GHMC working towards setting up bike stations for denizens of Hyderabad

Telangana Hyderabad ;January 25;(HS)Those interested in Cycling in  city can now look forward to pedalling their way along  and also maintaining their health as the GHMC is working towards setting up bike stations and offering them to the riders.

A track has been developed at  KBR Park with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) working towards setting up bike stations and offering them to the riders.

The GHMC  has already laid cycling tracks around the park for the convenience of riders. Apart from these  similar tracks are coming up along the corridor 23 and 26 in Jubilee Hills.

In addition to laying cycling tracks, the GHMC is also  working on setting up bike stations for the convenience of riders. Users can take the bikes by checking through an app and pay nominal charges for the same. Modalities are being worked out on how to develop the app and execute the project, according to an  official from GHMC.

As a prelude the Government has called some  private agencies to execute the project at a few locations in the city. The GHMC is also looking at introducing  similar projects on Raj Bhavan road, Necklace road and Langar Houz road (Vasavi College), the GHMC official said and added  that measures were being taken to launch the project at the earliest.

Based on the feedback from the users, similar facilities will also come up at other locations in the city.

The municipal corporation had developed cycle tracks in some areas in the west zone but had to clear them for executing different works including pavements, road works and road widening. However they became quiet popular specially at Gachibowli were health enthusiast were all for it.