CALCUTTA URBAN TRANS

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The purpose of the project is to improve the efficiency of transport services provided by public and private operators in the Calcutta Metropolitan District. It would accomplish this by: (i) introducing a series of policy and administrative measures designed to improve management in CSTC and CTC and to facilitate and improve private bus operations; (ii) supporting a program of physical investments by CSTC, CTC and CMDA to expand and rehabilitate the physical plant of the bus and tram undertakings, ease traffic congestion in the CMD, and improve road and travelling conditions for transport operators and passengers; and (iii) providing technical assistance to CTC, CSTC, and CMDA to facilitate project implementation, transport planning, and project monitoring and evaluation.