1. PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN DELHI
Presentation before Hon’ble Members of Committee on Petitions of
Delhi Legislative Assembly by
CHETNA ON
20TH FEBRUARY, 2007

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PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Overview
Ground Realities
Reasons for chaos
Suggestions for improvements
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Ground Realities
Congested roads
Deficient and inefficient public transport
Fleecing of commuters
Mass traffic rules violations
Insufficient parking space
Unsafe roads
Poor connectivity within NCR
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Congested Delhi Road
Annual Wastage of Fuel & Man hours
*Fuel: Rs. 24 Crores;
*Man Hours. Rs.1300 Crores
Increased Pollution
* Each intersection under survey - total 20 such intersections
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5. Why roads are congested?
Encroachment
Faulty placement of stops
Inoperative traffic signals
Heavy pressure on artillery roads
Unwanted gaps in roads
Faulty design of flyovers
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6. PRIVATE VEHICLES ON ROADS
On daily basis:
App. 12,000 cars & 12,000 scooters/bikes from Vasant Kunj itself
*App. 50,000 cars & 50,000
scooters/bikes from Dwarka itself
*With Metro now Dwarka vehicles has been reduced to just half
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7. WHY SO MANY PRIVATE VEHICLES ON ROADS?
Lack of Public Transport
Un-regulated Intermediate Public Transport
Lack of feeder transport between habitat and public transport stations
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Public Transport
No of Diesel Busses on Road before phasing out.
No. of CNG Busses after phasing out
10,000
6,000
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9. Public Transport Position as on 31-10-06
Big Buses with permits
On 644 routes
4379
Mini Buses/RTV on 152 routes
1345
Total
Source-RTI
5724
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10. Public Transport 54(Fifty Four) 06 Route No Sanctioned Busses
Busses Plying
66 C-9 Vasant Kunj to JLN Stadium
4 (Four)
01 DTC
605- C-9 to Mori Gate
54(Fifty Four)
2 Pvt.
2 DTC
602 C-9 Vasant Kunj to Red Fort
Source: RTI 06
02 Pvt.
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11. Public Transport Route No. Nil 1 Pvt. Busses Sanctioned Actual
784 Nazafgarh to Nehru Place
Nil
27 Pvt. &
2 DTC
737 Nazafgarh to JLN Stadium 3
1 Pvt.
840 Extn
Source: RTI 5 2
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12. Public Transport 14 19 13 20 03 17 05 24 08 25 04 23 07 Route No
Busses STA
Busses DTC
Total
615 JNU to NDLS Rly
Stn 14 03 17
680 Central Secretariat 19 05 24
620 Shiva Ji Stadium to IIT 08 25
505 Kamla Market to Mehrauli 13 04
520 Super Bazar to Malviya Nagar 23
533 ISBT to Mehrauli 20
780 Super Bazaar to IGI Airport
Source: RTI 07
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The Transport Department cannot ascertain how many busses are actually plying on these routes.
Source : RTI
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Public Transport
Metro Rail:
Breather for Dwarkites, Rohini, Shadhara, Trans-yamuna Areas and West Delhi.
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Public Transport
Even the busses that have been taken off the Metro Routes have not been properly deployed;
Transport Department admitted before PGC in Jan 2006 that Permit holders do not ply on non profitable routes.
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16. Intermediate Public Transport
Modes:
Taxi
Auto Rickshaws
No of TSR’s to be converted into CNG Mode as per order dated of Hon’ble Supreme Court: 83,000
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17. Intermediate Public Transport
Total TSR
(As on )
54,369
TSR’s converted/retrofitted
50,328
New Auto’s Registered
4,041
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18. Intermediate Public Transport
Operational Problems:
Failure in getting tamper proof meters installed
Unreasonable fares
Inefficient HELPLINE
Lack of Enforcement
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19. Passengers to pay by meter
Tamper proof meter directed to be installed by Apex Court dated and High Court of Delhi on
Sub standard meters approved by the Director Legal Meteorology;
Easy to tamper and most of the time non-functional
Fleecing continues
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Defective fare meters
During 2006
No. of inspections made on roads
Fare meters found defective
Fare meters found defective %
*Reasons for defects – improper maintenance and upkeep by owners/drivers.
*The C W & M is not aware how many defective meters of each brand were found as many dealers have actually wound up and do not have any after sale service.
