In last 4 Years, Nagpur has witnessed transformation in urban transport sdctor. Nagpur’s metro is innovative model, which drives 60% power from solar energy. The e-taxi project, methanol bus are other initiative which were started for the first time in country form Nagpur. Such mass rapid transit system based on electricity is need of hour, opined Union Minister of Road Transport, Highways & Shipping Nitin Gadkari in Nagpur.
Gadkari was speaking on the occasion of inaugural session of 11th edition of Urban India Mobility Conference organized by Minister of Housing & Urban affairs, Institute of Urban Transpor & Maha Metro . Union Housing, Urban Affairs (I/C) Hardeep S Puri, Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis, Guardian minister C. Bawankule, Ambassador of France to India Alexander Ziegler, Ambassador of Germany, Dr.Martin Ney, Chief Managing Director, Maha Metro, Nagpur, Dr. Brijesh Dixit, Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, D. S. Mishra, were prominently present on this occasion. The conference is being held from 2 to 4 November in Chitnavis Centre, Civil Lines, Nagpur.
