13th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference inaugurated

Question 1

Organized by whom?

Answer 1

Flagship event under Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Question 2

genesis of UMI is from?

Answer 2

National Urban Transport Policy of the Government of India, 2006 (NUTP)

Question 3

What is NUTP?

Answer 3

• Under ministry of Urban Development(MOUD)
• Policy objective:Safe,affordable,quick access to jobs,education,shopping and other need of increasing urban residents of our cities.Also acknowledged road congestion & air pollution

Question 4

What are the stratergies proposed by NUTP?

Answer 4

• Increasing efficiency of road space by favouring public transport
• using traffic management instruments to improve traffic performance
• limiting growth of private vehicular traffic
• technological improvements in vehicles and fuels to reduce vehicle emissions.