28.5.13

Ahmedabad BRTS gets more awards


Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL) which operates Bus Rapid Transit System in Ahmedabad received two awards at 60th L'Union internationale des transports publics (UITP) world Congress held in Geneva. UITP is the international association of public transport.


AJL-AMC and Cept University jointly received an award in the category of “UITP India Political Commitment Award” and “Design Award for BRTS.” Cept University has designed the BRTS in the city.
The award was accepted by Arjav Shah, deputy municipal commissioner and Shivanand Swamy, executive director, Cept University. Shah is also the transport manager of BRTS. The award was given by Peter Hendy, president, UITP.
Ahmedabad Janmarg Ltd has won many accolades for the implementation of a sustainable BRTS operation in the past. AJL has 67 km operational route with 136 buses (including 35 AC buses) and gets about 1.30 lakh passengers on an average per day. The BRTS has so far received several awards. Among those received by the government of India include “Best Mass Transit Rapid System Project - 2009” and an “Award for Excellence in the category of Best ITS Project – 2011” and “Best Innovation Project Towards Improvement in Urban Mobility in the City of Ahmedabad through New Technological Innovations in Janmarg BRTS – 2010.”
Internationally, it has got “Sustainable Transport Award – 2010” at Washington DC, USA and “Outstanding Innovations in Public Transportation – 2010” from UITP, Germany. It has also received the international award for design – “Daring Ambition Award and Knowledge and Research Award – 2011” at 59th UITP World Congress, Dubai and the "Momentum For Change 2012" by United Nations in the ‘light house’ activities conference, held on December 5, 2012 at Doha, Qatar.

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