Kochi wins the Most Sustainable Transport System Award at 17 UMI 2024
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Kochi city of Kerala has won the City with the Most Sustainable Transport System award at the 17th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference & Exhibition 2024. The award winners in the various categories were felicitated at the 17th Urban Mobility Conference and Exhibition held at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on 27 October 2024.
The valedictory session of the 17th Urban Mobility India Conference & Exhibition 2024
was addressed by the Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal Khattar.
At the 17th Urban Mobility India Conference and Exhibition, companies/institutions in the urban transport business from India and abroad participated. Around 2200 delegates, including more than 50 from abroad, showcased their latest urban transport technologies at the conference.
Organiser of the 17th Urban Mobility India Conference & Exhibition 2024?
The Urban Mobility India Conference & Exhibition 2024 was organised by the Institute of Urban Transport (India) under the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in partnership with the Gujarat government and the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.
It was held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, from 25-27 October 2024.
Theme of the 17th Urban Mobility India Conference & Exhibition 2024
The 17th Urban Mobility India Conference & Exhibition 2024 theme was "Standardisation and Optimisation of Urban Transport Solutions”.
About the Urban Mobility India Conference and Exhibiton
Since 2008, the Union Ministry for Housing and Urban Affairs has been organising the annual Urban Mobility India Conference and Exhibition. The Conference seeks to bring together the government, companies, and other stakeholders of the urban transport system to devise a modern, eco-friendly, and efficient urban transport system.
The Urban Mobility India Conference and Exhibition are held in different cities of India.
New Delhi hosted the 16th Urban Mobility Conference and Exhibition in 2023.
The 18th Urban Mobility India Conference and Exhibition will be held in Gurugram, Haryana, in 2025.
Award winners at the 17th Urban Mobility India Conference and Exhibition 2024
The Union Ministry for Housing and Urban Affairs has instituted awards in various categories for the State/Union Territory’s urban public transport authorities.
Following is the list of the award winners and their categories.
|
Serial Number |
Category |
Winner City |
Winner Organisation |
|
1 |
City with the Most Sustainable Transport System |
Kochi |
Kochi Metro Rail Corporation |
|
2 |
City with the Best Public Transport System; |
Bhubaneshwar |
Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT |
|
3 |
City with the Best Non-Motorized Transport System |
Srinagar |
Srinagar Smart City Limited |
|
4 |
City with the Best Safety and Security System & Record |
Gandhinagar |
Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation |
|
5 |
City with the Best Intelligent Transport System (ITS) |
Surat |
Surat Municipal Corporation |
|
6 |
City with the Most Innovative Financing Mechanism |
Jammu |
Jammu Smart City Limited |
|
7 |
City with Best Record of Public Involvement in Transport |
Bengaluru |
Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation |
|
8 |
Metro Rail with the Best Multimodal Integration |
Bengaluru |
Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited |
|
9 |
Metro Rail with the Best Passenger Services and Satisfaction |
Mumbai |
Mumbai Metro One Private Limited |
