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Tuesday , 28 March 2023

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Smart & Safe City Solutions

In the approach to the Smart Cities Mission of the government of India, the objective is to provide core infrastructure and give safe environment to citizens through application of ‘Smart & Safe City’ Solutions. Shailendra Kumar Singh, AVP – Smart & Safe City Business at Vehant Technologies, elaborates on the solutions for both the verticals of Smart & Safe City ...

Next Generation Road Safety

The issue of road safety has been complex and multifaceted for generations. Risk factors include speeding, drunk driving, not wearing a helmet or a seatbelt. The four risk factors have measurable effects on road mortality and morbidity regardless of the fact that many other factors contribute to road injuries and deaths (e.g., infrastructure and vehicle safety measures). A panel of ...

Driving Growth and Safety through Better Training

What makes a journey safe? Better drivers or better roads? While we agree that India’s road safety record needs to improve, how are we going to go about it remains a matter of debate. Trafficinfratech spoke to enforcement and transport authorities of various States to find out the systems being put in place for making the roads safe and commutable. ...

India: Powering Growth Through Infrastructure Development

In its 75th year of independence, India, today, is at the cusp of greater economic ascent. The Indian government has completely transformed its approach and implementation strategy for infrastructure in the country, from a need-based model of development to an integrated long-term growth plan aimed at catering to the needs of “New India”, writes Karan Sethi, Senior Assistant Vice President, ...

RFID for transport and Beyond

RFID, in the form of FASTag, has entered the imagination of every single vehicle owner in the country. However, the application of this technology is growing across sectors. TrafficInfraTech explores the role RFID will play in the future. The global RFID market was estimated at USD 10.7 billion in 2021, with a projection of reaching USD 17.4 billion by 2026. ...

RVNL Rishikesh Karanprayag Rail Link Projects, Uttarakhand

One of the challenging rail projects undertaken by Rail Vikas Nigam Limited is Rishikesh Karanprayag Rail Link, which is a 125 km long Rail section from Rishikesh to Karanprayag. It is part of a larger scheme to enhance connectivity for “Char Dham” yatra. The entire section passes through the mountain section of the Himalayas which is known for its complex ...

Tunnels: Leading the Infrastructure growth

Tunnels are growing across India at a rapid pace but planning and execution of these projects is fraught with challenges. An expert panel of different stakeholders raised pressing concerns on the way forward for the industry. Indian road freight rates are one of the lowest in the world and so are the warehousing rates, yet India has a high logistics ...

Opportunities for Private Sector in Logistics

Our logistics cost riddle is ‘why does the cost actually stand at a level of 13 to 14% as compared to 8% internationally’. And the prescription to this has to be a combination of efforts by both the public sector and the private sector, says Sachin Bhanushali, Director & CEO, GatewayRail Freight Limited. Indian road freight rates are one of ...

Logistics: Improving Operational Efficiency

The discussion about logistics, be it cargo or passenger, is heard in every boardroom and stateroom. It is a pressing concern for a developing economy and growing market. Improving operational efficiency for Logistics was discussed by a panel of experts during TrafficInfraTech Expo 2021, with Infrastructure, Multi-modal parks and Technology being the main focus. Within the Indian growth story, there ...

RITM3 – Effective solution for Sustainable Traffic Management

RITM3 (Russian word in ITS), developed by SIMETRA, is created as part of the Intelligent Transport System responsible for the upper-level control of the transport complex. Consisting of several modules, each devoted to a special set of tasks, RITM3 allows achieving great flexibility and a comprehensive approach for successful solving of any transport engineering tasks. From concept to reality The ...