OMT model for national highways
The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure has approved the maintenance of national highways based on the Operate, Maintain and Transfer (OMT) mode. This is expected to […]
Month: September 2012
TrafficInfraTech Expo: Seminar: May 19, 2012
The session on the topic ‘The need for, challenges in and advantages of achieving Unified ITS Solutions for Highway & Urban Traffic in India’ was moderated by Sanjeev Kumar Lohia, Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Urban Transport Development and Ex-Officio Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. The panelists were Vivek Phansalkar, Joint Commissioner of Police – Traffic, Mumbai; Dr CSRK Prasad, Professor & Head, Transportation Division, Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Warangal; Rish Malhotra, Business Director of International Road Dynamics (South East India); Dr Vishwanath, Former Director, (Engineering Services and Projects), Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai; and Ravi Kumar, Joint Director and Project Leader for the collaborative intelligent transportation system in India, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) Thiruvananthapuram.
Indians going for more expensive cars
A survey by JD Power Asia-Pacific has revealed that an increasing number of Indians are opting for more expensive cars, buoyed by increasing incomes. According […]
New pollution control system for Uttar Pradesh!
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is planning to introduce in Uttar Pradesh an advanced pollution control system to control the rising pollution […]
Orissa to boost aviation with five greenfield airports
The Orissa state government has drawn up a plan to build five Greenfield airports in the state to boost intra-state and interstate trade and tourist […]
NHAI moots RFID for ETC
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has begun the process of emphasising on the use of RFID for Electronic Toll Collections at the National Highways […]
Government approves plan for electric vehicles
The central government has given its approval to an eight year plan to promote electric and hybrid vehicles in the country to about. The sales […]
Sydney to get electronic freeway management system
The M4 motorway in Sydney will get a new electronic freeway management system. The system, funded by the Australian federal government and the provincial government […]
All toll plazas will be RFID compliant by 2014: Dr C P Joshi
At a recent conference held in Delhi, Dr C P Joshi, Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways spoke on formulating the EPC Contract Agreement document, capturing movement on the national highways through tablet, notepad and mobile phones, and encouraging electronic toll collection among other things
Online tax payment for outstation vehicles in UP
The Uttar Pradesh Transport Department has introduced online payment of taxes for vehicles registered in other states and entering the state for commercial trips on […]