In addition, environmentalists have supported the retention of cycle rickshaws as a non-polluting mode of transport. The Delhi Police recently submitted an affidavit against plying of cycle rickshaws to ease traffic congestion in the city but it was dismissed by the Delhi High Court. In the late 2000s, they were banned in several cities for causing traffic congestion. They are bigger than a tricycle where two people sit on an elevated seat at the back and a person pedals from the front. Cycle rickshaw Ĭycle rickshaws were introduced in India in the 1940s. The Government of West Bengal is working on an amendment to this bill to avoid the loopholes that were exposed when the Hand-pulled Rickshaw Owners' Association filed a petition against the bill. Though a bill aiming to address this issue, termed as Calcutta Hackney Carriage Bill, was passed by the West Bengal Assembly in 2006, it has not yet been implemented. The Government of West Bengal proposed a ban on these rickshaws in 2005. But in reality the rickshaws are still not yet banned. Many local governments have proposed a ban on these rickshaws describing them as "inhuman". Human-pulled rickshaws are nowadays rarely available in various cities and villages in the country. Human-pulled rickshaws still run in Kolkata The Dakshineswar skywalk has also come up in West Bengal. In the city of Mumbai, to further improve the transit conditions for pedestrians, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority, has commenced the construction of more than 50 skywalks, as part of the Mumbai Skywalk project, which is very helpful as walk enthusiasts take part in reducing traffic.
Walking still constitutes an important mode of transport in rural areas. For instance, Adi Sankaracharya travelled all over India from Kalady near Kochi. People used to cover long distances on foot or bullock carts. Walking has constituted a major form of transport in ancient times.
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