Nagpur: The city with a length of 2,600 km has 760 km stretch (29%) has a path.
However, even after this, people cannot walk freely with a path of 75 meters, revealing studies by Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT).
In the absence of a path that can be used, use a car even for shorter distances increases.
Head of the Civil Engineering Department VNIT V Lenge said the research, ongoing, had revealed that there were 9 to 12 road stores per km from the length of the trail.
This encourages the use of vehicles for smaller distances such as 400 meters to 500 meters.
According to findings, around 6 Lakh vehicles registered in Nagpur make an average of 5 km of travel every day for a short distance.
“For this, the need for daily fuel is around 85,000 liters.
If we create a good path, the number of people who prefer to use it will increase 15% and this will also help us save 12,750 liters of fuel per day,” this study revealed.
Landge revealed this during the national pedestrian day observed on Tuesday at the regional transportation office in Giripeth.
The VNIT study also emphasized that the path must be wide enough for two people to walk – at least 1.2 meters to 3 meters.
“Culture, young girls and women in India don’t like walking too close to men and therefore they avoid places like that,” know.
It also increases the use of private vehicles from a safety perspective.
It requires a wider path, appears well and is free of all obstacles to pushing it.
While designing and building a path, a special focus must be on the needs of the elderly, children and sitting sitting must be given after a certain interval other than green patches for hotter days.
Regarding the issue of encroachment in Footpath, the VNIT study shows that the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) must identify the corridor where the snack traders can be accommodated without disturbing the space intended for pedestrians.
In his speech, the Mayor of Dayashankar Tiwari welcomed the advice and offered all possible assistance to implement VNIT studies.
Tiwari admitted that NMC had found it difficult to keep a clear city path from encroachment.
“Until NMC declared the peddler zone, according to the high court order, the vendor would continue to rejection from the path and the road,” he added.
The program was held jointly by YUVA DUAD MANH-ROAD MARC and Sustainable Urban Mobility Network.
This year’s theme is’ Kadam Ek Durghirna Muktna Bharat Ki ore (step towards the accident-free country).
Conventor of the Event and Traffic Acticist Raju Wagh said in 2019, the country has recorded more than 26,000 pedestrian deaths.
“Nearly 85% increase has been reported in pedestrian deaths in the past five years,” Wagh said.
He also emphasized the need to instill a walking habit.