June , 2013

Directorate of Urban Land TransportUrban Development Department

Government of Karnataka

Mysore is the second

largest city in the state of

Karnataka, located at the

base of the Chamundi Hill

Mysore District is a popular

tourist destination, and

famous for Dasara Festival

Mysore is called the City

of Palaces

Area 128.42 Km2

Location 12.30°N 76.65°E

Population 8,87446 – 2011 census data

Population density 6,910.5 /Km2

NMT mode share 33% (23% walk+10% cycle)

4,95,513 registered vehicles as

of December 2010

Rapid increase in Vehicle

Mode share

Public transport

4.9 Lakhs in 2010

1.4 Lakhs in 1996

Source: CTTP Mysore

KSRTC provides City, sub urban and

Mofussil bus services

Mysore is fast falling victim to the trend of motorization i.e. the

increasing use of personal cars and two wheelers.

The city attracts about 4 Million tourists in a year. 70 % of

which is at dhussera period

Mysore is a major Educational hub.

The heritage core of Mysore is located near to the CBD. High

density vehicular traffic in the area hampers the aesthetic of

heritage sites and reduces marketability towards tourists. As all

sites are close to each other, bicycles are the best way to

commute in congested areas and are environmentally safe for

the heritage sites.

•The Public Bike Sharing will help to retain and

improve the aesthetic and overall charm of Mysore

as tourist destination by providing environment

friendly and healthier way to commute.

•The proposal has been linked to public transport

and tourist destinations.

•PBS system will not only benefit general public but

also tourists and students as potential users.

Creation of a Bicycle network and Public bicycle

sharing system in the city will definitely benefit and

encourage NMT users.

CTTP Mysore recommends 126 Kms of cycle tracks in Mysore.

Public Transport

Stops

Sl. No. Location Sl. No. Location Sl. No. Location

1 St. Philomena’s Church 19 Vontikoppal 37 Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary

2 Mysore Zoo 20 Akashvani 38 Shrirangapatna Temple

3 Race Course 21 Infosys 39 Tippu Summer Palace

4 Mall of Mysore 22 Near GRS Ring Road Circle 40 Sangam

5 Mysore Railway Station 23 GRS 41 Govt. Ayurvedic Hospital

6 Railway Museum 24 St. Joseph's School 42 Private Bus Stand

7 Lalith Mahal Hotel 25 Adichunchanagiri School 43 KSRTC Bus Depot

8 Kukkarahalli Lake 26 ISKON 44 LIC Circle

9 Kalamandir 27 Ganesha Sachinanda Ashram 45 Police Academy

10 Karanji Lake 28 Chamundi Hills (Foot) 46 Chamundi Vihar Layout

11 Wax Museum 29 Chamundi Hills (Top) 47 Sandesh The Prince

12 Jagmohan Palace 30 Nandi Temple 48 KR Mohalla (Opp. Police Station)

13 Crawford Hall 31 Hardlinge Circle 49 Court Road Park

14 KSRTC Bus Stand 32 Directorate of Tourism 50 KG Koppal Circle

15 City Bus Stand 33 Dalavay Lake 51 Saraswatipuram Fire Station

16 Mysore Palace 34 Mysore Airport 52 Ramaswamy Circle

17 Indira Gandhi Museum 35 Brindavan

Elements of Public

Bicycle Sharing

Docking stationBicycles

Smart card

PBS Management

System

Towing vans

Central Control

Centre

Maintenance centre

A. Station with docking units

B. Advertising space

C. Member access card

D. GIS-GPS

E. Security cabin

F. Credit/debit card terminal

G. CCTV Camera

A

B

C

F

Display Board Display Board Display Board Display Board

G

Display Board

E

E

D

Docking station design

Total 52 feasible cycle docking

stations (12 Major and 40 minor

ports) has been identified and

recommended for Mysore PBS.

The total capital cost of 350 bicycle PBS scheme is estimated at

Rs 565.73Lakhs.

Capital Costs

Operating costs

Operating revenue

Some of the options to meet these shortfalls are:

1. Provide additional advertisement boards in the city help in meeting shortfalls

in the running costs, the capital cost will still be difficult to meet.

2. Development of a commercial complex (with the control centre ) to provide a

stream of lease revenue to the bike share scheme. However, again shortfall of

the capital cost and running cost.

3. The third option is to obtain a Grant for the capital cost (5.6 Crores). A

loan/debt is not advisable as the negative cash flows would be further

burdened by loan repayment requirements. The Grant in any case does not

still answer the operating shortfalls.

4. The alternative of a larger Grant (16.0 Crore Rupee Grant can support the

system for 5 years ) to support the Capital and operations for a period has

been considered. Any revenue received in the first five years is set to a corpus.

This will then provide revenue by way of interests to the recurring revenue

incomes which then can meet the PBS needs for a comfortable future.

Cash Flow Statement

The 4th alternative in the financing options will be able to meet

cash flows and the PBS in Mysore will run successfully.

Recommended Financial Plan

• UMTA has been set up in Mysore with representationfrom all stakeholders and with Commissioner,Directorate of Urban Land Transport as the Chairman.

• A District Urban development cell(DUDC) will functionas the Project Implementation Unit (PIU).

• A project implementation committee would be set up inUMTA under the Deputy Commissioner with relevantstakeholders to manage the PBS.

Conclusions

1. The PBS cannot work as a stand-alone project on

advertising alone and will need a seed capital of

Rs.16 Crores to generate a corpus which will help in

sustaining the project.

2. The additional cost for road improvements

(Footpaths, Median, Signages, road markings) has

been estimated for 52 locations as Rs.7.8 Crores.

3. Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) in

Mysore will take the lead role in implementing this

project.

Observations

1. Maintenance costs of Geared Cycle vis a vis Non

Geared Cycles:

1. The experience based on the information available is

1. The maintenance costs of the imported bicycles (Rs 20000/-) is

around Rs 9000/- per annum.

2. The maintenance costs of locally manufactured geared cycle (Rs

20000/-) is Rs 5000/- per annum.

3. The maintenance cost of a locally manufactured cycle (Rs 8000/-)

is Rs 2500/- per annum

2. The PBS system in China does not use geared cycles,

whereas those in Europe use a 3 geared, encased in

hub cycles.

Districr Urban Development Cell

• DUDC is headed by a Project Director (senior

State Government officer)

• All the Urban sector projects are routed

through the Cell.

• Responsible for Monitoring and reporting

functions in respect of the Projects/ Schemes

of the Urban Local Bodies.