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Navi Mumbai set to get coastal road by 2021 HSNP made
M aharashtra’s City the proposed international Trans Harbour Link Corridor mandatory in
Mumbai
and
Industrial
airport in Navi Mumbai.
(MTHL) to the airport. The
Development
Corporation (CIDCO) has In order to take care of target date for completion ow on RTOs in Mumbai
is 2021.The road will
planned a second coastal nodal traffic, a service road region will have to
road for Navi Mumbai that has also been proposed have an intelligent traffic Nensure that brand
will connect Kharghar to alongside. This will ensure control system along with new cars are fitted with High-
Amra Marg at Panvel, which unobstructed traffic a provision of RCC service Security Number plates (HSNP)
will also provide access to movements from Mumbai duct. which are fool-proof registration
plates with chromium-based
holograms. A circular with
directives on implementation of
the new plates has been issued
to all 50 RTOs in the state.
For existing vehicles, old
number plates have to be
replaced with the new ones.
Once numbers are embossed
on new plates, they will have
to go through scrutiny of RTO
inspectors who will stamp
approval before dispatching RC
(registration certificate) book.
The move has been initiated
by the Centre to curb vehicle
theft and ensure that uniformity
of number plates. HSNSP will
also ensure that user do not
tamper with the plate or change
the font type or size. The vehicle
dealers will also have to update
the security codes of each plate
on the Vahan portal so that
the same can be accessed by
‘Pink Cabs’ for women enforcement agencies across
the country by merely scanning
est Bengal Chief drivers to Rs 1.5 lakh from Rs transport department to the number plate.
Minister Mamata 1 lakh under the Gatidhara encourage youths to buy
WBanerjee recently scheme. Gatidhara is a self- small vehicles and use them
launched ‘Pink Cabs’ in employment scheme of the for earning livelihood.
the city as a safer mode of
transport for women. Driven
by and for women, the
white and pink cars would
run on app-based platforms.
The government will hike
the subsidy for women

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