Jaipur: The variety of public transport service autos has not been elevated in response to the inhabitants in Jaipur metropolis. The routes and autos which had been determined years in the past, at this time the identical variety of autos are operating on the identical routes, because of which the folks of Jaipur are going through plenty of bother.
The mini buses working in Jaipur transport round 50 thousand passengers within the metropolis every single day. 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 rising inhabitants within the metropolis. If we have a look at at this time’s inhabitants, about three thousand buses are required. Now the Transport Department is contemplating rising 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 These buses are 15 to twenty years outdated.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 will likely be solely about 700 buses within the metropolis that are fully match. If the variety of buses on the routes is elevated, new buses may even come to the town. But the reality is that even after a few years, public transport has develop into very restricted because of lack of recent buses. People are compelled to journey in rickety autos inside the metropolis.
This is the standing of low-floor buses within the metropolis
280 buses bought in 2011 grew to become out of date in 2020
-120 buses bought in 2013 develop into out of date in March 2023
— A complete of 200 new buses arrived in 2016 and 2020 that are at present working.
1.50 lakh passengers journey
There ought to be 1500 buses in response to the inhabitants
About 5 years in the past, 400 buses had been operated by JCTSL within the metropolis, however the variety of buses stored lowering 12 months by 12 months. 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 had been working in 2013, now the quantity has diminished to solely 200. Only 100 large 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 ought to be round 1500. If the enlargement of metro had been carried out on time, the issue of public transport within the metropolis may have been solved.
