The chief minister today held a meeting with Chief Secretary M M Kutty and senior officers of all departments concerned, including transport. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia also attended the meeting.
"In the meeting, the chief minister expressed deep displeasure and pulled up officers over delay in procurement of buses despite the fact the court had asked the city administration to maintain a fleet of at least 11,000 buses many years ago to boost public transport," an official said.
The official said the chief minister was "dissatisfied" with the progress of route rationalisation of buses for catering to maximum number of passengers.
Yesterday, Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot had written to Lt Governor Anil Baijal seeking directions to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to allot 135 acres of land to the city government to agument its bus fleet.
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In the letter, the transport minister had also cited the August, 2007 High Court order to authorities to increase the number of buses to 11,000.
The Delhi High Court today termed the need for more buses in the city a "grave urgency" and said the AAP government needed to address it on a "war-footing".