transforming urban & rural transport
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TRANSFORMING URBAN & RURAL TRANSPORT. --THE ALWAR VAHINI STORY. Ashutosh A T Pednekar, IAS Collector, Udaipur – Rajasthan. District Population – -- 38 lakhs Area -- 8380 sq kms Alwar City Population -- 3.6 lakhs. Alwar – An Overview. No City Bus Service - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Ashutosh A T Pednekar, IASCollector, Udaipur – Rajasthan
District Population – -- 38 lakhs
Area -- 8380 sq kms
Alwar City Population -- 3.6 lakhs
Alwar – An Overview
Infrastructure Gap
• No City Bus Service
• 750 three wheelers Tempo's, Vikram's and Auto's) –Unsafe Mode of Transport
• Poorly connected Residential, Commercial and Industrial areas
• BRTS, Metro etc unviable
Alwar City Routes
Role of Partner Agencies
RTO, Alwar
Lead Bank - PNB
Urban Improvement Trust, Alwar
Urban Improvement Trust, Bhiwadi
NGO – Driver training
District Administration
58 Alwar Vahini Launched on 3 Dec 2011
Launch of Alwar Vahini
Launch of Alwar Vahini
58 Alwar Vahini Launched on 3 Dec 2011
Soft Skills Training
Replacement of Old VehiclesDialogue with Auto Union
Replacement of Old Vehicles
Replacement of Old Vehicles
Replacement of Old Vehicles
Alwar Vahini – Fact File
• Alwar Vahini’s launched : 1310 vehicles
• Three wheelers Replaced: 720
• Total Private Investment so far: Rs 54 crores (projected – Rs 79 crores)
• Direct Employment provided to 3000+ persons.
• Independent Market Survey shows extremely high level of satisfaction among citizens.
• Government Expenditure: Zero ( Revenue to government from permit fees and taxes)
• Daily Passengers currently carried – 1,15,000+ passengers
Support Measures
Support Measures
Support Measures
Other Initiative: Mahila Vahini
Mahila Alwar Vahini'sbeing driven by Lady Drivers
Other Initiative: City Taxi Service
10 GPRS Enabled 24 Hrs on call Taxi Service being Launched
Other Initiative: Gramin Alwar Vahini
1600 Grameen Alwar Vahini's
Launch of first batch of 100 on 18 February 2012
Other Initiative: Gramin Alwar Vahini
500 Alwar Vahini Bus Stops being constructed throughout the district
To be Pioneer District to connect all 472 Panchayats with formal means of transport
NCRPB approves Rs 7 crores forAlwar Vahini shelters
Alwar Vahini website, Promotion and Helpline
www.alwarvahini.com
www.facebook.com/pages/AlwarVahini/195604900529301
Financials of Alwar Vahini
The GIST
GIST: If the project is replicated on a statewide level, then it could
a) Transform urban and semi urban transport
b) Connect every panchayat headquarter of Rajasthan with the tehsil headquarter
by formal transport ( no state in India has yet achieved this)
c) Not cost the government a single rupee in expenditure
( infact provide government a steady revenue stream)
d) Be deployed throughout Rajasthan in less than 6 months
e) Provide new employment to lakhs of youth
f) Boost trade and agricultural linkages between urban and rural areas
g) Be a highly visible and moving symbol of a successful government programme.
ALWAR - FUTURE
• Use of GIS Mapping• Rent a Bike project in Alwar• Re-engineering roads and tri junctions to
reduce fatal accidents• Government of India has written to all states to
replicate Alwar Vahini
FATE OF UDAIPUR CITY BUS