Bowing to the opposition against the existing bus rapid transport stretch, Delhi government has decided to put brakes on construction of 14 new BRT corridors across the city.
"We have decided to go slow on BRT corridor projects," Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said today.
She also expressed unhappiness over functioning of the existing BRT corridor between Ambedkar Nagar and Delhi Gate by Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMMTS).
The corridor was constructed by DIMMTS, a joint-venture company jointly set up by Delhi government and Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation. It is being run by DIMMTS.
Following a court case and controversy related to the Ambedkar Nagar-Delhi Gate BRT corridor, the construction of 14 such corridors was put on hold. In October last year, the Delhi Cabinet had given an in-principle approval for construction of seven BRT corridors.
Some of the proposed BRTs are in East Delhi while others have been planned for West and North Delhi.
