The Hindu 09.10.2013
Project for desalination of sea water under study
Several schemes planned to attract more dwellers to Visakhapatnam
Urban mobility is not merely improving traffic
conditions but bringing a change in the living conditions and for that
providing infrastructure like water and electricity and employment
opportunities hold the key, according to I. Satyanarayana, Chairman of
Institution of Engineers India (IEI), Visakhapatnam local centre.
Population
Speaking
at a programme held to mark the World Habitat Day with ‘urban mobility’
as its theme on Monday night, he reminded of the projection that by
2050 population in 2,156 towns was expected to cross one million mark.
GVMC
Chief Engineer B. Jayarami Reddy said Metro rail, BRTS, effective water
supply and sewerage systems, public parking and conveniences, efficient
roads and signalling systems were being planned in Visakhapatnam to
attract more dwellers to the city and make their life more comfortable.
A
project for desalination of sea water was also under consideration but
as it was highly uneconomical a decision would be taken only after
considering all the factors.
ANITS professor B.D.
Narasinga Rao gave a detailed account and analysis of the cities world
over in terms of urban mobility increasing the population in cities
considerably.
The sweeping changes which took place
in the last few years in terms of globalisation, and communication
revolution increased urbanisation and urban mobility, he said.
Public
transport, integration of different modes of transport, parking areas,
separate paths for cyclists and pedestrians, Metro rail, BRTS, improved
and efficient planning of traffic signals and many such developments
improve the living conditions in cities and hence better urban mobility.
