GURUGRAM: Residents of new sectors have requested Gurugram Metropolitan City Bus Ltd (GMCBL) to start a bus provider connecting the sectors with the primary city.
They have expressed their disappointment with the present routes, saying they do not quilt sectors 58 to 115, and no route has been proposed for the area.
According to citizens, new sectors have no public transport, not even auto-rickshaws, and hence they need bus connectivity greater than every other part of the town. One of the proposed routes attach the new sectors with the Dwarka Expressway, however citizens stated there is rarely any habitation across the limited-access highway as of now, and it's the different sectors, especially the ones between sectors 80 and 95, which want bus products and services.
“The absence of public transport in this part of Gurugram is a big concern for citizens, especially senior electorate. Their mobility is specific because of the loss of choices they usually really feel handicapped. A bus provider right here could be a major aid for all folks,” stated Shibashish Rudra, a resident of Sector 81.
“New sectors are extremely occupied now. Initiating public transportation will be useful for citizens travelling throughout the city, and scale back traffic jams and pollution levels as smartly. The authorities concerned should get started bus products and services right here without any more prolong,” added Richa Chawla, a Sector 82 resident.
Residents beneath the aegis of United Resident Welfare Association of New Gurugram have met GMCBL officers a number of times and feature additionally written to them earlier this month over the subject.
“The affiliation has met the authorities a number of times and requested them for a bus route in new sectors. Thousands of citizens are pressured to depend either on private cars or private cabs and buses for our daily go back and forth to the primary city in the absence of alternative options. It could be recommended to citizens and Gurugaman (the bus provider) each if some buses get started plying right here. We will quickly meet GMCBL chief Chandrashekhar Khare in this regard,” stated Praveen Malik, spokesperson, United Association of New Gurugram.
The long-awaited city bus provider was rolled out with a fleet of 22 buses through chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar in September. Buses run on two routes at the present — route No. 212 (Huda City Centre to Basai) and route No. 112 (Sector 2 to Ghata village). But the provider has didn't bring sufficient passengers on board. GMCBL has decided to revisit its roadmap and, if required, return to the drawing board to know causes behind poor ridership at the two routes.
They have expressed their disappointment with the present routes, saying they do not quilt sectors 58 to 115, and no route has been proposed for the area.
According to citizens, new sectors have no public transport, not even auto-rickshaws, and hence they need bus connectivity greater than every other part of the town. One of the proposed routes attach the new sectors with the Dwarka Expressway, however citizens stated there is rarely any habitation across the limited-access highway as of now, and it's the different sectors, especially the ones between sectors 80 and 95, which want bus products and services.
“The absence of public transport in this part of Gurugram is a big concern for citizens, especially senior electorate. Their mobility is specific because of the loss of choices they usually really feel handicapped. A bus provider right here could be a major aid for all folks,” stated Shibashish Rudra, a resident of Sector 81.
“New sectors are extremely occupied now. Initiating public transportation will be useful for citizens travelling throughout the city, and scale back traffic jams and pollution levels as smartly. The authorities concerned should get started bus products and services right here without any more prolong,” added Richa Chawla, a Sector 82 resident.
Residents beneath the aegis of United Resident Welfare Association of New Gurugram have met GMCBL officers a number of times and feature additionally written to them earlier this month over the subject.
“The affiliation has met the authorities a number of times and requested them for a bus route in new sectors. Thousands of citizens are pressured to depend either on private cars or private cabs and buses for our daily go back and forth to the primary city in the absence of alternative options. It could be recommended to citizens and Gurugaman (the bus provider) each if some buses get started plying right here. We will quickly meet GMCBL chief Chandrashekhar Khare in this regard,” stated Praveen Malik, spokesperson, United Association of New Gurugram.
The long-awaited city bus provider was rolled out with a fleet of 22 buses through chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar in September. Buses run on two routes at the present — route No. 212 (Huda City Centre to Basai) and route No. 112 (Sector 2 to Ghata village). But the provider has didn't bring sufficient passengers on board. GMCBL has decided to revisit its roadmap and, if required, return to the drawing board to know causes behind poor ridership at the two routes.
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