NSSCDCL identifies 17kms for bicycle lanes

Nagpur: As a part of the ‘India Cycles For Change Challenge’, Nagpur Smart and Sustainable City Development Corporation Limited (NSSCDCL) has identified separate bicycle lanes of approximately 17kms inside the city. The lanes surround the western part of Nagpur, completing a loop starting and ending from Law College Square.
The move is part of the initiative taken by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) under Smart City Mission to make the cities bicycle-friendly. “NSSCDCL is strongly supporting the initiative and will leave no stone unturned to bring Nagpur among top bicycle friendly cities of India,” stated its CEO Mahesh Moroney in a press statement.
The 17-km loop routes through Law College Square-Bhole Petrol Pump-VIP Road-Alankar Square-Swargiya Annabhau Sathe Chowk-Neeri Chowk-Back to Bhole Petrol Pump-Maharaj Bag Square-Akashwani Square-VCA Square-Mason Square-Japanese Garden Square-Seminary Hills (via WCL Ghat Road)-Vayusena Nagar-Hanuman Tekdi Road-Walker's street- Ladies Club Square, and ends at Law College Square.
In recent days, NSSCDCL and Deepanti Pal — bicycle mayor of Nagpur and strategic planner to NSSCDCL for this project — conducted a ‘handlebar’ survey, during which they met bicycle vendors, cyclists and other stakeholders of the city. Their suggestions were documented for the betterment of the city in terms of bicycling.
Mayor Sandip Joshi gave his best wishes for the project to the core team of NSSCDCL for this project. Outgoing municipal commissioner Tukaram Mundhe said: “Let us cycle for the benefit of citizens as well as the city. It is the need of the hour to move towards carbon-free modes of transport to make the city sustainable.”
DCP (traffic) Vikram Sali supported the initiative and was happy that he would now have a specific place to ride his bicycle on a regular basis.