The
study has been compiled to assess BRT and its impact in context of
Supreme Court orders, High Court judgements, environmental norms and
studies, several studies conducted by government and non government
institutions and recent developments. The Independent Evaluation
report was released on Monday at the press conference and Mr. Dunu Roy,
Director Hazards Centre, Geetam Tiwari, Professor at IIT Delhi, Dinesh
Mohan, Professor at IIT Delhi, representatives from Mahila Kalpana
Shakti, Beghar Mazdoor Shakti Sangathan addressed the gathering. The
report has been prepared with the support of Delhi Integrated Modal
Transport Systems (DIMTS), IIT, Envirotech, Centre for Science and
Environment (CSE), Sandeep Gandhi and Associates, DTC Union etc.
The
present attempt was to present the observations made by this research
team with reference to the three original objectives of the BRT and how
far the system has been able to achieve those objectives. These three
original objectives, as embodied in the Supreme Court’s directions,
were:
- 1. implementation of the HCBS as planned to provide access to cost-effective and rapid public transport;
- 2. reduction of congestion by controlling the number of motorised vehicles;
- 3. and consequent lowering of the levels of pollution.
After
much debate and intervention, the BRT awaits timely initiatives by the
government to foster public transport in a sustainable manner. Whether
the damage can be undone and the original objective of the BRT
reaffirmed is going to be a significant social and political question.
We
hope to share more of our findings from the study and continue having
exchange with our friends from media to build a better understanding on
public services and sustainable development.
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