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18th Urban Mobility India
Conference inaugurated in Gurugram.
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On 7 November, the 18th
Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference and Exhibition was inaugurated by Union
Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal in Gurugram, Haryana.
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The three-day event,
organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs through the Institute of
Urban Transport (India), is being organised in collaboration with the
Government of Haryana and Gurugram Metro Rail Limited.
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The theme for this year
is “Urban Development and Mobility Nexus”.
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The conference aims to
explore integrated planning and sustainable transport solutions to enhance
urban mobility in Indian cities.
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The conference will
feature 8 technical sessions, 8 roundtables and 2 plenaries.
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The focus of the
conference is on creating an equitable and sustainable transport system in line
with the objectives of the National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP), 2006.
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The conference also aims
to identify practical and scalable mobility solutions that can reduce travel
time and costs for urban residents.
