No. IUT/47/ES-BSD/2009

INSTITUTE OF URBAN TRANSPORT

Subject: Appointment of Executive Secretary in place of Shri B. S. Diwan.

            The Governing Council in their meeting held on 7.4.2010 decided to accept the ‘Quit Notice’ of Shri B. S. Diwan from the post of Executive Secretary and accordingly he will quit on 30.6.2010.  It was also decided that process of appointment of the successor of Shri Diwan may be taken up as per the established procedure.

2. Accordingly, a request for the post of Executive Secretary was put on the website with Terms of Reference, as in the Annexure-I enclosed.

3. A News Item was also inserted in the April Issue of the Newsletter inviting applications for the post of Executive Secretary and the last date of receipt of applications for the post was indicated as 31st May, 2010.

4. Though a number of enquiries were made, but only one application was received by 31st May, 2010

5. It has accordingly been decided to request the IUT members to suggest name(s) of possible candidate for the post of Executive Secretary.  Suggestions may be made by 14th June, 2010 since the selection process is proposed to be completed by 18th June, 2010. 

Invitation to Members of Institute of Urban Transport to assist the Institute in its Work Programme

As the Members of the INSTITUTE OF URBAN TRANSPORT (INDIA) are aware, this Institute was established in May, 1997 as a premier professional non-profit making organization and registered under the Societies Registration Act. to promote, encourage and coordinate the state of the art of urban transport including planning, development, operation, education, research and management and also to organize lectures, seminars, workshop, conferences, etc on subjects pertaining to urban transport. Further, to develop not only proper transport infrastructure but also the sustainable public transport systems for all types of cities, the institute endeavors to address the problems of infrastructure and sustainable urban transport systems in the country.

With the above objectives in view, the Institute has formulated the following work plan for the year 2010, which has been approved by the Governing Council of the Institute at its meeting held on 7th April, 2010:

IIT DELHI has been awarded the work of preparing a “Code of Practice related to urban transport – Urban road cross section standards for Indian cities”.  These Design Guidelines are prepared, considering the current IRC Codes and the current International practices.  The Code of Practice consists of 4 parts: Cross Section Design; Intersection Design; Signage; Road Markings. The draft is ready and is to be discussed at the first review meeting in April 2010. This will be followed by peer review and vetting by an expert committee consisting of professionals and users.

Target                                                                                                  March 2011

Cities are important as they contribute most to GDP. Good transport makes a city efficient by providing mobility to its work force. While some awareness about the importance of good transport exists in large cities and action has been initiated, small and medium size cities (Population 0.5 to 1.0 million) are largely inactive. It is important that such cities also initiate immediate action so that problems do not grow to a level that solutions become complex and expensive. Steps involved in the awareness campaign are as follows;

Target                                                                                            January 2011                                                                     

Research in urban transport in India is being undertaken mainly as an academic exercise without any coordination with each other and without trying to match it with the need of the user. The present system of dissemination of research findings is not focused on the work in the area of urban transport either. The need for coordination and dissemination, however, is accepted by research organizations. Following action plan has therefore emerged;

Target                                                                                             October 2010

The last issue of the journal was published and distributed in December 2009. It is proposed to publish two journals per year in the month of June and December. A publication Committee is in place to undertake this exercise.

Target                                                                        June and December  2010

IUT had started developing its library in the year 2002 when premises were made available in the NBO building. This has slowed down with the loss of those premises. However the process continues.

INVITATION TO MEMBERS

Members of the Institute who are interested to assist the Institute in undertaking the activities envisaged in its Work Plan detailed above, are invited to let then Institute know.  Interested Members may please convey their willingness to be associated with any or some of the items of work plan, together with the nature of their assistance, to the Director General, Institute of Urban Transpsort by e.mail at iutindia@gmail.com or by post at the following address:
Director General,
Institute of Urban Transport India
G Wing, Nirman Bhavan Annexe
Maulana Azad Road New Delhi 110011
Fax; 011-23063499    Tele; 011-23063498