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TrafficInfraTech Expo and Parking Infratech Expo 2018
aking forward the vision of facilitating traffic/transport infrastructure, inclusion connected with parking management,
Tsmart and safe mobility in India, the of technology for traffic management ticketing, parking guidance, safety,
7th edition of the international, integrated & road safety and plans for multimodal access control etc, Traffic Infratech
TrafficInfraTech Expo along with the 4th integration have given the traffic industry Expo will have much larger sections for
edition of Parking InfraTech will be back a bigger role to play. ITS/Tolling/Telematics; Safety; Traffic
in Mumbai in October. With the Indian While Parking Infratech will Infrastructure/ Road Construction and
Government’s continuous focus on showcase systems /technology Mass Transport

India on the Go “We are confident about Apart from creating infrastructure
completing national highways for seaplanes to boost connectivity,
ndia will invest as much as exceeding 9000km length during the push will also be towards the
I`5.97 trillion in creating and 2017-18,” the Finance Minister said. government’s regional connectivity
upgrading infrastructure in the The country has a road network scheme, that has already connected
next financial year. As part of of 3.3 million km, the second largest 16 new airports and aims to connect
the new integrated infrastructure globally. India has been constructing 56 unserved airports and 31 helipads.
planning model, the government highways at a rate of 27-28km per The government is keen to expand
has allocated the largest-ever rail day, with the aim of speeding up the the metro network in different
and road budget of `1.48 trillion construction rate to 41km per day. cities but looking for more external
and `1.21 trillion, respectively in The finance minister also participation for such projects. It
2018-19. The ambitious projects like announced the government’s new has allocated only INR 143.14 billion
Bharatmala (roads) and Sagarmala roadmap for infrastructure, which (US$2.20 billion) in 2018-19 for the
will be on track to improve transport included plans to introduce seaplanes expansion of Metro train project in
infrastructure. and a passenger-friendly toll policy. the country, compared to INR 178.10
billion (US$2.74 billion) in 2017-18.
India ‘s Smart Cities Mission aims at
building 100 Smart Cities with state-
of-the-art amenities and has selected
99 Cities in the Phase-I. The cities
are investing in projects related to
Smart Command and Control Centre
(60 projects to be implemented
in 60 cities), Smart Roads (115
projects to be implemented in 60
cities), Solar Rooftops, Intelligent
Transport Systems, Smart Parks.
The government has proposed total
investment of INR 2.04 trillion (US$32
billion) in 2018-19.
Graph source: www.india.uitp.org

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