Bicycles were the means of transportation for many when the public transport in Lockdown was locked. But later on, the tendency to travel on that bicycle began to decrease. Police even impose fines for cycling on multiple roads. Those roads are no entry for bicycles.
Many roads in Kolkata do not have separate lanes for bicycles. However, environmentalists claim that if the number of bicycles in Kolkata increases, the amount of pollution will decrease a lot. On Sunday, World Environment Day, the topic of this bike has started to rise again.
Last Friday, June 3 was World Bicycle Day. Two days later is World Environment Day. But environmentalists claim that the tendency to cycle in Kolkata is much less. That infrastructure has not been developed. Separate lanes for bicycles have been created on some of the streets in New Town. But Pedestrians use those lanes as sidewalks.
But is it possible to have separate lanes for cycling on all the roads in Kolkata? What is the mayor of Kolkata Firhad Hakim? The mayor said he brought in experts from outside to review the issue of creating bicycle lanes. But Since Kolkata is an unplanned city, there is no place for bicycle lanes. But there have been some places in Newtown. However, the roads in Kolkata are so narrow that if you cycle on them, the traffic congestion will increase.