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Projects under New guidelines for signages on NH
implementation he Ministry of Road signage, according to relevant
Transport and Highways Indian Road Congress IRC
ccording to Union Minister T has issued new guidelines codes and guidelines. Pictorial
Nitin Gadkari, a total of for road signage on National representations will be
A202 national highway Highways and Expressways to accompanied by a multilingual
projects with 6,270 km in length, enhance road safety. There is a approach to convey essential
are at the implementation move to increase the readability messages effectively. There
stage in the country. Apart & visibility of road signage and will be emphasis on promoting
from these, another 42 NH ensure that crucial information better lane discipline via
projects of length 474 km are is readily visible. Recently, strategic positioning with
at the bidding stage, and 11 MoRTH has conducted a intuitive guidance to drivers and
NH projects of length 245 km review on the provision of minimizing traffic congestion.
are at the stage of declaration
of Appointed Date in the state
of Maharashtra. Incentives for urban planning
he Centre has announced urban planners in adequate
financial incentives of Rs numbers and this provision
T 15,000 crore for the states has been mandatorily linked to
and UTs for the current financial the special capital assistance
year to take up projects such as to states during the current
transit oriented development financial year.
(TOD), town planning schemes The guidelines specify that
and slum redevelopments. cities having more than 40
Ministry of Housing and Urban lakh population must have at
Affairs Secretary Manoj Joshi least five urban planners, three
had stated at the National for cities with 10 lakh plus
Urban Planning Conclave, that population. Similarly, cities
nearly half of the states and having five lakh to 10 lakh and
most of the cities do not have less than five lakh population
urban planners. There is a need must have at least two and one
for all states and cities to have town planners respectively.
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