Public Transport System of Delhi - A Planner's Disaster

Almost five years ago we had carried out survey in the Capital City of Delhi and the results were astounding. Annually fuel worth 24 crores goes up in the air at each of such 20 intersections selected by us and whooping man hours worth Rs. 1300 went up in smoke. Despite the Government having been put to notice nothing has been done in this regard by the Government of Delhi. By constructing fly overs the points of congestion have been shifted. Since the busses do not ply on designated routes, general public is forced to use private vehicles leading to congestion on roads now through out the day. Since 1977 onwards there is no policy on National Level on Public Transport. It appears that this is the last issue on planner's minds. The draft National Transport Policy is yet to be implemented. If this is the state of affairs of the Capital City of India one can imagine plight of the other Cities.