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FUTURE WITH IN BETTER PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE
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W ith the Indian Transportation Network growing ever larger , The Economic Times saw the need to cultivate a platform for industry big-wigs , environmentalists , researchers , transport industries and various stakeholders to discuss the greenhouse gas effect to address environmental issues and decrease their dependence on oil as a source of fuel . The Economic Times Smart Mobility Summit 2017 , held at The Taj , New Delhi , saw prominent industry experts aimed to lay down a blueprint for the future , driven by innovation and the vision to provide cleaner , safer and faster transportation infrastructure .
The initiative retorted with resolutions for the transportation sector that requires constant restructuring and new age solutions . With a strong bequest established with the past summits on Transportation , ET Edge continues to fuel the nation ’ s growth with visionaries across Industries , likeAmitabh Kant , CEO , NITI Aayog , Greg Moran , Co-Founder &
CEO , Zoomcar , Vikramjiet Roy , Managing Director , Maccaferri India , Dr Kamal Soi , Member at National Road Safety Council - Ministry of Road Transport & Highways & several others for the said summit .
Commenting on the summit , Deepak Lamba , President , Times Strategic Solutions , said ,“ The objective is to create the largest and most relevant forum in the country that creates the effective platform for discussing issue pertaining to transportation network of the country . It also aims to bring the government together with private players , corporates and consultants for the betterment of the nation . This indication of significant challenges requires a crucial address that will be initiated at summit , which brings together all key note speakers on a shared platform to discuss optimal solutions .”
Highlighting the efforts undertaken by the Government to take the transportation infrastructure in the country to the next level Amitabh Kant , CEO , NITI Aayogsaid ,