Delhi needs big answers for its big problem and tough measures like the BRT system is one such solution in the future roadmap.
In the press release, Bhure Lal quoted, "Once seen as one of the most polluted cities in the world, Delhi did succeed in arresting its air pollution through big-ticket solutions like the introduction of CNG. Our research tells us that Delhi could negate the gains made because of the phenomenal increase in vehicle numbers in the city.
"The answer will be to invest heavily in public transport, increase the bus fleet and restructure the bus service. But all this is not enough unless we can provide space for the bus to move and it is for this reason that the BRT is one solution."
"The fact is also that buses have not been replaced in India by the car or the two-wheeler as is the situation in other parts of the world. Instead, buses have only been marginalized. Even today, buses in this city, which has an old and disorganized public transport system, move between 50-60 per cent of its people," added Sunita Narain.
"This is why we need a system that can efficiently move the bulk of the city passengers and even provide options for the rest to move towards bus transport and BRT provides us this option."
Image: A daily scene! Commuters board a crowded Delhi Transport Corporation bus.
Photograph: Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images
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