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Pune could well be called the Cycle City again

This city has more bicycles than cars and a lesson for India   Here is a lesson Indian citizens and authorities must learn for a better present and a sustainable future. At a time when people living in all major cities of India are suffering traffic jams and heavy vehicular pollution on a daily basis, here is a lesson Indian citizens and authorities must learn for a better present and a sustainable future. The traffic congestion problem in Indian cities cannot be solved merely by constructing new roads or flyovers, for the number of vehicles continue to rise along with the rising income of people. Being the second most populated country in the world, India would have to have to promote alternative, less polluting means of transport, especially for travelling short distances. Bicycles are the best means of transport in this regard. India needs to build infrastructure to make Indian city roads bike-friendly and the country can learn a lot from Copenhagen, which beat Ams