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The Union Minister of Urban Development, Shri Jaipal Reddy has said that his Ministry has advised the States to make adequate provision for dedicated path for the pedestrians and cycle-users wherever roads are being built or widened.
Addressing the Parliamentary Consultative Committee attached to his Ministry here today, Shri Reddy also informed that the Centre is giving funds to the States under Jawaharlal Nehru NationalUrban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for the constrution of footpaths and dedicated cycle lanes. He said that two pilot research projects for the scientific management of cylce rickshaws have been sanctioned for Delhi and Chandigarh.
He said that the States are also being advised to promote public transport by integrating all the modes of transport. The Centre has sanctioned Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) for nine cities namely, Ahemdabad, Rajkot, Surat, Indore, Bhopal, Pune- Pimpri Chinchwad, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam and Jaipur at a cost of Rs. 4770 crore besides providing finance for 15,620 low floor buses for the 61 cities across the country to improve the urban transport , the minister informed.
Shri Reddy said that the States have also been advised to amend by-laws to make mandatory parking space for all commercial and residential properties and to set up dedicated transport authority to manage the traffic and also to introduce “traffic Information Magament Control Centres (TIMCC) using ITS. He said that under the JNNURM, his Ministry provides funds for multi-level parking complexes and assistance for setting up ITS.
Participating in the discussion, Members emphasised the need of inclusion of small cities also under JNNURM schemes as development of smaller towns would help decongest the big cities in the long run. Some Members also raised the issue of proper compensation to the families of workers who lost their lives while working at the Metro Projects.
The Members of Parliament who atteneded the Meeting were : S/Shri C.M.Chang,Ramesh kumar, P. Kumar, Ratan Singh, Sanjay Dina Patil, Prahlad V. Joshi, Shivakumar C. Udasi, Hukumdeo Narayan Yadav, B.K. Hariprasad, Penumalli Madhu and Surendra Motilal Patel, Vilas Muttemwar and J.P. Agarwal.
