Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will give a concessional credit of ₹500 crores for more brilliant versatility venture in Chennai to create Intelligent Transport Systems for productive traffic the board framework to facilitate the city's blockage and advance monetary development.

The target of the undertaking under the understanding is to build a proficient traffic framework to satisfy expanding traffic needs in Chennai Metropolitan region by introducing Intelligent Transport Systems and to alleviate gridlock and monetary development, an organization articulation said. The Official Development Assistance (ODA) understanding for the undertaking was marked between Sujan R Chinoy, Ambassador of India to Japan, and Junichi Yamada, Senior Vice-President, JICA, in Tokyo, says a public statement from JICA. Chennai Smart City Ltd is the executing organization of the venture, which will see establishments under three heads — Traffic Management System, Bus Systems and Traffic Information System.

Facilitating traffic

The ITS-based traffic signal framework will profit street clients — from private vehicle clients to clients of an open vehicle, cyclists and people on foot. This task will be executed inside option to proceed on existing street organize in Chennai, and won't influence the city's characteristic or social condition. The venture will enhance the manner in which traffic signals work and decrease long vehicle lines at the city's primary crossing points. It will likewise give traffic data visual message signs or LED show sheets, particularly for transport clients.

The ODA credit's conditions are concessional at 1.5 per cent financing cost for venture exercises and 0.01 per cent loan cost for counselling administration, and 30 years of the reimbursement period, including 10 years of elegance period, says the delivery. Takema Sakamoto, Chief Representative, JICA India office, in the delivery, stated, traffic in Chennai has risen steeply with fast urbanization and the city is inclined to overwhelming gridlocks. While metro trains are one of the arrangements, and JICA has been supporting Chennai's advancement through ODA Loans, the organization is stepping forward by acquainting this new undertaking with improving portability through the assistance of Information and Communication Technology-based framework.

JICA has been proactively supporting Chennai Metro's advancement through ODA credits. We are stepping forward by acquainting this new task with improve portability." JICA India Office, Chief Representative, Takema Sakamoto said. The undertaking would upgrade the manner in which traffic signals work, diminishing long lines at city's fundamental convergences", he stated, including, moderating gridlock would prompt viable use of the street framework.

Notwithstanding this task, JICA has additionally broadened ₹11,000 crores in concessional ODA advances more than five tranches since 2008 for improvement of around 52.4 km metro rail framework in Chennai, the delivery said.