To take the country’s vast national highways and
expressways to the next level of modernization, India is looking for adopting ‘Intelligent
Transport System’ across the country with an investment outlay of $ one trillion
being allocated for the next five year plan.
Dr. C.P. Joshi, the Union Minister for Road Transport &
Highways while addressing at the “First Plenary Session of the 15th Annual
Conference organised by the ITS - Canada and the Indo-Canada Business Council”
on the theme ‘Transportation in
Transition towards a new Digital Economy’ in Cubec, highlighted plans
of India for development and modernisation of road networks using information
technology.
The minister is on an official visit to Canada on the
invitation from Denis Label, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure &
Communication, Government of Canada from 10-13 June.
Acknowledging that India has to travel a long distance before coming up with a full Intelligent Transport System, the Minister emphasized that Canadian expertise in these areas will enable India to achieve the goal through enhanced cooperation, technology transfer and capacity building programmes under the MoU signed between India and Canada.
Dr. Joshi informed that the objectives of India’s plans for adopting the Intelligent Transport System are manifold which include collation, development and management of a huge networked and compatible database on various aspects of transport, road infrastructure and regulatory aspects of transport logistics like national register for standardised database of all registered vehicles, data on driving licenses and permits issued, road safety related data etc. with intelligent and dynamic user interface with various agencies including enforcement agencies.
Acknowledging that India has to travel a long distance before coming up with a full Intelligent Transport System, the Minister emphasized that Canadian expertise in these areas will enable India to achieve the goal through enhanced cooperation, technology transfer and capacity building programmes under the MoU signed between India and Canada.
Dr. Joshi informed that the objectives of India’s plans for adopting the Intelligent Transport System are manifold which include collation, development and management of a huge networked and compatible database on various aspects of transport, road infrastructure and regulatory aspects of transport logistics like national register for standardised database of all registered vehicles, data on driving licenses and permits issued, road safety related data etc. with intelligent and dynamic user interface with various agencies including enforcement agencies.
The programme envisages real-time logistic, dynamic mobility
applications in respect of road condition, traffic congestion, vehicle
movements, tracking vehicles and watching and containing accidents along the
highways and expressways, especially at black spots by extensive use of
GIS-based applications. Environment-friendly logistics and capturing of the
relevant data on pollution, impact on environment by the road development, road
conditions, weather etc. are also on the agenda included in the Intelligent
Transport and green transport logistics in India.
The Conference was attended by Ministers of various Governments, industry representatives, non-government organisations and academic institutions and had extensive discussions on understanding the options and best practices, advanced technical approaches for adopting Intelligent Transport System as a tool in the tough economic scenario, a government release said.
The Conference was attended by Ministers of various Governments, industry representatives, non-government organisations and academic institutions and had extensive discussions on understanding the options and best practices, advanced technical approaches for adopting Intelligent Transport System as a tool in the tough economic scenario, a government release said.
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