Three sub-committees formed to help shape CUMTA

C Shivakumar

Chennai:

After the formation of a 14-member executive committee, the state government has constituted three new sub-committees to help shape Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (CUMTA).

Sources told Express that the three sub-committees, which will function under the Executive Committee of the CUMTA, would look into resource mobilisation strategies, traffic infrastructure and promotion of non-motorised transport and integration of public transport modes.

Sources said the sub-committee on integration of public transport modes will work on the integration of the operations of various public modes of transport to complement each other and will be headed by managing director Chennai Metro Rail. The constituent members include representatives from metropolitan transport corporation, southern railway, Chennai Metro Rail, mono rail and Commissionerate of Transport Department. 

Similarly, the sub-committee on resource mobilisation strategies will work on raising resources for CUMTA.  The Committee headed by the finance secretary and constituent members include representatives from MTC, Southern Railway, CMRL, Mono Rail and Chennai Corporation Commissioner. 

The sub-committee on infrastructure improvement and promotion of Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) will work on the enhancement or improving of share of operations of the NMT and also improving the road infrastructure.  The Committee will be headed by Chennai Corporation Commissioner and co-chaired by the Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) and other members besides representative from Chennai City Connect.

The formation of  three sub-committees comes in the wake of formation of 14-member executive committee headed by the state chief secretary. The executive committee is to closely monitor and resolve operational and coordination issues of CUMTA, which was notified by the state government on December 2010.