{"id":1013,"date":"2017-08-28T08:44:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T08:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/niti-aayog-extends-its-support-to-irfs\/"},"modified":"2018-06-12T06:47:12","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T01:17:12","slug":"niti-aayog-extends-its-support-to-irfs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/niti-aayog-extends-its-support-to-irfs\/","title":{"rendered":"NITI AAYOG EXTENDS IT&#8217;s SUPPORT TO IRF\u2019s 18th WORLD ROAD MEETING (WRM2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\">\nNITI AAYOG EXTENDS IT&#8217;s SUPPORT TO IRF\u2019s 18th  WORLD ROAD MEETING (WRM2017)  TO BE HELD IN INDIA FOR THE  FIRST TIME WITH  FOCUS ON \u2018SAFE ROADS AND SMART MOBILITY :THE ENGINES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH\u2019 IN NOVEMBER THIS YEAR<\/p>\n<p>Niti Aayog has extended it&#8217;s support to the forthcoming Four day 18th World Road Meeting  titled CROSSROADS-WRM 2017, being organised by the International Road Federation (IRF) , Geneva during November 14 to 17, 2017, being organised in India for the first time.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-mssbHbZsIuo\/WaQvydHO0pI\/AAAAAAABZHU\/4QjDyDYwW7YerFZxIwQ_ObJ6fCW399bjgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/amitabh%2Bkant.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"183\" data-original-width=\"258\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/amitabhkant.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n\u201cGiven the growing demand for road infrastructure, mobility, and the increasing importance of India as a market for road infrastructure and services, India is a befitting venue for the World Road Meet (WRM) . The chosen theme for WRM \u2013 2017 \u201cSafe Roads and Smart Mobility : The Engines of Economic Growth\u2019\u2019 covers Safe Roads, Smart Mobility and Economic Growth; cherished aspirations across the world. As urbanization gathers pace in the country  I hope the experts attending the meet will be able to find solutions to problme of more road capacity, more traffic, congestion, parking, pollution, traffic accidents and fatalities; all of which negatively affect our quality of life&#8221; said Mr Amitabh Kant, CEO , Niti Aayog in a video message extending support  to WRM 2017.<\/div>\n<div>\n<br \/>&#8220;The WRM \u2013 2017 will explore safe, sustainable, and smart solutions for addressing these and future challenges bring in newer solution and technologies in the country. This global meet will also help in reducing growing road safety and Intelligent Transport System (ITS) technology gap between developed an developing countries&#8221; said Mr Kant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c The Government is all set to adopt newer smart mobility technologies,  whether  in the form of traffic and transport efficiency or customized  mobility or environment friendly mobility and road safety\u201d said Mr Kant <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe WRM, which is held every four years and hosted by the International Road Federation, (IRF) since last 60 years, offers the road engineering and safety experts, transport experts from automotive sector, experts from Intelligent Transport Systems sector  and companies engaged in manufacture of road safety products from across the globe, to come together, meet and discuss issues relevant to road infrastructure and mobility and to exhibit and showcase their products&#8221; said K. K. Kapila, Chairman , International Road Federation , the global body working to make roads safer, sustainable, smarter across the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe International Road Federation\u2019s (IRF) Crossroads-WRM is the global platform to facilitate the cross-pollination of ideas among pioneers, businesses and organizations. By connecting high-tech companies, leading experts in the field and governments, we can make mobility a positive reality for everyone. &#8221; said MR Kapila<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Conference provides an outlet for sharing cutting edge research, best practices and experiences from across the world and is intended to be a premier knowledge event for discussing important issues facing the road, transport and mobility sectors. The theme for the Crossroads WRM 2017 is \u2018\u2019Safe Roads and Smart Mobility: Engines of Economic Growth\u2019\u2019. The conference will include four keynote plenary sessions with eminent and well known speakers, 44 parallel sessions with papers from academics and practitioners from across the world, and four sessions dedicated to the IRF Young Professionals to present papers.\u201d He added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndia, one of the fastest growing economies in the world requires and is attracting massive investments in the transport infrastructure. The IRF\u2019s WRM will also provide an important occasion for potential investors to partner and participate in the immense opportunities that the country has to offer.\u201d Said Mr Kapila.<\/p>\n<p>  \u201cThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, (MoRTH)  Government of India has already extended it\u2019s support to WRM \u2013 2017. The Ministry stands committed to achieve 50 per cent reduction of road deaths in the country by 2020 as it is a signatory to the UN decade of action for road safety. Pursuant to the invitation extended by the Hon. Minister of Road Transport to the Transport Ministers of various countries at the Mid-Term Review Conference held in November 2015 at Brazil, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways proposes to hold a concurrent global transport Ministerial Conclave on \u201cEradicating Road Deaths by 2040\u201c on November 13, 2017  in New Delhi, a day prior to WRM 2017. Transport Ministers from More than 150 countries are expected to attend the meet\u201d said Mr Kapila.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe major highlight  of WRM 2017 will be an exhibition showcasing state-of-the-art technologies on road safety and traffic regulations  including control systems, communication and navigation devices,  driver training systems, Intelligent Transport System (ITS) Access Control, Barriers, Vehicle Detection, Speed Cameras, License Plate Recognition, Vehicle Classification, Fibre Optics, Road Signs, Highway Infrastructure, latest parking technologies,   Road Building, Road Marking &amp; Equipment, Street Lighting, Parking, Pay &amp; Display, Traffic Management, Display Systems, Traffic Monitoring, and Traffic Control  Signalling.\u201d Said Mr Kapila<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NITI AAYOG EXTENDS IT&#8217;s SUPPORT TO IRF\u2019s 18th WORLD ROAD MEETING (WRM2017) TO BE HELD IN INDIA FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH FOCUS ON \u2018SAFE ROADS AND SMART MOBILITY :THE ENGINES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH\u2019 IN NOVEMBER THIS YEAR Niti Aayog has extended it&#8217;s support to the forthcoming Four day 18th World Road Meeting titled CROSSROADS-WRM 2017, being organised by the International Road Federation (IRF) , Geneva during November 14 to 17, 2017, being organised in India for the first time. \u201cGiven the growing demand for road infrastructure, mobility, and the increasing importance of India as a market for road infrastructure <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[8,1879],"class_list":["post-1013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-update","tag-news-events","tag-update","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1013"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16864,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1013\/revisions\/16864"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}