To contribute in reducing urban traffic congestion, NITI Aayog signs SoI with International Road Federation, Geneva

New Delhi, September 22: The pollution in India rises every year with an escalating graph. The congestion in the cities have increased double the time in just a decade. And now, the situation is so bad that the traffic has become an unmanageable task for the city police. In a bid to control the bad traffic and cut air pollution levels, National Institute of Transforming India (NITI) and International Road Federation (IRF Geneva) have signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) to cooperate in the field of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). 

 

The objective of the SoI is to create a national platform, involving all relevant Government of India stakeholders, Indian and foreign companies active in the sector, and relevant technical experts for the purpose of developing a National ITS Policy covering: 

1) Traffic Management, 

2) Parking Management, 

3) Electronic Enforcement of Traffic Rules and Regulations, 

4) Fleet Management and Monitoring, 

5) Innovation in the field of ITS, and 

6) Education in the field of ITS. 

The objectives of this national ITS Policy will be to contribute to reducing urban traffic congestion, improving the situation around parking of vehicles in cities, improving road safety, and improving the security of passenger and goods traffic. The work of this national platform will provide a coherent and consistent National ITS Policy covering domains such as traffic and parking management, enforcement, and security. 

 

IRF Geneva: The International Road Federation is a global not-for-profit organization, headquartered in Washington, DC since 1948 and supported by regional offices throughout the world. IRF serves a network of public and private sector members in more than 70 countries by providing world-class knowledge resources, advocacy services, and continuing education programs which together offer a global marketplace for best practices and industry solutions. The IRF seeks to promote the benefits of a sustainable road transport infrastructure at all levels of society.