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IRSDC inks agreement Water Metro terminal at Fort Kochi
with France he long pending boat terminal, to have a last mile connectivity, Kochi

he Indian Railway Station at Fort Kochi, a part of the Kochi Metro will team up with the Cochin
Development Corporation (IRSDC) TWater Metro project has finally Smart Mission Ltd (CSML) to develop
Thas inked a tripartite agreement received a go ahead following a study by the area. The team has carried out
with the French National Railways SNCF the Department of Ocean Engineering, studies to check about the possibility
and French Development Agency AFD. IIT Madras. The Metro body has put up of constructing the terminal at existing
According to the deal, funds worth a clarification stating that the project RoRO Jetty. KMRL held discussions with
seven lakh euros will be pumped will not be any hindrance to the iconic the owners of the Chinese fishing nets
in by the French Agency to aid the Chinese fishing nets in the area. and the study report was handed over
governments ambitious railway station The study included simulation study to them. The fishing net owners are also
development program. The funding to assess navigational safety, wind & convinced that their nets would not be
will be in-kind grant financing which wave hindcasting study and weather damaged. The Water Metro terminals
will be carried out through SNCF-Hubs. downtime analysis. This study was carried would be fully modernized. The project
Connexions will act as a Technical out to assess the weather conditions consists of a modern fare collection
Partner to the IRSDC in the platform and navigational safety, which are a system, centralised operations, Kochi1
development program. prominent part when it comes to check card, automated crowd control and
the maneuverability of boats. With plans public spaces.

Intelligent Mobility 2019 Summit

rost & Sullivan is set to launch Intelligent Mobility Summit aims to bring and technology-led disruptions along with
Intelligent Mobility symposium in all key stakeholders in the automotive unparalleled industry insights on a broad
FIndia on September 11, 2019 at Le and non-automotive space together on range of topics such as:
Meridien, New Delhi. The summit aims a common platform to share and discuss • Digital Transformation and emergence
to bring together industry leaders and innovative ideas and solutions to make of new business models
visionaries to discuss and explore new Mobility seamless.”
business models accelerating a vision of The plenary sessions will share insights • Ecosystem Development in the Indian
integrated, intelligent, and multimodal on the development of an ecosystem that auto industry: stakeholder opportunities
mobility in India. will enable industry stakeholders including for collaboration with non-automotive
On the launch in India, Sarwant Singh, educational institutions to contribute to participants
Managing Partner, Frost & Sullivan said developing affordable and innovative • Connected, Autonomous, Shared
“The mobility space in India has seen solutions for the Indian market. These and Electric mobility technologies in
exciting developments in the past 12 sessions will also throw light on the India: Opportunities for collaborative
months with the emergence of new need to collaborate with young start-ups development
business models. With the government’s active in data analytics to share data and • Vehicle Lifecycle Management:
emphasis on electrification driving generate valuable information that can be
collaborative development in the space of used to understand customer preferences purchase journey, ownership
shared mobility, we are heading toward a and expectations better. management and second life
dynamic phase of transformative mobility.” Mobility experts will share unique opportunities
Talking about the future of mobility in insights on how the role of the automotive Frost & Sullivan will also recognize
India, Kaushik Madhavan, Vice President, value chain will evolve as we see service, India’s leading edge companies
Mobility Practice, Frost & Sullivan, said, maintenance and second life being demonstrating business innovation and
“Mobility in India will be driven by the bundled into a common overarching corporate excellence in the mobility space
need to make transportation affordable, value proposition. It will also address at the 2019 Mobility Awards Banquet to
efficient and shared. In this direction, the challenges, ever-expanding opportunities be held in the evening on the same day.

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