Source: RTI dated
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21. Intermediate Public Transport
Fare Revision: Feb 03 & July 03
2003: CNG- Rs. 12/- per Kg
Pulses-Rs. 20/- to Rs. 25/- Kg
2007: CNG-Rs per Kg;
Pulses. Rs. 60/- to Rs. 70 Kg
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HELPLINE
Help line introduced by Govt. of NCT of Delhi in Oct 2002
Total Complaints outstanding- 71,141
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23. Help Line- Statistics Oct 2002 to 30-04-04
Complaints Received
65,665
Notices Issued
Notices Returned
35,273
Drivers did not appear
6,027
Drivers Prosecuted
24,365
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24. Help Line- Statistics 01-04-2005 to 15-02-06
No of complaints received
112917
Notices Issued
105935
Notices Returned
6772
Drivers not appeared
Source-RTI
27983
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25. Help Line- Statistics 16-02--2006 to 31-10-2006
No of complaints received
5150
Notices Issued
4975
Notices Returned
3302
Drivers not appeared
Source-RTI
3477
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26. Intermediate Public Transport
Drivers Appeared
11,697
Challans Compounded
Source : RTI ID No. 492/
15,424
Total TSR
(As on )
54,000
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27. Public Transport - Legal Provisions
S Certificate of fitness of Transport Vehicle
S. 66 (1)- Necessity of Permit;
S Grant of Stage Carriage permit
S.73,74- Contract Carriage Permits
S Goods Carriage Permit;
S General Conditions for all permits;
S Cancellation and suspension of
Permits by Transport Department
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28. OFFENCES, PENALTIES & PROCEDURE- 1st & 2nd Offenses
S Violation of any Provision Rs
S unauthorized driver Imprisonment for
three months/- Fine Rs.1000 or both
S.182 – Driving without License imprisonment of three months or fine of Rs. 500 or both
S Driving at excessive Speed- Rs.100 to 300
S Dangerous Driving-
1st offence -6 months Imprisonment or Rs.1000/ fine or both,
2nd offence with in 3 years- 6 months Imprisonment or Rs.1000 fine or both
S Drunken Driving-
1st- 6 months Imprisonment or Rs.2000 fine or both,
2nd- If committed with in three years- 2 yrs Imprisonment or Rs.3000 fine or both
S Using unsafe Vehicle- Fine up to 2,000, in case of accident imprisonment of 3 months of fine up to Rs or both
S Using Vehicle without Registration-
1st Fine- between Rs. 2000/- to Rs. 5000/-,
2nd within one yr- Imprisonment or fine from Rs. 5000/- to 10,000/- or both
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29. Traffic Rules Violations
Plying overloaded heavy goods vehicles
Fatal accidents on roads and prosecutions
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30. Public Transport -Social Audit
Every day nearly 80,000 trucks enter/pass through Delhi and almost 80% are overloaded.
(Source: Bhure Lal Committee affidavit in Supreme Court)
Heavy Goods Vehicles challaned for overloading:
April 02 –Jan : 3,703 (10 months)
April 03 to May : 6,636 (14 months)
April 04 to March 05 : 2,656
April 05 to March 06 :
* GNCT looses Rs. 1,267 crores annually on account of non enforcement of overloading of trucks only excluding damage to roads, accidents & Pollution, loss of life & property.
Source-RTI
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Public Transport Action Taken-Fatal Accidents- Traffic Police- Recommendations 1st April 2002 to
BLUE LINE BUSES
443
DTC BUSES
237
MINI BUSES
212
OTHER BUSES
Source-RTI
637
Total-1529
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32. Public Transport- Social Audit
Year
2004
2005
2006(upto 15/10/06)
Total Challans
39,65,845
41,06,169
33,26,964
Compounding Fee
Rs. 43,08,60,166
Rs.
48,24,11750
Rs. 37,72,20,960
Per Challan Rs Rs Rs
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33. Public Transport Action Taken-Transport Department
Fatal Accident- Permit Suspended 04/03 till
488
Driving License cancelled from 04/05 to 10/06
210
Permit cancellation -Fatal Accidents from 04/05 to 10/06
Nil
Prosecutions for Non-possession/Invalid Fitness Certificate from 04/05 to 10/06
*58.2% of total buses on road
*3129
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Parking Facilities
Insufficient parking space
High parking charges
Parking mafia in operation
Violation of building bye-laws by commercial builders
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Parking Facilities
Both NDMC and MCD have denied on record the existence of parking mafia in Connaught Place/Circus, Vasant Vihar, Green Park, Haus Khas, Safdar Jang Development Area.
Source: Replies under RTI
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36. Parking spaces- Social Audit
Amount collected on parking charges during the period from 2004 to Dec Rs Crores
Amount spent for development of parking sites -- NIL
Source: RTI dated
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Road Safety
Pedestrians
Cyclists
Accessibility
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Public Transport
NCR Connectivity:
A Big Question mark?
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39. Public Transport 1962 2021 Cycle Tracks MRTS
Integrated Transport System
Integrated multimodal Public Transport System
Planning
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40. Suggestions - Public Transport
Enforce Law to ensure busses ply only on sanctioned routes;
Introduce point to point premium bus service;
Interlink bus routes with Metro;
Enforce the time table for all busses.
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41. Suggestions-Intermediate Public Transport
Enforce Law to ensure no meter tampering
Ensure meters approved are only sold in Market;
Allow shared Taxi/TSR service & fix the routes;
Enforce permit conditions to eliminate finance cartel;
Allot the TSR’S to genuine drivers-17065
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42. Suggestions- Law Enforcement
Appoint single authority to deal with all kinds of permit condition violations
Cancel Permit u/s 86 of M V Act
Award stringent punishment by amending the law in accident cases;
Impose Heavy Fines.
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43. Suggestions- Parking spaces
Development of more parking sites,
Withdrawal of NOC by Traffic Police to allotee of Parking by MCD if, found violating the terms and conditions including overcharging,
Commercial builders to develop parking space for the building compulsorily.
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44. Suggestions- Awareness & Training
Creating awareness amongst commuters to follow traffic rules
Giving training to public and intermediate public transport drivers to strictly follow traffic rules
To hold regular inspection and awareness camps in various parts
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Thank You. CHETNA (REGD.) A-417, SOM DUTT CHAMBERS-I, 5, BHIKAIJI CAMA PLACE, NEW DELHI
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