PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN DELHI Presentation before Honble Members

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

PUBLIC TRANSPORT Ø Ø Ø Overview Ground Realities Reasons for chaos Suggestions for improvements E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Ground Realities 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Congested roads Deficient and inefficient public transport Fleecing of commuters Mass traffic rules violations Insufficient parking space Unsafe roads Poor connectivity within NCR E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Congested Delhi Road Ø Annual Wastage of Fuel & Man hours Ø Ø Ø * *Fuel: Rs. 24 Crores; *Man Hours. Rs. 1300 Crores Increased Pollution Each intersection under survey - total 20 such intersections E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Why roads are congested? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Encroachment Faulty placement of stops Inoperative traffic signals Heavy pressure on artillery roads Unwanted gaps in roads Faulty design of flyovers E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

PRIVATE VEHICLES ON ROADS On daily basis: Ø App. 12, 000 cars & 12, 000 scooters/bikes from Vasant Kunj itself Ø *App. 50, 000 cars & 50, 000 scooters/bikes from Dwarka itself *With Metro now Dwarka vehicles has been reduced to just half E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

WHY SO MANY PRIVATE VEHICLES ON ROADS? Ø Ø Ø Lack of Public Transport Un-regulated Intermediate Public Transport Lack of feeder transport between habitat and public transport stations E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Public Transport n n No of Diesel Busses on Road before phasing out. No. of CNG Busses after phasing out n 10, 000 n 6, 000 E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Public Transport Position as on 31 -10 -06 Big Buses with permits On 644 routes Mini Buses/RTV on 152 routes Total 4379 1345 5724 Source-RTI E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Public Transport Route No Sanctioned 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 01 DTC 02 Pvt. E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Public Transport Route No. 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 E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Public Transport 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 17 08 25 505 Kamla Market to Mehrauli 13 04 17 520 Super Bazar to Malviya Nagar 19 04 23 533 ISBT to Mehrauli 20 05 25 780 Super Bazaar to IGI Airport Source: RTI E mail 03 04 chetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696 07

Public Transport Ø The Transport Department cannot ascertain how many busses are actually plying on these routes. Source : RTI E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Public Transport Metro Rail: n Breather for Dwarkites, Rohini, Shadhara, Transyamuna Areas and West Delhi. n E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Public Transport n n 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. E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Intermediate Public Transport Modes: Ø Taxi Ø Auto Rickshaws Ø No of TSR’s to be converted into CNG Mode as per order dated 16 -12 -1997 of Hon’ble Supreme Court: 83, 000 E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Intermediate Public Transport Total TSR (As on 31 -10 -2006) TSR’s converted/retrofitted 54, 369 50, 328 New Auto’s Registered 4, 041 E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Intermediate Public Transport Operational Problems: Ø Failure in getting tamper proof meters installed Ø Unreasonable fares Ø Inefficient HELPLINE Ø Lack of Enforcement E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Passengers to pay by meter Ø Ø Tamper proof meter directed to be installed by Apex Court dated 06 -12 -2001 and High Court of Delhi on 09 -01 -2002 Sub standard meters approved by the Director Legal Meteorology; Ø Easy to tamper and most of the time non-functional Ø Fleecing continues E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Defective fare meters During 2006 n No. of inspections made on roads - 4902 n Fare meters found defective - 2341 n Fare meters found defective - 48% n *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. n Source: RTI dated 18. 1. 2007 E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Intermediate Public Transport Ø Fare Revision: Feb 03 & July 03 Ø 2003: Ø 2007: CNG- Rs. 12/- per Kg Pulses-Rs. 20/- to Rs. 25/- Kg CNG-Rs. 19. 20 per Kg; Pulses. Rs. 60/- to Rs. 70 Kg E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

HELPLINE Ø Ø Help line introduced by Govt. of NCT of Delhi in Oct 2002 Total Complaints outstanding- 71, 141 E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Help Line- Statistics Oct 2002 to 30 -04 -04 Complaints Received Notices Issued 65, 665 Notices Returned 35, 273 Drivers did not appear Drivers Prosecuted 6, 027 65, 665 24, 365 E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Help Line- Statistics 01 -04 -2005 to 15 -02 -06 No of complaints received 112917 Notices Issued 105935 Notices Returned 6772 Drivers not appeared 27983 Source-RTI E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Help Line- Statistics 16 -02 --2006 to 31 -10 -2006 No of complaints received 5150 Notices Issued 4975 Notices Returned 3302 Drivers not appeared 3477 Source-RTI E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Intermediate Public Transport Drivers Appeared 11, 697 Challans Compounded 15, 424 Source : RTI ID No. 492/6 -11 -06 Total TSR (As on 31 -10 -2006) E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696 54, 000

