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Politics
New Transport Authority Formed to Address Siloed Planning Gaps
✍️ Hindustan Times
🗓 14 Oct 2026, 12:20 AM
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The government has announced the creation of a new transport authority aimed at overcoming fragmented planning across transport modes. It seeks to integrate road, rail and air infrastructure planning.
The government has announced the establishment of a new transport authority to improve coordination in the country's transport sector.
Its main task will be to bridge the siloed planning gaps that have hindered seamless development of road, rail and air projects.
While the move is welcomed as a step toward integrated planning, observers caution that its success will depend on a clear mandate and effective implementation.
Its main task will be to bridge the siloed planning gaps that have hindered seamless development of road, rail and air projects.
While the move is welcomed as a step toward integrated planning, observers caution that its success will depend on a clear mandate and effective implementation.