Bicycle Partnership Program

Nanded is a small Indian city with a population of 250,000 people. In 2007, the city of Nanded initiated the Improvement of Movement Network project involving the reconstruction of 95 km of urban roads, with inclusion of dedicated cycle tracks and footpaths funded by the Government of India under the JNNURM project. The city of Nanded aimed this redevelopment to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Sikh guru in 2008 and thus Nanded  offered a showcase for cycling and walking inclusive road design to the many expected visitors. The city has recognised the need for a more comprehensive vision on its urban transport system and the role of the various modes of transport within the context of envisaged urban developments.

Capacity building workshop, 16 - 19 November 2008 

In November 2008, a capacity building workshop was held in Nanded. During this workshop two I-CE extperts (Jeroen Buis and Richard ter Avest) trained the city planners in cycling inclusive planning and designing.

Expert input, April and May 2007 

In April-May, 2007, I-CE provided expert inputs to the architectural firm of Pradeep Sachdeva and Associates, who were the design consultants for the project of roads redesign in Nanded. Jeroen Buis, an I-CE consultant, was working in their office and made visits to the city along with capacity-building workshops for the city engineers and consultants involved in the work.

Click here for a presentation (in Dutch) with an overview of the expert input during April and May 2007.