Mumbai: One nation one card scheme to launch for transport modes

Mumbai will soon become the first city in the country to roll out a one card one nation system to boost to the public transportation system where the commuters can use their bank debit card for any mode of transport This move to implement the pilot project comes following a meeting in Mumbai of the representatives of various ministries in the last week of AprilThe one nation one card project is the idea of the Urban Development Ministry This scheme is based on the National Common Mobility Card guidelines of the ministry The scheme was announced by Narendra Modi while he inaugurated the Ahmedabad Metro in March 2019According to Times Now under the scheme the card will have a wallet with a specific amount of money which can be used for travelling as well as retail purchase The agencies in Mumbai like the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport BEST Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority MMRDA and railways are working unanimously to implement Integrated Transportation System ITS ldquoIn the first phase major transport operators such as Railways Metro and BEST will be included while in the second phase it will also be extended for payment of tolls at the nakas on highwaysrdquo the report quotes an official as sayingThe MMRDA has floated tenders on PublicPrivatePartnership basis to implement the Integrated Transportation System An official of the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation stated ldquoAll upcoming construction projects are being planned to be ITScomplaint Besides we are in the process of sending a detailed plan on the mobility card to the railway board for its approvalRecent Events in MumbaiThe Western Railway has come up with a shortterm solution to resolve the issue of pressure on the Churchgateend foot overbridge FOB after the walls of the level crossing were shut at Jogeshwari station WR officials plan to extend the existing middle FOB on the east side to unburden the bridge midday had reported the closing of the walls of the level crossing at the station in its report We are trying to save lives on March 15 A senior official said there was a longterm plan in place but to immediately address the issue they are planning to have an additional entryexit in the existing middle foot overbridge at Jogeshwari station At present the station has three big FOBs one at the Churchgateend connecting eastwest another at the middle connecting the west to the station and the third at the Virarend connecting east and west and the harbour line station through a walkwayAfter the Supreme Court on Monday allowed coastal road contractors and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to continue with the work on the portion where it has already commenced they immediately resumed it The contractors and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC officials had rushed to the SC after the Bombay High Court had stayed reclamation for the construction of the coastal road till June 3 The proposed road connects Marine Drive in South Mumbai to Bandra one of the busiest and most trafficprone routes in the cityCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesStories of the daySeven reasons why Mumbai police want PUBG bannedCat dog found dead in 3BHK Virar flat with 35 petsMumbai Colaba resident finds cockroach inside Dahi VadaPregnant teen husband set on fire by womans kin in AhmednagarMumbai Crime Diamonds worth Rs 1 crore stolen from Charni Road200th birth anniversary of Karl Marx There is a fire in our heartsSupreme Court allows work on Mumbai coastal road to resumeBEST to summon bus makers after one caught fire in GoregaonScientists tell Balbharati to tune out music therapy from new syllabusMumbai Police refuse RTI info to Dharavi dead teens familyMet Gala 2019 Isha Ambani looks stunning in a lavender gownmid day editorial BMC needs to be battle ready this monsoon