Category: Best Stories
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Electronic Tolling Strategies for Indian Highways
[box type=”shadow” ] Making the opening address at the Session on Highway Technology. Abhay Damle, Joint Secretary-Transport, MoRTH, explained challenges in technology implementation and the various technologies being put in place. [/box] Tolling has been a very, debatable issue as far as the road and road users are concerned. This is an area which probably…
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Challenges in Project Execution- Highway Sector
[box type=”shadow” ] Ashok Katariya, Chairman, Ashoka Buildcon Ltd addresses the challenges in executing the Highway Projects in India at the Smart Mobility 2018 conference [/box] The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has set an ambitious target of constructing 45 kilometres of highways on every day of this financial year. However, several factors have…
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Smart City Experiences Challenges, Benefits and Future Settings
[box type=”shadow” ] The ideas discussed on the second day of the Smart Mobility conference on ‘Driving Smart Mobility’ all had a common underlying motive, encapsulated in a catchphrase coined by one of the panellists: ‘Mobility Drives Development’ [/box] T Krishna Prasad, Director General of Police and Chairman – Road Safety Authority, Government of Telangana,…
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The Third Eye: Managing the Traffic
[box type=”shadow” ] Indian cities are trying to be Smart and Safe with the use of Video Surveillance and advanced traffic management systems. Preeti Swaminathan spoke to Traffic Police officials of various states to find out the systems being put in place for enforcement of speed and safety [/box] We envisage our smart cities to…
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ITMS to Solve Mumbai’s Traffic Woes
The Maharashtra state cabinet recently approved Rs 891Cr to implement Intelligent Traffic Management System project to streamline vehicular movement on the metropolis’ roads. TrafficInfraTech looks at the project, its implementation and, how the system will benefit the maximum city. The Traffic Index 2018 published by Amsterdambased location technology specialist TomTom recently ranked Mumbai as the…
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Tackling Traffic Tantrums
Modern traffic management is a highly evolved science. For decades, the ever-burgeoning complexities of city traffic have challenged planners and policymakers to find yet smarter ways for both its macro and micromanagement. Rohan Ambike spoke to various Smart City CEOs and finds out why systemic improvements to traffic management are the only answer to resolving…
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EV Chargers Designed & Made in India, & Made for India
Being in the business of providing clean energy solutions is not an easy task in India. However, Magenta Power is working on identifying India-specific challenges and providing solutions, especially for EV charging and battery swapping. When Magenta Power commenced its EV charging operation in India, no one thought the kind of disruption it would bring…
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The Future of Mobility: From Roads to Rails
India’s road traffic has reached a breaking point. In response, the Indian government has committed itself to expanding local public transportation. Today there are seven million vehicles in Delhi alone, including cars and motorized rickshaws — but excluding trucks. As part of this plan, rail-based transport will play a key role in inner-city traffic. Siemens…
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Sustainable Transport Policies for Bengaluru
Experts from the Indian Institute of Science have come up with several technical measures that can be adopted to transform the city’s traffic situation. The experts are of the opinion that the implementation of sustainable transport policies will decongest the Bengaluru traffic and mitigate emissions from vehicles. Bengaluru, has been a subject of mockery when…
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Data, Data & Data
Bangalore based DataCorp Traffic, an offshore Traffic and Transportation data analysis company caters to transportation data collection companies, transport planners/ consultants and other transport authorities worldwide. Madhu Meenakshi, Managing Director, Datacorp Traffic shares with TrafficInfraTech new developments and company’s strategic partnerships Data collection in airports India is the fastest growing market for domestic air travel.…