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EDITORIAL

July 2024
Volume 15 • Issue 6 • `100

A publication of
Virtual Info Systems Pvt Ltd
(VIS Group)

Editor-in-Chief : Mangala Chandran
Director-Communications : M Mohana
Studio Manager : Madhu K

GM Projects : Manjulatha Bilbith
s I am writing this editorial, the first day of the
budget session is on and the media is full of wish Shalini Upadhyay
lists from multiple quarters including infrastructure GM Marketing : Reema Trivedi
sectors. It is expected of the government to pursue
its commitment of increased infrastructure funding Special Correspondent : Rajashri Ramakrishnan
A of Rs.11.11 lakh crores as presented in the interim
budget earlier this year. This continued focus in building Head - Research : Madhumohan R Nair
national infrastructure including roads, railways, airports, Manager - Sales &
ports, renewable energy, green initiatives in logistics and Client Communications : Nishad R Shaikh
waterways is critical for India’s ambition to become the
world’s third largest economy. In spite of rapid progress, the Marketing & Communications Team:
road infrastructure sector has been facing challenges in terms
of funding, regulatory policies and project delays. Manager- Database : Prashant More

In tune with the Government’s urgency to bring in world- Subscription : Swati Sakpal
class technology in the traffic/transport sector or to upgrade •
the existing infrastructure, this issue of Trafficinfratech is Chairman : Jayaraman Nair
covering the transition being fast tracked from the FASTag Managing Director : Jayaprakash Nair
toll collection systems to GNSS based collection. At the Global
Workshop on GNSS held in June, the Road Minister Nitin •
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Switching to urban mobility, the article by Carol Schweiger, E-mail : marketing@trafficinfratech.com
analyses, how alive the global MaaS movement is now. Website : www.trafficinfratech.com
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