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NEWS

Higher car density CSMIA bags gold award
in Mumbai he Chhatrapati Shivaji performance within the neutrality, sustainability

he density of private cars Maharaj International industry. reporting, renewable
in Mumbai soared by 18% TAirport (CSMIA) recently The Mumbai International energy installations, waste
Tin just two years, making bagged the Gold award at the Airport Limited (MIAL), water recycling, effective
it the most car-congested city ACI Asia-Pacific Green Airports a GVK-led company that waste management system,
in the country. The city has Recognition 2019. manages CSMIA has organic waste treatment,
510 cars for every km of road, The CSMIA was lauded completed several projects etc. Similarly, CSMIA
almost five times higher than by ACI’s eminent panel of to address the challenges keeps a close check on
the corresponding number in judges for its best practices noise management, air
Delhi, 108. of climate change under quality monitoring, waste
towards creation of green environment management. management and climate
Pune is the next most-dense airport infrastructure and its These include airport change helping minimise the
city with 359 cars per km, continuous commitment in carbon management aviation industry’s impact on
ahead of 319 per km in Kolkata, the environment.
297 in Chennai and 149 in improving the environmental system, airport carbon
Bangalore, show statistics from
the respective state transport
departments. GoZero Mobility launches E-Bikes in India
Mumbai’s high car density is oZero Mobility, pack which is optimized to GoZero Mobility has
mainly because of lack of road British Electric Bike provide 60kms of range on partnered up with Kirti Solar
space. While Mumbai’s private Gmakers which single charge & GoZero’ a company based in Kolkata,
car population is less than a manufactures premium Mile’ is powered with for the development and
third of Delhi’s, the city has just electric performance bikes, 300Wh lithium battery pack manufacturing of current &
2,000km of roads as compared has launched two of its which provides 45 kms future products, utilizing the
with 28,000km in the national flagship products ‘One’ and range. Both are specialized global supply chain to ‘Make
capital. performance e-bikes in India’. Manufacturing is
‘Mile’ performance e-bikes
In mid-2016, car density in in New Delhi which will be providing optimum stability going to take place from
Mumbai was 430 cars per km, rolled out in rest of India & comfort and come with Kolkata, West Bengal with an
which has now gone up to in a phased manner. Both multi-modes of operation initial capacity of 20,000 units
510, according to Maharashtra e-bikes come with a lockable giving users freedom to per annum. The partnership
transport ministry data. This choose the way of riding is for the global market &
has taken the total number of battery pack. – Throttle, Peddle Assist, aimed to make India as an
registered private cars to 10.2 GoZero ‘One’ is powered Cruise Mode, Walk Mode export hub for global sales of
lakh on city roads, roughly 28% with 400Wh lithium battery and Manual Peddle. GoZero E-Bikes.
of the total vehicular population
in the city, which stands at 36
lakh. Parking initiative at Chennai

hennai Traffic Police of the initiative, they have vehicles to pass easily.
have joined hands beautified streets and are As a pilot project they
Cwith residents and the also planning to introduce have adopted a few streets,
Institute for Transportation parking permits. the police along with the
and Development Policy They have jointly adopted Tiruveedhi Amman Koil
(ITDP) to regulate parking Tactical Urbanism – a process Street Residents Association
in residential areas. As part to bring about change on (TAKSRA), which already has
the ground using temporary a disciplined parking system
and quick interventions like in place, first took up Sringeri
ropes, makeshift furniture, Mutt Road and beautified it
planters and colours. By by painting the walls.
placing such objects, the Once successful, the
space that was earlier resident association will
encroached by vehicles can take the help of the Chennai
be utilised properly. This will Corporation to redesign the
allow regulation of parking, road for parking enforcement
space for pedestrians and for to be effective.

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