Binayak Kumar Chakraborty
Administrative Officer in charge of Singra Municipality.
Project Coordinator of TUMInitiative in Singra supported by TUMI-GIZ
Location Singra, Bangladesh
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Thanks to the honorable educators, and related all contributors for this nice arrangement. Really it's a very important course. I have learned a lot of new things through this course. The case studies are amazing and very helpful to understand the lessons. All the lectures are coherent. Thanks again for giving me the opportunity to learn more about sustainable...
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Very nice article. Citizen Participation is commonly very important for any kind of development. But, the "Decide Madrid" process is really amazing!
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Rajshahi is known as a clean city in Bangladesh. But, traffic jam is the biggest problem for the city. Electric 3-wheeler is the main mode of transport here which is responsible for the traffic jams. Another problem is, footpaths are grabbed by the hawkers. So, three initiatives can be taken: (1) Clear the footpaths which will improve the walkability. (2)...
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Honorable Educators, Dear Colleagues, and friends,
Singra Municipality in Bangladesh has been selected as a deserving city in the 5th Guangzhou Award 2020 of China for implementing the project "Promoting e-Rickshaw as public transport & e-Ambulance for emergency health-supporting service" supported by TUMI-GIZ. 158 cities applied and Singra has been posited... -
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Electric buses not yet planned in Bangladesh, because of very limited electric energy. Electric 3-wheeler is a very popular mode of public transport in most of the cities like Singra. We are operating electric 4-wheeler for the first time in Singra as city public transport. People are so much interested, love to ride, love to drive, easy, safe, comfortable,...
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I heard about Shenzhen's Electric Bus at Leipzig TUMIVolt Conference in 2019. Really it's a very nice case study. It's looking more upgraded, more developed. Thanks for sharing the video!
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Only "Promoting low emission vehicle" is not enough for sustainable mobility. Rajshahi City in Bangladesh is a big example of this problem. Rajshahi is known as the cleanest city in Bangladesh. Very less amount of car usage, electric 3-wheeler is the main mode of transport, Bus terminal for the long route is situated far place from the city. But, the City...
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All the lessons of this week are very much important, useful, informative and impressive. I have learned more about the transformations through various case studies of many cities that are leading the way in encouraging walking and cycling. Most of all, all these lectures of this week were amazing and very interesting. According to the real condition of my...
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Impressing initiatives done by the honorable Mayor Enrique Penalosa. Really appreciated! Very nice outcomes from the 5 principles- attractiveness, comfort, direct, coherent & safe. All the case studies are amazing and very interesting in this session.
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Very nice project. Great innovation! This type of initiative can't be possible without a strong political will.
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Great Lecture! A very important lesson!
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Thanks a lot Patrick, for your very useful request. :) I already have taken screenshots of charts, facts & figures from different videos.
@RobinHickman, Really it would be very helpful if we could download all the slides. Kind Regards..
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Very useful! thanks for sharing
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From my home to work: 600m
This is the main road of my city, which is busy always. many shops & houses beside the street, one small bridge over a canal. Very narrow footpath in 250m road, no cycling lane, but fear for the accident by rickshaws. No shade, no shelter, but the air quality is good. Two crossing places in which one is a highway that is not safe.... -
It's really amazing! Excellent plan! It has not only improved the walking environment but also a very good example of how to use natural resources in urban development. Nice walking environment - open public space - great transformation - saved nature - beautification and many more in one project...
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In my city Singra, there is no car usage. Maximum 100 people have their own private car, which uses as "rent a car" for long-distance trips. But about 20% of people have their own motorcycle, in which 90% are petrol-operated. 20% walking, 15% cycling, and the rest 45% is public transport like electric 3-wheelers. There is no cycle network in Singra. Also,...
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This article is mainly focused on cycling & walking. Also, all the formal & informal modes like rickshaws, three-wheelers are commonly using as "Public Transport" in many cities.
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All the lessons of this week are very helpful, informative and also very interesting. I have learned many unknown things related to the public transport systems. The case study videos were really very nice and useful which helped to understand the facts.
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At present in Dhaka, there are huge informal transport developed which are increasing rapidly. Especially, numbers of motorbikes are adding every day, which is responsible for daily congestion and traffic jams. Most of the motorbikes are petrol-based. Rickshaws are closed by the Government on many highways inside the city. CNG 3 wheeler is a popular mode of...
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Very nice to know about sustainable urban mobility in Ahmadabad! Really it's a great example. This video was made in 2013. Could you give an updated documentary link on it? Thanks for share this very informative video.
