Govt gets more time to study report on BRT
The Delhi government asked for more time from the Delhi High Court to go through the Central Road Research Institutes report that has favoured scrapping of the Bus Rapid Transit corridor.
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The Delhi government on Wednesday asked for more time from the Delhi High Court to go through the Central Road Research Institutes (CRRI) report that has favoured scrapping of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor.
The court fixed July 23 for the next hearing,asking the government to respond to the CRRIs report and findings.
Claiming that the issues relating to viability of the BRT was of national importance,senior advocate K T S Tulsi,who appeared for the Transport department,said: We need some time to analyse the CRRI report. The government will file an affidavit after going through it. Tulsi sought time till July 23 for the purpose.
Pressing for an early date of hearing before a bench,headed by Justice A K Sikri,the lawyer said: The courts order will have an impact on the all BRT projects in the country. Issues relating to BRT is of national importance and any order from the court may force such projects in the country to go haywire.
The court-mandated study report by the CRRI on the 5.8-km BRT corridor between Ambedkar Nagar and Moolchand was submitted on Monday.
The report had claimed that a no-BRT situation can help reduce travel time by 50 per cent. This means,if the current speed on the BRT is 12.5 kmph,it can increase to 23.25 kmph without the corridor.
Delhi commuters will do better without the BRT,the CRRI study says. The No BRT option would yield better benefits,given the traffic condition. Moreover,the results of the experimental trial run reiterated the fact that allowing other vehicles to ply on the lane earmarked for buses would be better for vehicles and pedestrians, the report says.
It was filed in response to a PIL by B B Sharan,whose NGO Nyayabhoomi had pointed out issues pertaining to the BRT corridors viability.
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