Bengaluru paying Rs 20,000 crore in lost productivity due to congestion on roads, says IT Minister Priyank Kharge
Priyank Kharge on Thursday said Bengaluru was suffering an annual loss of Rs 20,000 crore because of congestion on roads. «But this is consistent across all urban cities worldwide,» the minister said after launching traffic quality index (TQI), a dashboard developed by employee commute platform MoveInSync. The index will provide an indicative score of the traffic problem in an area or in a city, the Bengaluru-based startup said.
Traffic congenstion, he added, was a global issue especially in rapidly growing cities where this phenomena was cosistent. «Cognestion is not only about slow movingtraffic, but it can have serious economic and and development impact,» Kharge explained, adding that the initative is commendable bringing all stakeholder together.
Currently up and running in Bengaluru, Mumbai, NCR, Hyderabad, and Chennai, the TQI is built on 15 years of data that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance decongestion efforts and make commuting safer to unlock the further growth potential of businesses and livability in a region, the company said in a statement.
Aarin Capital chairman TV Mohandas Pai said the biggest challenge was the lack of interaction between government and citizens. “There is no one solution that can make traffic better, but a combination of better planning, infrastructure, footpaths, and improved metro infrastructure is necessary. Cities today need an overall plan with a vision for improvement over the next five years.”
Using the index, just like weather apps, individuals can plan
