Rs 1 crore shot in the arm for Mo Cycle
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Smart City, which was adjudged the second best city in the country for promotion of cycling-friendly initiative by the Centre Wednesday, will receive `1crore central assistance.
Inaugurated by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), the first season of India Cycles4Change Challenge saw 107 smart cities from across the country. Out of the top 25 cities that were shortlisted earlier this year, the jury selected top 11 cities for creative ideas to boost cycling.
While Bengaluru was rated the best city, Bhubaneswar was positioned second. This was followed by Chandigarh (Punjab and Haryana), Kohima (Nagaland), Nagpur (Maharashtra), New Town Kolkata (West Bengal), Pimpri Chinchwad (Maharashtra), Rajkot, Surat, Vadodra (Gujarat) and Warangal (Telangana). All these cities will receive an award of `1 crore each to scale up their cycling initiatives in their respective cities.
Mumbai’s suburban rail network lives up to the moniker of being the city’s “lifeline” by transporting over 7.5 million passengers daily. However, lack of suitable last mile connectivity in the network causes passengers to rely on unsustainable modes for their last mile commutes. This significantly affects the advantages of high patronage of public transport and contributes to severe congestion on roads. The railways’ wide geographical presence across the city and access to 45% of the city’s commuters can be utilised to develop stations as the harbinger of futuristic and sustainable modes of transport for all of Mumbai.
Mumbai’s transportation scenario has traditionally been an intriguing jigsaw. The city has among the highest share of public transport usage in the world, with over 45% of commuters using the city’s elaborate suburban rail network and BEST (Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport) buses (MCGM 2016). At the same time, Mumbai is also recognised as
Vehicles illegally parked under a flyover in the Bomikhal area
BHUBANESWAR: The commissionerate police will embark on a unique mission to decongest road and flyovers in the city by removing abandoned vehicles parked at the busy squares for days and months from Saturday.
According to the plan, the police will first alert the owners of the vehicles through the public address system. The police have surveyed Rasulgarh Square and Baramunda Square, where the bus terminal is located to decongest both the areas.
The public announcement urging people to take their vehicles (both two wheelers and four wheelers) away from the roadside will run for two days. If action is not taken, police will tow the vehicles to park them in a common yard.