Pedestrian Safety : The Shimla Road Users and Pedestrians (Public Safety and Convenience) Act, 2007

[Asija, Navdeep]

Dear All,

Sharing with you the copy of Act "The Shimla Road Users and Pedestrians (Public Safety and Convenience) Act, 2007" under which this is protected. Many of us might not be aware that about 14km of Road is protected and reserved for the pedestrian as the priority and it is world's longest road undertaken for pedestrianisation, that too in India.

In Punjab, Honourable Punjab and Haryana High Court directed both Punjab and Haryana state and UT Chandigarh to create minimum one such motor vehicle free zone in every city under article 21- a right to healthy life and liberty which further links to the right to clear environment. This is going to be another biggest exercise undertaken when implemented properly on the ground. In fact, Punjab and Haryana High Court is the first High Court in the country to have the special bench on "Sustainable Transportation". So far it is concerning with the issues like promotion of non-motor transportation system, public transportation, a creation of car-free areas in each city, compulsory to have mobility plan for each city for future development and road safety at large.

Hope it will be useful to many for drafting such similar policies and act for their own state/city. It is a state subject.


Regards,

Navdeep Asija

[sarika panda]

Thanks for sharing this Navdeep.

Hope the administration will follow the direction / order of Honorable High court.

Best,

Sarika

 

Sarika Panda Bhatt


EMBARQ India
WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE
Phone: +91 995 889 1484| Email: sarik...@yahoo.com
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[Devinder Chopra]

Many thanks for sharing, Navdeep Asija ji. We are all grateful that the system we are all a part of, -- Listens to You !

 

Sarika Panda ji is right on what she says; But Himachal in many ways is different from Haryana -- regardless of who warms the seat, here ! 

Best & Peace.

dev chopra in gurgaon

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[Manoj Khera]

Thanks for Sharing Navdeep. As usual it will be left for law makers to enforce. As Sarika said lets hope if it happens.

Regards - Manoj Khera

[Kulwant Singh]

Dear Navdeep

This is a good news and I suggest that as a starting point we should encourage five cities of Pujab and Haryana included in the list of Smarf Cities to implement it. 

Warm regards

Kulwant Singh

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[Harish]

Going by how things happen in Gurgaon despite good Laws, Rules and Notifications/ Orders one can only 'hope' that the intended things will happen. To quote a celebrated thinker - ' Hope is usually a poor guide but good company!' Yes Devinderji, Himachal is perhaps a different place.

Harish

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