Bluelines banned on BRT corridor
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03/05/2008
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Tribune (New Delhi)
The transport department of the Delhi government today banned the movement of Blueline buses on much-criticised BRT corridor from Ambedkar Nagar to Moolchand and deployed additional low-floor buses on it. Delhi transport minister Haroon Yusuf said that this had been done to make the movement of buses smooth as earlier it was reported that traffic jam occurred due to Blueline buses. Bus drivers halted the vehicles wherever they wanted. They do not maintain discipline. Now plying of only low-floor DTC buses will ease the traffic movement, he said. The minister said that the corridor was very successful as a majority of the people travel in buses and there is no traffic jam on the bus corridor. The problem is only for car and two-wheeler drivers. According to a survey report of a TV channel, 82 per cent people who travel on the corridor have given a satisfactory report. They said that earlier when all vehicles were using the single corridor, bus passengers used to reach their work places late. Now the situation is reverse. With the beginning of the separate track for the bus, the passengers reach their destinations early. Chief secretary Rakesh Mehta has also called a review meeting today after a number of accidents were reported on the corridor. The meeting was attended by all senior officers of the transport department. Presenting their report to the chief secretary, the officers unanimously said that accidents occurred due to haphazard driving of the vehicles.