Nagpur Municipal Corporation to start bicycle sharing project
NAGPUR: With a view to promote non-motorized transport, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is all set to start bicycle sharing project.
The NMC’s traffic department has submitted a proposal before the general body meeting, to held on March 20, for its nod to invite expression of interest for appointing an operator to run the project. The operator will be responsible for purchase of the bicycles and its maintenance. The bicycles will be used under self-start dockless cycle transport scheme.
As per the proposal, the operator will solely be liable for all the expenses, repairs and its usage. Nagpur Municipal Corporation can appoint more than one operator for the scheme. Operators will also be responsible for insuring the cycles. The safety and protection issues will handled by the city police, the proposal stated.
Another proposal has been submitted by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s public works department over National Highways Authority of India proposal to handover four patches for repair and maintenance after cement concretization of these patches including Zero Mile to Automotive Square, Zero Mile to Khapri ROB, Hotel Pride to Ajni Chowk and Kadbi Chowk to Automotive Chowk get completed.
After nod from the standing committee, malaria and filaria department has submitted the proposal to allow it to levy fine on the citizens if it finds stagnant water in the surroundings and mosquitoes breeding there. The proposal to impose between Rs100 and Rs500 fine will also be tabled before the general body. With a view to control larva breeding, the department has prepared a by-law to penalize repeat offenders.
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