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Public Transport
in Indore to run on Vietnam’s ‘Golden Bridge’ get giant support
Bio-CNG au Vang or the ‘Golden Bridge’ in of Vietnam, received over 2.7 million

io-CNG is set to power Vietnam’s Ba Na Hills has attracted visitors last year, according to the Vietnam
public transport in Indore. Cscores of tourists since it opened National Administration of Tourism.
BA pilot project to run in June, eager to see a novel piece of But it is the Golden Bridge and its
architecture famed for its unusual design.
select public transport vehicles The pedestrian walkway, designed by TA supports - two huge stone-colored human
on bio-fuel has become a success Landscape Architecture in Ho Chi Minh hands styled in such a way that it looks as
and this has prompted the city City, sits at over 1,000 meters (3,280 if the jungle is struggling to reclaim them
administration to expand the feet) above sea level and extends over - which have garnered the most attention
project. At present, two city buses the treetops from the edge of a leafy cliff from visitors.
and 20 auto-rickshaws are being face, offering tourists uninterrupted views
run on an experimental basis by of the majestic landscape beneath. The
fuel sourced from bio- degradable bridge was designed to evoke the image
waste like fruits and vegetables. of the ‘giant hands of Gods’, pulling a
strip of gold out of the land.
Indore Municipal Corporation
(IMC) will use this fuel The Ba Na Hills, a popular getaway for
commercially in 20 city buses the French during the colonial occupation
under the first phase by using
bio-CNG. The IMC has established
the city’s first bio- methanisation Smart Cities projects in Bhubaneswar inaugurated
plant in the Devi Ahilyabai Holkar
vegetable market where every disha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Signal System with provisions of pelican
day 1,000kg bio-CNG is generated recently inaugurated four smart city signals and blinkers. It will ensure improved
from 20 tonnes of waste. After Oprojects in Bhubaneswar. travel time reliability, reduction in congestion
processing, the remaining waste Some of the projects are Bhubaneswar and faster response to traffic conditions. It
will be converted into manure. Operation Centre. The first-of-its-kind will also provide timely emergency support
The city administration plans to centralised command & control centre will and prediction of traffic volumes, including
raise the production of bio-CNG monitor and operate existing services in the adjustment to signal timings among others.
to 4,000kg per day which is city. The centre will control functioning of The new system will become operational at
expected to run 70 city buses on adaptive traffic signal system, movement of 50 intersections. Eight pelican system for
designated routes. buses and municipal vehicles, city surveillance, pedestrians and five blinkers have become
incident management and monitoring operational in various parts of the city.
of emergency and disaster management Smart Janpath, a five-kilometer stretch
services. It will also keep an eye on grievance which is a part of the Bhubaneswar Smart
redress system. The centre will provide a City Limited (BSCL) proposal have planned
digital platform to integrate multiple city sub- to develop a model street. Once complete,
systems including parking, public transport, Janpath will be redeveloped with the
and common payment card. introduction of lane driving, streetscape
Besides, the intelligent and IT-based design, beautification, landscaping,
signal system comes with Adaptive Traffic intersection design and other infrastructure.

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