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Cycling lanes in Pune JICA sign agreement with
GoI for Mass Transportation
he Pune Municipal cycle sharing in the Aundh-Baner-
Corporation (PMC), the Balewadi (ABB) region in 2017. projects
TPimpri-Chinchwad Municipal The corporation, along with players
Corporation (PCMC) and from the private sector – ZoomCar’s apan International Cooperation Agency
Pune Smart City Development PEDL and Chinese cycle-sharing (JICA) recently signed two agreements with
Corporation (PSCDCL) are jointly giant Ofo – set up designated Jthe Government of India to provide Official
preparing a plan to develop parking spaces for shared cycles Development Assistance (ODA) loan for the Mumbai-
close to 700 km of cycling lanes at Aundh and the Savitribai Phule Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) and the
across the city along with other Pune University. While ZoomCar Kolkata East-West Metro Project.
infrastructure including parking targeted public spaces, Ofo The objective of the project is to develop a high-
spaces. expanded into restricted areas like frequency mass transportation system by constructing
PSCDCL decided to start out Information Technology (IT) Parks the High-Speed Rail between Mumbai and Ahmedabad,
with a pilot programme of public and gated communities. using Japan’s Shinkansen technology (also known as
the Bullet Train), thereby enhancing mobility in India
and contributing to regional economic development.
The other big project that Japan and India have
embarked upon is building of a metro rail system
between Howrah Maidan to Salt Lake Sector V,
including an underwater section, as a part of the
‘Kolkata East-West Metro Project (III)’.
The project involves an ambitious tunnel crossing
below river Ganga in between Howrah and Mahakaran
stations which will be the first transportation tunnel in
India under any mighty river.

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