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ON THE COVER
Investors, Concessionaires perspective and areas prone to
and Government to inform, number of accidents; ensure
interact, transact, govern, emergency response services
monitor and receive citizen/ are available round the clock.
user feedback with respect to The assistance can range from
way side amenities projects. identifying sites for location of
The initiative can also contribute emergency service providers
towards Central government such that emergency services
efforts of improving EoDB are provided in first one hour
(Ease of Doing Business). of accident i.e., golden hour,
Leveraging emerging n Provide program management ensuring requisite design
technologies, support services assisting provisions within way-side
the highways of government departments with amenities, identifying partners
tomorrow shall be respect to inter-departmental as well as required equipment,
procurement
providing
digital corridors co-ordination, interface with support, training, and capacity
investors and concessionaires,
providing an monitor progress for projects building as well as monitoring
opportunity to under development as performance of service
monetize new well as SLAs (Service Level providers.
revenue streams Agreement) adherence with n Assistance in the adoption of
for infrastructure respect to operational projects innovative features like setting
and ensure compliance with
developers, insights respect to policy, regulatory up EV charging stations, drone
landing facilities, surveillance
to government on and contractual guidelines. and emergency response and
future possibilities n Identify crucial spots which are smart infrastructure, requiring
and safer & smarter not covered well from provision expertise in innovative
travel experience to of emergency response services technologies.
travellers. Wayside
amenities are key
infrastructure
element to realize
safer and seamless
highways of
tomorrow
Vivek Ogra,
Partner, Ernst & Young
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