Of the roughly 16 million passenger trips in the city, buses cater to roughly 9 million passenger trips.
As part of its effort to control pollution, EPCA is working on a four-pronged agenda. The first task is to increase the number of buses.
EPCA has, in its reports, noted that Delhi is short of the 10,000 bus target for buses set by the Supreme Court. The city has since ordered 500 new buses and placed tenders for another 4500 buses.
EPCA has also noted that bus service in Delhi needs re-structuring so that it is efficient and convenient. The Delhi government has submitted plan for revamp of bus service -- clusters of bus routes have been made and tenders opened.
It is surprising to note that there is no connectivity between Delhi and neighbouring cities. For instance, there is no bus service between Delhi-Gurgaon. Now, a memorandum is being signed between states for public transport in NCR, only on CNG.
In late 2005, Delhi government has proposed the BRT to the Supreme Court as one option to increase bus transport efficiently. The court accepted its proposal and asked EPCA to monitor progress of the corridors.
Image: Rush hour traffic stands poised to go at a traffic signal.
Photograph: Nicholas Bradley/AFP/Getty Images
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