[sustran] Re: Cycle Rickshaw Revolution in Cricket World Cup

[Kanthi Kannan]

Much needed focus


Can we get the rickshaw back on our city roads as a local para transit? Or
as a feeder system? Because we find that our colony roads were designed for
only walking and cycling and at best a few cars but today these roads are
used by all kinds of automobiles and the traffic has increased.

For this to happen, will the ADB/ any other organisation with climate change
as its agenda have a meeting with the transport officials and help take the
issue forward?

Kanthi 



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[mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+kanthikannan=gmail.com at list.jca.apc.org] On
Behalf Of Asija, Navdeep
Sent: 18 February 2011 10:19
To: sustran-discuss at list.jca.apc.org
Subject: [sustran] Cycle Rickshaw Revolution in Cricket World Cup

Today Bangladesh added a new chapter to the name of Cycle Rickshaw
revolution, when all participating 14 team's captain entered the stadium on
Rickshaw. The best way to showcase, what they are proud of; in their total
country's vehicle population 50% are only cycle rickshaws and it and largest
sector to give employment in Bangladesh.

In Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh alone more than 5.5 lakhs families liviihood
is dependent on cycle Rickshaw, which means, 22 million vehicle kilometer
and 11 million passengers in the two states and UT travels only by rickshaw,
saving of almost 1.85 million litre of fuel per day..imagine the kind of
pollution, if all will be replaced by motor transport.

Regards

Navdeep Asija
www.ecocabs.org