Five days into the BRT trial run and hopes of it being a success in the

The entire road network adjoining the corridor is congested as motorists try to find an escape route

No Conflict Of Interest, Insist Experts As questions are being raised vigorously by citizens' groups, traffic experts and MPs across party lines over the controversial BRT corridor, what seems to have slipped notice is that the patrons of the IIT-Delhi department behind the concept include bus manufacturing majors Volvo and Tatas.

After spending several gruelling hours under a hot on Thursday sun monitoring the traffic flow on the Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand Bus rapid transit system (BRTS) corridor, officials worked hard to sort out glitches, especially after chief minister Sheila Dikshit's veiled threat to scrap the new bus corridor. Delhi's transport minister Haroon Yusuf, who made a personal visit to the stretch, said that efforts were being made to rectify the loopholes and that the things would further improve in days to come.

The government has decided to widen the road at Press Enclave and acquire land near Chirag Dilli village by covering the drain to ease traffic on the Bus Rapid Transit corridor. The decision comes after three days of traffic nightmare on the 5.6-km stretch. Delhi Chief Secretary Rakesh Mehta said the government is also looking at the possibility of building underpasses for traffic headed rightward along the corridor, leading up to Chirag Dilli intersection.

The Delhi Government is hunting desperately for a fig leaf after the BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) fiasco. The Centre has washed its hand of, while the Chief Minister is trying hard to fix responsibility for a system that has left the capital city with massive traffic jams just in its trial run over a 5.2-km stretch, which cost more than Rs 200 crore. Six more corridors are on their way.

Outrage over the illconceived BRT corridor rocked Parliament on Tuesday with members cutting across party affiliations protesting against the hardship inflicted on commuters in south Delhi by thoughtless planners.

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Even as officials were busy working out a slew of measures to make the

The BRT corridor has gone bust. Yes, that's the resounding message from two days of chaotic trials on the Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand stretch. What else can explain the decision of a panicky government to let in taxis and autos into the corridor dedicated to buses! If the BRT architects are willing to jettison lane segregation, then the corridor

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