Japan offers to assist India on Intelligent Transport Systems

Japan has offered to assist India in developing Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in urban areas of the country.
The two countries identified new areas of cooperation in urban development sector at the end of a day-long meeting of India-Japan Joint Working Group, that concluded late last evening.
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Tourism will assist in developing architecture, capacity development with respect to ITS, besides help in developing Ring Roads in major cities such as Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad.
It will also hold working-level meetings and exchange of knowledge in earthquake resistant construction technology.
India has suggested sharing information on sewage networks including water re-use and continued sharing of experiences in the field of urban transport.

The ninth meeting of the Joint Working Group on Urban Development will be held in Japan next year.