Deadlines to break
While answering questions on a live chat on a website (www.chat.india-today.com), Delhi transport minister Parvez Hashmi abdicated all responsibility of the state government to ensure the implementation of the Supreme Court cng order. "The commitment made to the honourable courts are being done by the manufacturers that they will be able to supply all the vehicles booked by March 31, 2001. The ministry of petroleum said that they will make cng available for these many vehicles. The role of the state government is to play the role of the nodal agency....' When the state government is so unwilling about the issue, it is hardly difficult to predict the fate of the deadline. Several question marks remain to be answered by various parties in the Delhi cng episode.
Busmakers: Both Ashok Leyland and telco claim they can manufacture 500 buses per month from April 2001. This means 6,000 buses by September 2001