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For the first time, a Metro Rail is developing in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The name of the project is "Dhaka Metro Mass Rapid Transit", which will be completed by this year. The 20.1-kilometer-long metro rail system will carry 60,000 passengers per hour by traveling the entire route of 20km in less than 40 minutes. After the successful completion of this project,...
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Great project! Nice concept! At the same time, it is very expensive.
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What a great example really!!! This case is not only interesting but also is very instructive for its sustainable mobility, advanced environmental practice, and almost the high standard of livability. Thanks for sharing the amazing story!
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Hi friends! I am from Singra, Bangladesh, come back for Part-2 and very nice to see you again on this platform. I am working as Project Coordinator for a transport mobility project in Singra supported by TUMI-GIZ. Also, I am doing research on the Typology of Electric Vehicles and Lithium-ion batteries in Bangladesh. I have learned lots of knowledge from...
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Thanks to the organizers and educators! This was great learning. Hope I can learn more very soon through this platform.
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Hi Hannes, thanks for your questions! Yes, it's very difficult to fix additional taxes on motorcycles, but not impossible. In fact, the local government has a lot of power & opportunities which don't apply properly. Bangladesh Government has fixed 200-300% duty on importing fuel cars. We have already started to use more & more renewable energy in Singra and...
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We have very few cars in Singra and Rickshaw is the main public transport.
Before 2040, we should implement 3 main initiatives to ensure sustainable urban mobility. We should construct footpaths attached to every existing road so that people can move by walk everywhere (AVOID vehicles). We have thousands of motorcycles that are fuel-based. We should make...
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This approach was co-developed by the GIZ. The objective of the ASI approach is to promote alternative mobility solutions and to develop sustainable transport systems. It seeks to achieve significant GHG emission reductions, reduced energy consumption, less congestion, with the final objective to create more livable cities.
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We built many submersible roads (high-quality reinforcement cement concrete road) in Singra in order to avoid the adverse impacts on our wetlands as well as the bio-diversities. Those roads are submerged during the rainy season. This is just an example. Always we try to ensure good impacts on the economic, social & environmental objectives at the time of...
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Rickshaw is the main means of public transport in Singra. 10 years ago all of these rickshaws were paddle-pulled (cycle rickshaw). It started to electrified since 2013. Now, 99% of rickshaws are electrified by installing motor & batteries in it. But the problem is, the technology isn't consistent with the vehicle, because the structure of rickshaw isn't very...
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In a paper published in the Journal of Public Health, where the "CAR" was addressed as "New Tobacco". https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/article/33/2/160/1591440
Health, Environment & Mobility are the main 3 sectors that are highly impacted adversely by motorization.
Health: Global Health, Human Health & Wild Health.
Environment: Air pollution, Loss of... -
@RichardBurton They are well-known about the problem, but not well-aware. They have the policy but don't have the self-will to proper use of it. Awareness Building for the decision-makers, Enforcement, and proper monitoring by the central government are needed on the implementation of the policy. Another problem is every city doesn't have a transport...
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@DianaAngaritaLozano: Agree with you. Really it is a big challenge, but not impossible. 80% of car owners will not ride in a cycle, because they are habitual with luxurious air-conditioned travel. Public transports like trains, metro rails & buses need to be increased with the best-modernized service. In some cities in Bangladesh & India, the 3-wheeled...
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Ford, General Motors and Chrysler emerged as the “Big Three” auto companies by the 1920s
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Agree with you
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Thanks Lucila, Same here in my city. We are trying to motivate people on electric bikes. Only 2-3% of people are using electric bikes. Younger people like to ride high-speedy, richly designed motorbikes. We are planning to establish a charging station to provide a free charging facility for electric bikes to motivate people.
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Hi Lucila, nice to hear about the mobility of your city. Are the motorcycles mostly fuel-based or electrified?
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I am from Singra, a small city in Bangladesh. The area is 22.5 sqkm, population 45 thousand. In general, I am working as Administrative Officer in Singra Municipality. In addition, I am the in-charge of the public transport service of Singra Municipality. Our main transport is Rickshaw (3-wheeled vehicle). 20 years ago, all the Rickshaws were paddle-pulled,...
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A sustainable transportation system is one of the most important elements of a sustainable city. Transport will support the sustainable city when the transport will be safe, environment-friendly, technologically best, economically viable, financially affordable, and controlled by a standard policy.
