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05-09-2021, 10:59 AM
Nirmala Ganapathy
India Bureau Chief
PUBLISHED SEP 4, 2021, 2:35 PM SGT
NEW DELHI - The eastern Indian city of Kolkata, once a capital under British rule, has a rich tradition of cycling and was home to the country's first bicycle club set up by the British in 1897.
Now a campaign is gathering steam to remove a ban on cycling on 64 roads
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The campaign has been initiated by non-governmental organisation SwitchON Foundation, which in an open letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged the removal of the ban, arguing that bicycles are zero-emission transportation that enables livelihoods and reduces congestion as they take up approximately five times less space than cars on the roads.
"Every city is moving in the direction of non-motorised transport for congestion and pollution. The other angle is of livelihood. Lots of people cycle to work. This cycle ban is unusual in a country where the poor widely use cycles to get around," said Mr Vinay Jaju, managing director and co-founder of SwitchON Foundation.
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-...s-in-india
India Bureau Chief
PUBLISHED SEP 4, 2021, 2:35 PM SGT
NEW DELHI - The eastern Indian city of Kolkata, once a capital under British rule, has a rich tradition of cycling and was home to the country's first bicycle club set up by the British in 1897.
Now a campaign is gathering steam to remove a ban on cycling on 64 roads
......
The campaign has been initiated by non-governmental organisation SwitchON Foundation, which in an open letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged the removal of the ban, arguing that bicycles are zero-emission transportation that enables livelihoods and reduces congestion as they take up approximately five times less space than cars on the roads.
"Every city is moving in the direction of non-motorised transport for congestion and pollution. The other angle is of livelihood. Lots of people cycle to work. This cycle ban is unusual in a country where the poor widely use cycles to get around," said Mr Vinay Jaju, managing director and co-founder of SwitchON Foundation.
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-...s-in-india
