Re: Toyota to help ease Bangalore traffic, improve metro accessibility In India we tend to harp on various things which inter alia includes suggestions, brainstorming sessions, feedback from various stakeholders and what not. So where does the problem lie? In our country folks move in first and then the government machinery sits up and think of building the brick and mortar infrastructure. More often than not the government agencies are not able to deliver on time infrastructure results. BMRC is another example of sluggish work wherein hardly work has been done at a clip so desired.
In the city of Chennai, metro rail have opened up couple of lines and underground tunneling works are nearing completion within the city precincts and it remains to be seen how much traffic metro will be able to offset from the clogged roads. The math in Bangalore is altogether different owing to not so wide roads and lot of green cover, which of course have dwindled over the past decade. Solution:
To manage public apathy and traffic woes the government has to be the major stakeholder in bringing the necessary change. The next question is this will require massive funding and detailed planning and it's perfect execution.
You may not be allowed to register your new car or any other vehicle unless you produce proof that you have adequate parking space for it, according to a rule that the Centre is looking at introducing in future. Urban transport experts have welcomed the intention, but it will be tough implementing such a proposal.
Moreover, barring people to buy new vehicles should ideally be preceded with making efficient public transport available.
Experts also want the government to take other steps such as hiking parking charges, levying charges for using private vehicles in congested areas and increasing interest rate for car loans to discourage people from buying vehicles.
In 2015, the Himachal Pradesh high court had directed the state government that a new vehicle intended to run within the Shimla municipal corporation limits would be registered only if the purchaser produced a certificate stating that he owned parking space.
Probably a similar stand might have to be taken by the judiciary for the betterment of Bangalore. |