Cycle tracks in Uttar Pradesh is a project to make regions of the state bicycle-friendly. The work began with a scheme in Lucknow, where the proposal is that the completed project will give the city the largest cycle path network in India, covering up to 270 kilometres.
History
The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav, visited Amsterdam in September 2014 and observed that cycling was a common mode of transportation in the Netherlands. He then instructed officials in Uttar Pradesh to plan cycling corridors in order to take a greener approach to transportation.
The first cycle track in Lucknow was inaugurated at Kalidas Marg on 1 March 2015. A 35-km-stretch costing Rs 31 Crore has already been constructed in the city while another 31 km, which is supposed to cost Rs 34 Crore, is still under construction.