Govt planning transport authority to drive multimodal corridors

The government is planning to set up an integrated transport planning authority for faster and comprehensive planning among multiple transport ministries such as highways, railways, and shipping & ports.

- DHRUVAKSH SAHA

This will enable corridor-based development and speed up connectivity works.

“There is a connectivity planning document for the next decade. Moreover, the government is in the process of planning an integrated transport planning authority, which will convert the current structure into a robust institutional framework that will be able to drive convergence and long-term planning across modes of transport,” R Lakshmanan, joint secretary at the ministry of ports, said at the India Maritime Week here.

There have been successful examples from other countries on this, he added. Business Standard had first reported the deliberations on the integrated authority on April 9.