Navdeep Asija is the founder of dial-a-cycle rickshaw concept known as Ecocabs and won the 2011 National Award of Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India.
Education
Asija is pursuing his Doctor of Philosophy for Road Safety from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and recently appointed by Honourable Punjab and Haryana High Court as Traffic Advisor for the state of Punjab and been associated with Home Affairs and Justice, State of Punjab, India.
Career
The recent development of advanced Information Technology 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. Asija demonstrated the concept of Ecocabs first in Fazilka, a district headquarters of the Punjab State, which is located near India-Pakistan Border. The rickshaw program reduce 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.
He is a pioneer to start Carolina-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, id est (that is) Clock tower market area of the city Fazilka into pedestrian paradise by establishing India"s first car free zone there.Later the same concept is being taken up by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the form of Sua sponte, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), 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. Best Citizen Award by City Administration of Fazilka for contribution in the area of Road Safety on the occasion of Republic Day 2011.