The daily commuting experience of urban transport users will be upgraded by several notches with a common authority, UMTA, that will not only standardize but also coordinate various modes of transport ...

The prospects of the formation of the Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) for Pune appears distant as of now, because the state government is still "considering'' the proposal. Pune ...

Ultimately, UMTA needs professionals from various spheres, including urban planning and transport, to ensure modernisation of the sector as in Singapore, Malaysia, and London. This will help in ...

A road map for the Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA), proposed alongside Kochi Metro, is likely to evolve by Thursday. A two-day workshop being organised by the Kochi Metro Rail Limited ...

BENGALURU:When you get off the metro or local train and want to catch an auto or bus, how far do you have to walk? Where do you board a bus and which route do you take? These are the perpetual last ...

KOCHI: The proposal to set up an Urban Metropolitan Transport Authority, a single agency that will plan and regulate the entire urban transport system in Kochi, still awaits the government’s approval.

BENGALURU: Deputy Chief Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan on Friday said the government was committed to improving the city’s infrastructure and for this, a Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority ...