Infrastructure Development
Board to conduct study on transit system
The
number of vehicles in Vadodara has doubled in the last five years, increasing
the pollution along with it. Keeping this and many other related issues
in mind, the Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board has decided to
conduct a study of integrated transit system in the Vadodara Municipal
Corporation limits.
According to highly placed
sources, the study aims to prepare a comprehensive report on the transit
system. It will study existing public and private transport systems
and they will make suggestions for improvement, keeping in mind requirements
of the changing times.
The idea is to develop
effective public transport system by integrating the public transport
and private transport systems. According to sources, the roads are being
widened and there are plans to increase the number of bridges.
Consultants for undertaking
the study were shortlisted much before the civic elections were announced
and the process to invite the price bid is on. Sources said the study
was expected to cost about Rs 3 crores. A similar study will be conducted
for Surat. The document is to be a part of the state government's Vision
2020 plan where infrastructure facilities on various fronts will be
projected.
Sources further informed
that the study will identify major corridors hampering integration of
various transport systems. The issues of traffic, road and bridges'
engineering will also be covered in the study. It will give an insight
into whether running monorail in Vadodara will be feasible and suggest
some points to reduce pollution.
The report will also give
suggestions about the land use pattern as they play a major role in
traffic congestion.
Officials claim that the
study will be more comprehensive than the one prepared by Central Institute
of Road Transport, Pune at the behest of Vuda.
