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10 years, 10 lakh new vehicles: bicycle city changes [1]

Pune, once a city of bicycles, is now the automobile city and the presence of leading automobile manufacturers is only one side of the story.

According to the Regional Transport Office (RTO), the last decade has seen the number of vehicles in the city growing by no less than 10 lakh. Out of this, the number of two-wheelers added onto the city roads alone accounts for a whopping 7.5 lakh.

Publication Date: 
06/04/2010
Indian Express (Mumbai) [2]
Tags:
Air Pollution [3], Vehicular Pollution [4], Public Transport [5], Automobiles [6], Cycles [7], Maharashtra [8], Pune (T) [9]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/10-years-10-lakh-new-vehicles-bicycle-city-changes
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-mumbai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vehicular-pollution
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-transport
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/automobiles
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cycles
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pune-t