At a time when the price of crude is on the boil, above 120 dollar per barrel, and projected to go even higher, Delhi is all set to bid adieu to a "modern and scientifically planned Bus Rapid Transit system' that according to its authors could have provided a cheap, safe and reliable mass transport system to the people. But while a further increase in the prices of petroleum and diesel now appears imminent and the cost of travelling by personal transport is about to rise sharply, intense pressure has made the Delhi Government almost buckle and give up on the project that was aimed at providing an opportunity to a large number of people to give up personal transport and travel by public transport instead. Following a high-level meeting on Tuesday, it was decided that while the status quo would be maintained on the existing 5.8 km Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand Hospital, the remaining corridors would be constructed in a different style