrafficInfraTech show which is going from strength to strength. We would also like to participate in smaller Pre-shows in various cities before the bigger main show. Mahesh Vellore, Director Sales & Marketing, Magnetic Autocontrol We need smart technology and applications to make smart cities for which the government needs to have awareness ...