A delegation of Japanese corporate giant Nippon Electronic Company (NEC) met Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel here on Friday and expressed interest in working smart city, transport and road safety sectors in Chhattisgarh.
“Chhattisgarh needs research-based IT solution providing institution. If the corporation (NEC) takes initiative in this direction then it will be welcomed,” the Chief Minister stated.
Deputy Managing Director, NEC Masaharu Hasegawa, in the meeting informed that NEC is one of the fortune 500 companies which has over 64,000 IT, ITEC patents. The company is known for ICT innovation and is currently working in the traffic safety, BRTS, bus service sector along with Aadhar.
He informed that the company wants to work in the sector of road safety, smart city and transport in Chhattisgarh. It was also informed in the meeting that in 2017 about 4,500 people and in 2018, about 5,000 people were killed in road accidents. Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Gaurav Dwivedi, Principal Secretary Commerce and Industries along with other key officials took part in the meeting.