Smart City Updates
Inter-modal transit hubs to be set in Nagpur and Varanasi
Nagpur and Varanasi are the two cities selected to have inter-modal transit hubs out of its 15 contender states. Inter-modal transit hub being one-stop location for railways, buses, metro, water transit, taxis and auto-rickshaws helps commuters to switch from one to another mode of communication. The hubs will be operated by a special purpose vehicle between the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways through the National Highways Authority of India, Ministry of Railways and the respective state governments. SPV, the state government, Railways and NHAI would unitedly bear the expenses and a private house would operate the hub under the hybrid annuity mode.
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