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TRANSFORMING URBAN & RURAL TRANSPORT. --THE ALWAR VAHINI STORY. Ashutosh A T Pednekar, IAS Collector, Udaipur – Rajasthan. District Population – -- 38 lakhs Area -- 8380 sq kms Alwar City Population -- 3.6 lakhs. Alwar – An Overview. No City Bus Service
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TRANSFORMING URBAN & RURAL TRANSPORT --THE ALWAR VAHINI STORY Ashutosh A T Pednekar, IAS Collector, Udaipur – Rajasthan
District Population– -- 38 lakhs Area -- 8380 sq kms Alwar City Population -- 3.6 lakhs Alwar – An Overview
No City Bus Service • 750 three wheelers Tempo's, • Vikram's and Auto's) –Unsafe • Mode of Transport • Poorly connected Residential, • Commercial and Industrial areas • BRTS, Metro etc unviable Infrastructure Gap
RTO, Alwar NGO – Driver training Lead Bank - PNB District Administration Urban Improvement Trust, Alwar Urban Improvement Trust, Bhiwadi Role of Partner Agencies
58 Alwar Vahini Launched on 3 Dec 2011 Launch of Alwar Vahini
58 Alwar Vahini Launched on 3 Dec 2011 Launch of Alwar Vahini
Replacement of Old Vehicles Dialogue with Auto Union
Alwar Vahini’s launched : 1310 vehicles • Three wheelers Replaced: 720 • Total Private Investment so far: Rs 54 crores (projected – Rs 79 crores) • Direct Employment provided to 3000+ persons. • Independent Market Survey shows extremely high level of satisfaction among citizens. • Government Expenditure: Zero ( Revenue to government from permit fees and taxes) • Daily Passengers currently carried – 1,15,000+ passengers Alwar Vahini – Fact File
Mahila Alwar Vahini's being driven by Lady Drivers Other Initiative: Mahila Vahini
10 GPRS Enabled 24 Hrs on call Taxi Service being Launched Other Initiative: City Taxi Service
Launch of first batch of 100 on 18 February 2012 1600 Grameen Alwar Vahini's Other Initiative: Gramin Alwar Vahini
500 Alwar Vahini Bus Stops being constructed throughout the district To be Pioneer District to connect all 472 Panchayats with formal means of transport NCRPB approves Rs 7 crores for Alwar Vahini shelters Other Initiative: Gramin Alwar Vahini
www.alwarvahini.com www.facebook.com/pages/AlwarVahini/195604900529301 Alwar Vahini website, Promotion and Helpline
GIST: If the project is replicated on a statewide level, then it could a)Transform urban and semi urban transport b)Connect every panchayat headquarter of Rajasthan with the tehsil headquarter by formal transport ( no state in India has yet achieved this) c)Not cost the government a single rupee in expenditure ( infact provide government a steady revenue stream) d) Be deployed throughout Rajasthan in less than 6 months e) Provide new employment to lakhs of youth f)Boost trade and agricultural linkages between urban and rural areas g) Be a highly visible and moving symbol of a successful government programme. The GIST
ALWAR - FUTURE • Use of GIS Mapping • Rent a Bike project in Alwar • Re-engineering roads and tri junctions to reduce fatal accidents • Government of India has written to all states to replicate AlwarVahini