Jaipur: The variety of public transport service automobiles has not been elevated in response to the inhabitants in Jaipur metropolis. The routes and automobiles which have been determined years in the past, right now the identical variety of automobiles are operating on the identical routes, on account of which the individuals of Jaipur are going through plenty of hassle.
The mini buses working in Jaipur transport round 50 thousand passengers within the metropolis on daily basis. Their usefulness can also be as a result of JCTSL additionally doesn’t have sufficient buses. At current round 1500 buses are being operated in Jaipur. But their quantity may be very much less in response to the growing inhabitants within the metropolis. If we take a look at right now’s inhabitants, about three thousand buses are wanted. Now the Transport Department is contemplating growing the variety of these buses. For this, a proposal has additionally been despatched by the RTO to the Transport Department. Due to much less variety of buses, junk buses haven’t been eliminated. These buses are 15 to twenty years outdated. In such a scenario, there can be solely about 700 buses within the metropolis that are fully match. If the variety of buses on the routes is elevated, new buses can even come to the town. But the reality is that even after a few years, public transport has turn out to be very restricted on account of lack of latest buses. People are pressured to journey in rickety automobiles throughout the metropolis.
This is the standing of low-floor buses within the metropolis
280 buses bought in 2011 turned out of date in 2020
-120 buses bought in 2013 turn out to be out of date in March 2023
— A complete of 200 new buses arrived in 2016 and 2020 that are at the moment working.
1.50 lakh passengers journey
There must be 1500 buses in response to the inhabitants.
About 5 years in the past, 400 buses have been operated by JCTSL within the metropolis, however the variety of buses saved lowering yr by yr. The authorities didn’t take note of the general public transport of the town. Now the variety of buses has come to 200. Due to much less variety of buses, passengers are getting buses on the bus cease in half an hour. Where 400 buses have been working in 2013, now the quantity has diminished to solely 200. Only 100 huge buses and 100 midi buses are operating within the metropolis. Due to having 400 buses, buses used to function on 35 routes within the metropolis, which has now diminished to 25. According to the inhabitants within the capital, the current variety of low-floor buses must be round 1500. If the enlargement of metro had been completed on time, the issue of public transport within the metropolis might have been solved.
