Khaskhabar | Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said, Kovid crisis is an opportunity to improve urban transport

Nov 09,2020

Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, said in the 13th Urban Mobility India Conference that after the current Kovid-19 pandemic, there is a possibility of practical changes in urban transport in India in the coming times.

This COVID crisis also presents an opportunity to make urban transport better to meet the long-term development goals. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a call that the current Corona crisis should be turned into an opportunity to build a 'Self-reliant India' and the time is perfectly suited to make bold decisions and make investments. The Union Minister said that, "Various studies show that about 16 to 57 percent of urban people are pedestrians and around 30 to 40 percent of the population uses bicycles in the country depending on the size of the city.

Seeing this as an opportunity, prioritizing these modes gives commuters a more affordable alternative to a private vehicle. If it is integrated with other modes and affordable for all, it provides clean, reliable and especially safe opportunities."

He said that there are many advantages of non-motorized transport, it is a useful The tool will be non-marketable and will work in all situations in urban mobility.Awards for innovations in urban transport during COVID-19 have also been announced and attached during this conference.

On the sidelines of the conference on Emerging Trends of Urban Mobility, Professor Yan Gehl, Founder and Senior Adviser to M/s Gail Architext, Minister for Transport in the Government of France and Allied Minister for Ecological Transfer, Representative Joe Baptiste Jebari and Director General of the German Society for International Cooperation Dr. Claudia Vaniring, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Durga Shankar Mishra was also available.