Odisha moves to transform urban mobility in BKPPER region

Bhubaneswar, Sep 24 (UNI) Odisha is working on an integrated urban mobility framework for the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradip Economic Region (BKPPER) to improve regional connectivity, transform public bus services and promote sustainable urban transport. The Housing and Urban Development Department, in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), organised an inception workshop on the "Preparation of Sustainable Urban Mobility Transition Plans for Odisha" at Kharavela Bhawan here on Wednesday. The initiative seeks to prepare a Comprehensive Regional Mobility Plan for BKPPER, a Bus Service Transformation Roadmap and a Draft Odisha Transit-Oriented Development Policy. The exercise is aligned with the long-term objectives of…