Public Transport - Legal Provisions n n n n S. 56 Certificate of fitness of Transport Vehicle S. 66 (1)- Necessity of Permit; S. 72 Grant of Stage Carriage permit S. 73, 74 - Contract Carriage Permits S. 77 -79 - Goods Carriage Permit; S. 84 General Conditions for all permits; S. 86 Cancellation and suspension of Permits by Transport Department E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

OFFENCES, PENALTIES & PROCEDURE 1 st & 2 nd Offenses Ø Ø n Ø Ø Ø S. 177 - Violation of any Provision Rs. 100 -300 S. 180 - 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. 183 - Driving at excessive Speed- Rs. 100 to 300 S. 184 - Dangerous DrivingØ Ø Ø S. 185 - Drunken DrivingØ Ø 1 st offence -6 months Imprisonment or Rs. 1000/ fine or both, 2 nd offence with in 3 years- 6 months Imprisonment or Rs. 1000 fine or both 1 st- 6 months Imprisonment or Rs. 2000 fine or both, 2 nd- If committed with in three years- 2 yrs Imprisonment or Rs. 3000 fine or both S. 190 - Using unsafe Vehicle- Fine up to 2, 000, in case of accident imprisonment of 3 months of fine up to Rs. 1000 or both S. 192 - Using Vehicle without RegistrationØ Ø 1 st Fine- between Rs. 2000/- to Rs. 5000/-, 2 nd within one yr- Imprisonment or fine from Rs. 5000/- to 10, 000/- or E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696 both

Traffic Rules Violations n n Plying overloaded heavy goods vehicles Fatal accidents on roads and prosecutions E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Public Transport -Social Audit Ø Every day nearly 80, 000 trucks enter/pass through Delhi and almost 80% are overloaded. (Source: Bhure Lal Committee affidavit in Supreme Court) Ø Ø Ø Heavy Goods Vehicles challaned for overloading: April 02 –Jan 03 : 3, 703 (10 months) April 03 to May 04 : 6, 636 (14 months) April 04 to March 05 : 2, 656 April 05 to March 06 : 704 * 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 E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Public Transport Action Taken-Fatal Accidents- Traffic Police- Recommendations 1 st April 2002 to 15 -12 -2006 BLUE LINE BUSES 443 DTC BUSES 237 MINI BUSES 212 OTHER BUSES 637 Total-1529 üSource-RTI E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

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 Compounding Fee Per Challan Rs. 108. 64 Rs. 117. 48 Rs. 113. 38 E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Public Transport Action Taken-Transport Department Fatal Accident- Permit Suspended 04/03 till 31 -10 -06 488 Driving License cancelled from 04/05 to 10/06 210 Permit cancellation -Fatal Accidents from 04/05 to 10/06 Nil Prosecutions for Nonpossession/Invalid Fitness Certificate from 04/05 to 10/06 *3129 *58. 2% of total buses on road E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Parking Facilities 1. 2. 3. 4. Insufficient parking space High parking charges Parking mafia in operation Violation of building bye-laws by commercial builders E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Parking Facilities Ø Ø 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 E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Parking spaces- Social Audit n n n Amount collected on parking charges during the period from 2004 to Dec. 2006 -Rs. 130. 07 Crores Amount spent for development of parking sites -NIL Source: RTI dated 22. 1. 2007 E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Road Safety Pedestrians n Cyclists n Accessibility n E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Public Transport n n NCR Connectivity: A Big Question mark? E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Public Transport 1962 Cycle Tracks 2021 Cycle Tracks MRTS Integrated Transport System Integrated multimodal Public Transport System Planning E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Suggestions - Public Transport Enforce Law to ensure busses ply on sanctioned routes; v Introduce point to point premium bus service; v Interlink bus routes with Metro; v Enforce the time table for all busses. v E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Suggestions-Intermediate Public Transport Ø Enforce Law to ensure no meter tampering Ø Ensure meters approved are only sold in Market; Ø Allow shared Taxi/TSR service & fix the routes; Ø Enforce permit conditions to eliminate finance cartel; Ø Allot the TSR’S to genuine drivers-17065 E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Suggestions- Law Enforcement Appoint single authority to deal with all kinds of permit condition violations v Cancel Permit u/s 86 of M V Act v Award stringent punishment by amending the law in accident cases; v Impose Heavy Fines. v E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Suggestions- Parking spaces n n n 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. E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Suggestions- Awareness & Training n n n 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 E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696

Thank You. CHETNA (REGD. ) A-417, SOM DUTT CHAMBERS-I, 5, BHIKAIJI CAMA PLACE, NEW DELHI 110066 E mailchetna_regd@rediffmail. com, Cell. 9810514696