RITES to Submit Final CMP in a Month’s Time
RITEs Proposes UNIFIED METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT AUTHORITY (UMTA)
Press Release
A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Sh. Dharam Pal, Adviser to the Administrator to discuss the Comprehensive mobility plan for tricity prepared by M/s Rites Ltd.
A presentation was made by M/s RITES Ltd. today before the Adviser to the Administrator, Secretary Transport, Finance Secretary, SSP Traffic & Security, Director Transport, Chief Engineer, Chief Architect and other officials from Mohali & Panchkula regarding the CMP prepared by them.
The mobility plan divided in Short, medium and long term transport improvement proposals highlighted the components of parkings, junction improvements, pedestrian infrastructure improvement plan, road infrastructure, city bus system, inter modal interchanges and integrated freight complexes.
The agency presented its report on the basis of the household survey conducted in the region and identified major travel corridors in the tricity to reduce the vehicular congestion and improve the mobility on these routes.
For operation of the city bus routes network in Mohali and Panchkula, a meeting will be called with the representatives of Mohali Depot and Panchkula Depot for integrating the city bus routes of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali.
RITES has also proposed formation of Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) to ensure coordination among various institutions and formulation implementation of major schemes and initiatives to improve the traffic situation and mobility in the city.
The Comprehensive mobility report presented will be updated as per the observations received by all stakeholders and to be submitted within a months time which will be further discussed under the chairmanship of Administrator Chandigarh with Chief Administrator, HUDA and Chief Administrator GMADA for further implementation of the report.
