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NEWS

Delhi to modernise seven bus Live-monitoring of toll gates by NHAI
depots Struggling to deal with congestion at toll plazas on national

highways, NHAI has now resorted to technology. It will put
he Delhi government is planning to upgrade a cloud-based system for live-monitoring of traffic choked
Tits three existing bus terminals and coming up toll gates and send automatic alerts via SMS, calls & email to
with four new bus terminals offering a world-class officials concerned so that immediate action can be taken.
experience with an array of civic facilities — beginning
from cloak room & waiting areas to automated water A centralised system will help the NHAI personnel monitor the
dispensing units, toilets, kiosks for payment of utility ground situation from its headquarters and even while on the move.
bills and para-transit services. The other features The automated system of sending alerts will go to all the people
will be facilitated like ramps and wheel-chairs for concerned in the chain and if the matter is not resolved, it will be
the specially-abled persons, provisions of common escalated to the highest level. The actions that can be taken quickly
mobility card recharge centres and arrangements include swapping of more toll gates for the carriageway where traffic
for notification of bus timings using GPS. volume is very high and there are long queues.
The live information from all toll plazas will be available on a
Going by the design for new Nehru Place Bus
Terminal, it will have table-top crossings, cycle stands dashboard for taking quick decision or issuing direction. If there is a
for parking private cycles as well as bikes-on-rent, regular pattern of vehicle congestion, the system will also suggest
waiting areas integrated with a crèche/ play area and measures that can be taken to resolve the issue.
e-kiosk for bill payments.
The tree-shaped plaza — with aerodynamic
futuristic canopy and rainwater harvesting tanks — is
designed to serve as a landmark to the hub. It will Awareness drive on e-payment
also make place for small shops and hawkers. The
Delhi Integrated Multi-modal Transit System will be sensitization programme on cashless payment at RTOs
the management consultant for the upgraded bus A organized by the road transport officials in Madurai city
terminal at Nehru Place. was attended by a good number of people.
So far, the e-payment was provided as an option to pay fee for
various services. Starting from the new year, payment is accepted
online only. It applies for all services including application for
licences, permits, fitness certificates for vehicles and ownership
transfers. Officials said that public can make use of the online
payment, which would be available 24 hours a day. One should
walk into the RTOs with the receipts to get the works done.
The new initiative will enhance the transparency in the
services offered by the officials. RTOs from Madurai Central,
North and South took part in the sensitization program. People
from all walks of life including the representatives of the Private
Route Bus Association, Omni Buses Association, Tourist Bus
Association, Maxi Cab Owners Association, Auto Rickshaw
Associations also took part.

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