[urban transportation] city presentation pokhara(nepal)
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Presenter Ms. Kalpana Baral Paudel
Administrative Officer Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City
Kaski, Pokhara, Nepal
Situation of Urban Transportation facility in
Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City
"Our Responsibility, to make Pokhara Clean and Beauty"
Pokhara at a Glance
• Establish in 1958
• Resumed into Town Panchayat in 1965
• Decided as municipality in 1990
• Stated Sub-Metropolitan City in 1996
• Pokhara has been divided into 18 wards
• Total population 255465
• Area 55.66 Sq. KM
• URL: www.pokhara.gov.np
• facebook.com/pokharamun
Existing Situation
• National Highway 13.2 km
• Major Road 12.6 k m
• Connector Road 107.23 KM
• Access Road 451.5 KM
• Local Road (Length is not in record)
• Bus park: Three ( Pokhara, Tourist and Baglung Bus park)
• Local Station: maintained as per need
• City Bus- Mini Bus 400
• Micro Bus 150
• Taxi not in record
• Tourist Bus 75
• Private Car not in record
• Motorcycle not in record
• School Bus around 100
• Goods Career not in record
Existing Policy
• Yearly Transport Plan instead of periodic plan
• Policy for Right of Way
• National Highway 50 M
• Major Road 16-25 M
• Connector Road 10-15 M
• Access Road 6-9 M
• Local Road 2-5 M
• Have no Municipal Transport Master Plan
• Private sector operate public transport vehicles
• Specially four category Public transport vehicle (Tourist buses for long journey, School Buses, City Buses and Taxi)
• Fair is determined by close coordination with municipality for city area
• Private sector is independent to manage time and other rule
• Parking Facility is provided by municipality
• Have no government public transport vehicle
Success Project
• Project Name: New Road
• Length: 1.7 KM
• RoW: 30 M
• Cost : NRs7.5 Million
• No. of Vehicle: 5-6 Thousands /day
• Types of Vehicle: Bus, Micro Bus, School Bus, Car, Taxi, Goods Career, Motorcycle and other office vehicle
• Footpath Two side: 1.5 M
• Maintained solar Street light
Issues and Challenges
• To bring all the stakeholder in an umbrella of municipality
• To establish proper planning process
• Capacity development
• To clear right of way
• Manage footpath
• Manage parking Facility
Key Strategies
• Regular People mobilization
• Formation of necessary policy
• Inclusive scheme adopted
• Strongly follow and implement decided Right of Way
• Transfer footpath entrepreneur in other location
• One lane for parking
Learning
• Detail plan must be made
• Plan should be followed
• It will be success if planed activities are completed on time
Further Plan
• Prepare Municipal Transport Master Plan (MTMP)
• Apply right of way in existing major root
• Increase parking facility
• Proposed 81 KM long Ring Road By covering Two Municipality and 10 Village Development Committee