GUWAHATI: Despite town's aspirations to the Smart City tag and the quick growth it has witnessed, citizens fail to search out basic public shipping within the night.
"It is very difficult to travel around the city after 9pm. There are no buses or other forms of public transportation. Not everyone can afford to use cab services or auto rickshaws all the time. It is especially difficult for senior citizens and women," Pankaj Baruah, a retired school teacher, stated.
The Kamrup (Metro) district management and the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) have tried to deal with the situation however the products and services they initiated never somewhat took off. In 2015, the district management began a mission, on an experimental foundation, of offering night bus products and services within the city on three routes. The buses plied until middle of the night. The city bus owners' affiliation additionally extended toughen to the mission.
"We did initiate and tried to continue transport services till midnight but public response was lukewarm," deputy commissioner M Angamuthu stated. "Maybe it is time to revamp the plan and look for better alternatives. We will look into what other models we can take up with RTA soon," he added.
For maximum citizens, availability of bus products and services until even 10pm would suffice. "There has always been a problem with transportation. We don't need public transport till 12am as of now. If we get buses till 10pm, we will be more than happy," stated Rita Das, who works at a shopping center within the city.
"It is very difficult to travel around the city after 9pm. There are no buses or other forms of public transportation. Not everyone can afford to use cab services or auto rickshaws all the time. It is especially difficult for senior citizens and women," Pankaj Baruah, a retired school teacher, stated.
The Kamrup (Metro) district management and the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) have tried to deal with the situation however the products and services they initiated never somewhat took off. In 2015, the district management began a mission, on an experimental foundation, of offering night bus products and services within the city on three routes. The buses plied until middle of the night. The city bus owners' affiliation additionally extended toughen to the mission.
"We did initiate and tried to continue transport services till midnight but public response was lukewarm," deputy commissioner M Angamuthu stated. "Maybe it is time to revamp the plan and look for better alternatives. We will look into what other models we can take up with RTA soon," he added.
For maximum citizens, availability of bus products and services until even 10pm would suffice. "There has always been a problem with transportation. We don't need public transport till 12am as of now. If we get buses till 10pm, we will be more than happy," stated Rita Das, who works at a shopping center within the city.
Public transport woes continue
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January 18, 2018
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