<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Union Road, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari called upon SCO Member States to collaborate for research and development for effective solutions to contemporary challenges in the road transport sector. </p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">He was chairing the 10th Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Transport Ministers in New Delhi today. Mr. Gadkari said the SCO Transport Ministers can send a collective message affirming their determination to address the challenges of the transport sector. He said, India recently celebrated 75th year of Independence under the theme of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and entered the Amrit Kaal. The Minister added that under the Amrit Kaal, green growth is identified as a key area for reducing carbon intensity of the economy including promotion of green mobility. During the meeting, all the member states supported the concept of cooperation of the SCO Member States to decarbonize transport, promote digital transformation and innovative technologies to achieve greater efficiency and sustainability. A special working group has been established to promote collaboration among member states of the SCO in the field of transportation.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> </p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">India is the current chair of SCO which is an intergovernmental organization of eight Member States. They are India, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.</span></p>