Apart from the bike station labelled Bicyclone 2013, cycling would be flagged off by the governor ESL Narasimhan.

Announcing this at a press conference on Friday, GHMC commissioner MT Krishna Babu, along with AP Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) executive director Rahul Bojja and HBC chairman DV Manohar, said the bike station opposite the biodiversity complex was built by the municipal corporation while the Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) contributed 300 bicycles for it. The HBC has come forward to operate the bike station on a non-profit basis, he said.

The commissioner said HMR was planning to set up bike stations at all metro stations. These stations would have state-of-the-art facilities such as card swipe technology for releasing bikes, rest rooms, change facilities, lockers and food court with adequate seating. Office-bound commuters getting down at metro stations can borrow a bicycle from the bike station to go to their workplace and return the bike when returning to catch a train at any metro station. The bike stations will be manned 24/7 by specially trained staff, dedicated support vehicles and mechanics, Krishna Babu said.

“The ‘Cycle to Work’ is aimed at transforming the commuting culture in our city by reducing vehicular pollution as well as traffic congestion. Our target groups are corporate companies, government employees, individuals, specialist cycling organizations and residential communities in the surrounding areas,” the commissioner said.

He said that eight tracks would be developed covering various IT company zones. While APIIC would construct 40 km of the total 60 km proposed cycling track, the rest would be constructed by the GHMC.

including Hitec City MMTS station to InOrbit Mall (MMTS Railway Station, Cyber towers, Mindspace, ILabs ), Shilpakala Vedika to Shilpakala Vedika (Shilpakalavedika, CII green business centre, Kondapur, Botanical Gardens, Gachibowli Junction, Quality Inn , Mindspace circle), Shilpakalavedika to Cybergateway (Shilpakalavedika, CII Green Business centre, Mahindra Satyam, Dell, Cybergateway), Ayyappa Society to Cyber Towers (Neeru’s Emphoria, Right Turn, Left Turn, YSR Statue, Meridian School Jn, Cyber Towers),Madhapur PS to Madhapur PS (Madhapur PS, Durgam Cheruvu, ILabs, Mindspace, Cybergateway, Nandini Cafe, Madhapur Petrol bunk),Madhapur PS to Madhapur PS (Madhapaur PS, Durgam Cheruuvu, ILABS, Mindspace, Cybergateway, Madhapur Petrol Bunk, Madhapur PS), Raidurgam SEZ to Raidurgam SEZ (Raidurgan SEZ, R Ministry College, Cyberabad Police Comm, Gachibowli Junction, IDBI Bank, Infosys, Wipro Junction, Rejenta One, HPS/ OAKRIDGE, Raidurgam SEZ), IDBI Bank to Hitex (IDBI Bank Gachibowli stadium, University of Hyd, DLF, Adithya Sarovar, Kondapur Junction, Kothaguda, Shilpa Park, Novotel, Hitex).

source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Hyderabad> Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation / TNN / September 28th, 2013