The Hindu 22.06.2010
IITs to help in planning urban transport system
Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI: The Urban Development Ministry has roped in some premier technology institutions to help in planning the urban transport system.
Memoranda of Understanding were signed on Monday with IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, NIT Warangal and the CEPT University, Ahmedabad, to set up centres of excellence over the next four years.
The Rs. 31.31crore-project will focus on urban transport design, intelligent traffic systems and rapid bus transport management.
The centres will focus on applied research, run postgraduate programmes to meet the requirement of highly skilled professionals, train government officials, publish research papers and create a database on urban transport practices in the country, according to Urban Development Secretary M. Ramachandran.
