Govt may turn to pod cars to boost public transport

Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday held a meeting with senior officials of the Transport department and Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS) to discuss the project.

“We are keen to take it up as a pilot project in areas such as ITPO,Dwarka sub-city,Karol Bagh,East Delhi,North Campus,etc,as it will definitely supplement the existing modes of public transport and will be an alternative to personal vehicles,” Dikshit said in a statement.

The company that expressed interest in executing the project has offered to commission the project with their own resources.

The average fare for the commuters will be around Rs 6 per km,officials said. The pod,with a capacity of seven passengers,will be a battery-operated vehicle. The government has asked the DIMTS and the Transport department to get a detailed project report (DPR) prepared from the company,which made a presentation on the new system during the meeting.

According to sources,a similar project was earlier explored by the Delhi government for an internal link in Vasant Kunj. A DPR was also prepared for this around a year ago. There has no movement on the project since then.