Navdeep Asija

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Navdeep Asija
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Born
Fazilka
Nationality Indian
Citizenship India
Alma mater Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana [ citation needed ]
Known for transportation, Non Motor Transportation, Road Safety
AwardsNational Award of Excellence in 2011 by Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India
Scientific career
Fields transportation, renewable resources
Thesis Road traffic safety
Doctoral advisor Geetam Tiwari
Website Navdeep Asija

Navdeep Asija is the founder of dial-a-cycle rickshaw concept known as Ecocabs [1] and won the 2011 National Award of Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. [2]

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Asija holds Ph.D. degree in road safety from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and is currently serving the state of Punjab as Traffic Advisor to Punjab Government appointed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court and been associated with Home Affairs and Justice, State of Punjab, India

Asija's largest impact is in the development of the Ecocab concept, which is a dial-a-cycle-rickshaw equivalent to normal cab services accomplished with gasoline-powered automobiles. The recent development of advanced IT tools and the spread of cell phones have made it possible to balance the supply and demand of passengers and rickshaw taxis via a distributed fleet and automation. [3] Asija demonstrated the concept of Ecocabs first in Fazilka, a district headquarters of the Punjab State, which is located near India-Pakistan Border. [3]

The rickshaw program decreased greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the use of fossil fuels for transporting passengers, while at the same time reducing the startup costs for entrepreneurs performing taxi services. [4]

Car free and non-motor transport and "Right to Walk" movement in Punjab, India

He is a pioneer [5] to start Car-free movement and promotion of non-motorised transport in Punjab state of India. His advocacy tool helped city municipal council to decongest the major commercial hub, the clock tower market area of the city Fazilka into a pedestrian by establishing India's first car free zone. [6] Later the same concept was taken up by the Punjab and Haryana High Court [7] in the form of Sua sponte, Public Interest Litigation, and asked the authorities to identify and establish vehicle free areas in each town and city of Punjab including Sector 17 of Union Territory of Chandigarh Punjab. Chandigarh is a capital city for the state of Punjab and Haryana of India.

In his recent public interest litigation he sought directions from the Punjab and Haryana High Court for enforcement of "right to walk" while claiming that it was part of "right to life" under Article 21 of Constitution of India. [8]

Awards and Recognitions

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  2. ↑ "Improving Informal Transport" (PDF). Unhabiata.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 "technology meets tradition :: Ecocabs - World's first dial a rickshaw service". Ecocabs. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
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  5. ↑ "Those who made a difference in the year just gone by". Gobar Times. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
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  13. ↑ "Green wheels".
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