Orientation Programme on Urban transportation reforms for clean and liveable cities: March 22 – 24, 2011

     
The orientation programme during March 22 – 24, 2011 brought together a select group of policy makers from different cities of India. These include Nanded, Maharashtra; Mumbai; Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh; Kolkata, Kozhikode, Kerala; Kottayam, Kerala; Korba, Chattisgarh; Chennai and Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The objective of this forum is to promote good regulatory practices in air quality and mobility management. Cities have already begun to develop action plans in response to the air quality management policies, National Urban Transport Policy and the reform agenda of the JNNURM to achieve clean air and sustainable mobility. These along with the state level transportation and clean air action plans have created the policy opportunity for change. This forum facilitated interaction with a select group of experts and resource persons to capture the learning in the region as well as demonstrate change through field based case studies.
     
List of participants    
     

Mr. Vinod S. Jichkar
Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Regional Transport Office, Nanded, Maharashtra

Mr. D. V. Modak
Assistant Regional Transport Officer, Regional Transport Office, Mumbai (West), Maharashtra

Dr. Mukesh Sharma
Environment Officer, Nagar Nigam Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

Mr. Raj Kumar Dwivedi
HRD Officer,  Nagar Nigam Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

Ms. Rama Sinha Baral
Deputy Director,  Design Circle, Project Planning Unit, Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority, Kolkata, West Bengal

Mr. Rajeev Puthalath
Regional Transport Officer, Motor Vehicle Department, Regional Transport Office, Vatakara, Kozhikode, Kerala

 

Mr. T. J. Thomas
Regional Transport Officer, Motor Vehicle Department, Sub R.T. Office, Changanassery, Kottayam, Kerala

Mr. Anupam Tiwari
Assistant Engineer, Korba Municipal Corporation,  Korba, Chattisgarh

Mr. M. Sreedhar
Regional Transport Officer, Transport Department, Regional Transport Office (West), Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Mr. G. Sampath Kumar
Motor Vehicle Inspector, Transport Department, Unit Office, Thambaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Mr. P. R. Belwariar
Regional Manager, Noida City Operations, Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Mr. Sandeep Raizada
Service Manager, Noida City Operations, Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation,Noida, Uttar Pradesh

 

 

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