European Population Conference 2010 "Sustainable transport
environment in megalopolis cities of Delhi and Mumbai:
Challenges and opportunities" (Poster no. 61) India is becoming
increasingly urbanized, in which the dynamics of population
growth, coupled with the current trends of urbanization, are
highly challenging. Presently, approximately 30 percent of the
Indian population is living in cities, out of which about one
fifth is residing in four megalopolis cities. Overwhelmed by
current trends of rapid urbanization, each city consists of a
number of supporting systems. Transport is one of them, which
provides mobility, flexibility and accessibility to urban
people. For all practical purposes, a sustainable transport
system must offer mobility and approachability to all urban
residents in safe, risk-free and eco-friendly mode of transport.
This paper deals with the concept, opportunities and challenges
of creating a “sustainable transport environment” in
megalopolis-cities Delhi and Mumbai, along with a compr