Hindustan Times ( 03 Sept
) carries following news report :
“ Soon , cycle or jog on one of country’s
longest tracks “
Highlights :
·
BMC will create a 39 km long cycling / jogging track along Tansa pipeline , stretching from
Mulund to Antop Hill in Wadala , shortest route connecting the eastern suburbs and
parts of central Mumbai
·
It will be a 10 M wide corridor on both the sides of the pipeline , and require removal of
15,000 structures along the pipeline
·
It
will have 40 entry-exit points and
connect 19 railway stations , seven Metro and four monorail stations
·
It will cost Rs 300 crore and it’s first phase will start in October and entire length is
expected to be completed by 2019
I would say , “ Not a day too soon “ !
This idea ( already implemented in
several countries ) will go a long way to reduce Mumbai’s famous traffic jams
and the parking problems for its 22 lakh cars and
17 lakh motor-cycles !
While welcoming this excellent initiative , I urge BMC /
Maharashtra Government to consider following suggestions :
·
Construct 40 Meter wide , light-load-carrying ( LLC ) roads over all the railway tracks
in Mumbai ( may be totalling 100 Km ? ) , exclusively for
bicycles ( not for those 17 lakh motor-cycles )
·
These “ Overhead Bicycle Tracks ( LLC = OBT ) “ could be covered with roofs made of TESLA’s Solar Roof-Tiles , to
generate Solar Power
.
In Gujarat , some
irrigation canals have been covered by Solar Panels , in order to
generate power and reduce water-loss due to
evaporation .
With
TESLA Roof-Tiles
there is no need to install separate conventional Solar Panels
·
Besides generating Solar
Power , the slanting roofs over LLCs , will prevent the train tracks below from getting flooded
during heavy rains .
·
Rain-Water-Collection gutters
along both sides of the roof will enable “ Rain Water
Harvesting “
·
Just 2
months ago , Sai Baba
Trust ( Shirdi ) announced installation of “ Electricity
Generating Floor Tiles “ in its
compound , which will produce electricity by people walking over it !
BMC should consider installing such floor-tiles along the entire length of OBT , which
would generate FOOT POWER
to augment the overhead SOLAR
POWER
Read :
SaiBaba may save the World [ 06
June 2017 ]
·
Provide LIFTS ( to take the
bicycles , up or down ) at all Entry – Exit points
·
Also provide along the LLCs , “ Bicycle Stands “ at every 1 km
distance for parking “ Bicycle Taxies
“ ( BIXI / http://montreal.bixi.com/en )
·
On the LLC , provide a separate LANE / TRACK ( in each direction ) for ordinary bicycles fitted
with Geo-Orbital Electric Wheel
, which would enable
a rider to go 20 miles at a speed of 20 MPH – and 50 miles if you also pedal a little bit !
·
·
For benefits of this suggestion , read :
A Radical Radial Revolution [
18 Aug 2016 ]
04 Sept 2017
www.hemenparekh.in
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