Page 4 - Trafficinfratech Magazine Aug - Sept

EDITORIAL

AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2019
VOLUME 10 • ISSUE 1 • `100

A Bi-monthly publication of
Virtual Info Systems Pvt Ltd

Editor-in-Chief : Mangala Chandran
Managing Editor : Rahul Vinod Kamat
Senior Assistant Editor : Preeti Swaminathan
Assistant Editor : Rohan Ravindra Ambike
ven as the rain- damaged roads were breaking the
nerves of the motorists, the recent hike in fines for traffic Studio Manager : Madhu K
violations created nationwide debate. Better roads or Assistant Designer : Priyanka Pandey
higher fines? The Union Minister Nitin Gadkari while
Esupporting the need to save lives by inculcating road Director - Sales : Shalini P Upadhyay
discipline among drivers, agreed that providing good infrastructure GM Projects : Manjulatha
is equally important. There is no denying the fact that Indian roads Assistant Manager
are among the most accident-prone ones in the world. There has Sales Coordinator : Nishad R Shaikh
always been a gap between traffic engineering and traffic planning.
TrafficInfraTech, over the years, (with this issue, the magazine is Head - Research : Madhumohan R Nair
completing nine years of publishing) has been focusing on different Research Assistant : Prashant More
verticals of Traffic/Transport infrastructure and management •
and trying to establish the need for an ecosystem where all the Chairman : Jayaraman Nair
components work in tandem. Good roads, technology-backed Managing Director : Jayaprakash Nair
safety & security infrastructure, communication systems, data •
collection & processing, strict licensing procedures, parking Editorial / Marketing /
management, affordable and safe public transport etc. Circulation Office : 316, 3rd Floor,
One of the moves fast-tracked by the smart cities in the making Mastermind - 1,
and the cities getting revamped is the wide use of CCTV cameras Royal Palms, Mayur Nagar,
Aarey Milk Colony,
to capture traffic violations and other crucial information. Having Goregaon (E),
understood the role of data in traffic management, all the stake Mumbai - 400 065 India
holders – the central government ( we have an exclusive interview Editorial Tel. : 022 - 6120 4111
with Kunal Kumar, Joint Secretary, & Mission Director, Ministry of E-mail : editor@virtualinfo.in
: 022 - 2879 4696 /
Marketing Tel.
Housing & Urban affairs), the local government departments, smart 022 - 2879 4697
city implementors and the police -- are making use of technology- Fax : 022 - 2879 4739
enabled security and surveillance systems. TrafficInfraTech brings CIN : U72200MH2000PTC129334
a composite view of the technology involved in surveillance for E-mail : manju@virtualinfo.in
traffic management. Website : www.trafficinfratech-com-500653.hostingersite.com
There are only a few weeks left for the 8th edition of
TrafficInfraTech Expo, to open along with Smart Mobility Expo All rights reserved. Reproduction in part or full only with written
permission. All disputes are subject to Mumbai jurisdiction.
and Parking Infratech Expo in Mumbai. An interesting line up Printed and published by Jayaprakash Krishnan Nair,
of national and international speakers at the three-day parallel B/202, Godavari CHS, Sector 9, Vasant Nagari, Vasai (E), Thane
conference is adding to the excitement around the Expos. As with Dist, Maharashtra, on behalf of (or owned by) Virtual Info Systems
Pvt Ltd, B / 202, Godavari CHS, Sector 9, Vasant Nagari, Vasai (E),
the magazine, the conference too takes an integrated approach to Thane Dist, Maharashtra and Printed at Sugam Printers, 21/649,
discussing traffic/transport related topics — from the Road Safety West-View CHS. Ltd, Shastri Nagar, Goregaon (West), Mumbai -
to Future Mobility. 400104; and published at Virtual Info Systems Pvt. Ltd, 316, 3rd
Floor, Mastermind 1, Royal Palms, Mayur Nagar, Aarey Milk Colony,
Goregaon (E), Mumbai - 400065. Editor: Mangala Chandran, 21,
Sea Springs, B.J. Road, Bandstand, Bandra (W), Mumbai - 400 050
Content Disclaimer: The views expressed in the magazine are purely that of the
writers and the publishers are not responsible for any of the expressions therein.

4 August-September ’19 / TrafficInfraTech www.trafficinfratech-com-500653.hostingersite.com