Nagpur: The city has 3400 km of roads and 400 km of roads are being constructed with cycle lanes. The public bike-sharing project will be implemented in collaboration with the city of Karlsruhe, Germany. The entire project will be completed under Smart City in East Nagpur.
Nagpur Smart and Sustainable City Development Corporation Limited (NSSCDCL) in collaboration with the European Union today held a workshop on ‘Public Bike Sharing’ in the municipality. The workshop discussed useful models for streamlining public transport in the city. Dr NSSDCL Chief Executive Officer. Ramnath Sonawane informed about the project. Representatives from Karlsruhe City were present on the occasion, including Mahesh Morone, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Smart City, Senior Specialist Nilab Singh of International Urban Corporation, Team Leader of International Urban Corporation Penagotis Karmanos, Ashish Verma, Udit Jain, Gandhi. Dr NSSCDL CEO Ramnath Sonawane informed about the smart bicycle lane being implemented in Nagpur city. Out of 3400, 400 km of the city will have a separate lane only for bicycles under Smart City.
The bike system project was successful in the city of Karlsruhe, Germany. The experience of this city will be utilized for the city of Nagpur. Similar efforts will continue in the future by the city of Karlsruhe and Nagpur, he added. In the city of Nagpur, eco-rickshaws have been launched for environmentally-friendly batteries in public transport. He also emphasized on the implementation of Bike System project under Smart City of Poonapur, Bharatwada, Pardi and Bhandewadi area. A workshop was organized at International Urban Corporation under the partnership of Nagpur.
