We need radical solutions
A NEW flyover is thrown open every month, a new subway starts functioning at nearly the same frequency and the Metro expands in inches. It's time, say experts, Delhi thought of radically different solutions to its persisting traffic woes.
The Ashram Chowk crossing in South Delhi has two flyovers but the jams there show no signs of letting up. Roads to Dwarka don't look any lighter post Metro and officer-goers of CGO complex continue to ignore the subway made for them.
And here is the rub: it's not gong to get any better. The number of vehicles hitting Delhi roads every day stands at 52 lakhs, growing at six per cent every year. The holding capacity of the roads, on the other hand, has grown only marginally "Factor in 45 minutes . of extra time when going to office," said S.M. Sarin, former Director of the Central Road Research Institute. That's one solution, but hardly radical and, truth be told, quite grim.
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The Ashram Chowk crossing in South Delhi has two flyovers but the jams there show no signs of letting up. Roads to Dwarka don't look any lighter post Metro and officer-goers of CGO complex continue to ignore the subway made for them.
And here is the rub: it's not gong to get any better. The number of vehicles hitting Delhi roads every day stands at 52 lakhs, growing at six per cent every year. The holding capacity of the roads, on the other hand, has grown only marginally "Factor in 45 minutes . of extra time when going to office," said S.M. Sarin, former Director of the Central Road Research Institute. That's one solution, but hardly radical and, truth be told, quite grim.
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
Labels: Ashram Chowk, new flyovers, new subway, public transport, South Delhi, the Central Road Research Institute
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