Experts from various metro rail corporations gathered on Friday at the second metro seminar organised by the Association of Public Transport (UITP) in collaboration with Delhi Metro Rail Corporations (DMRC) on building sustainable cities, with the Union Urban Affairs secretary urging the public transport sector to promote use of indigenous technology.
The second UITP Indian Metro Seminar saw the presence of the Secretary to Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and Chairman, DMRC, Durga Shankar Mishra, Managing Director of DMRC, Mangu Singh, organised, Vijay kumar Singh, Managing Director of National Capital region Transport Corporation (NCRTC).
Secretary to Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and Chairman, DMRC, Durga Shankar Mishra urged the urban public transport systems to promote indigenous technology.
The secretary also informed about I-Metros, a platform launched to facilitate exchange of information, knowledge and best practices in the sector. “The I-Metros is the Indian version of CoMET”, said Mishra.
