Delhi government to partner with IIIT Delhi for improving urban mobility

The Delhi government will set up a centre for sustainable mobility in partnership with IIIT Delhi for finding solutions to problems of urban mobility, officials said on Wednesday.

Transport Commissioner, Delhi, Ashish Kundra said a memorandum of understanding was signed for the purpose with Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT Delhi) on Tuesday.

"Memorandum of understanding signed today with @IIITDelhi to establish a centre for sustainable mobility in partnership with @TransportDelhi @pravesh @kgahlot. Urban mobility problems to be addressed in partnership with academia," he said in a tweet.

Transport minister Kailash Gahlot said several breakthrough initiatives of the Kejriwal government like open transit data, integrating bus data with Google maps and One Delhi app were technically supported by an IIIT Delhi team.

He expressed confidence that the partnership will help Delhi achieve more milestones in smart and reliable transport.