Bangalore pips Delhi to become the city with highest number of cars

Bangalore was placed second on the list of the world’s most congested cities in 2022.

Bangalore has overtaken Delhi to become the Indian city with the highest number of private cars.

According to the Delhi Statistical Handbook 2023, Bangalore had a total of 23.1 lakh private cars as of March 31, 2023. In comparison, the national capital had 79.5 lakh vehicles, out of which, 20.7 lakh were private cars.

As per the data, Delhi witnessed 1.2 crore vehicle registrations, of which 33.8 lakh were private cars. However, the transport department has also been steadily de-registering overaged vehicles in the national capital in compliance with the Supreme Court ban on petrol and diesel vehicles older than 15 and 10 years, respectively.

According to reports, 55 lakh cars were de-registered in 2021-22 and 2022-23 alone, while 1.4 lakh vehicles were scrapped and over 6.2 lakh vehicles received no-objection certificates to be re-registered in other states.

Bangalore was placed second on the list of the world’s most congested cities in 2022, with London taking the top spot.

As per a report compiled by TomTom, commuters spent an average of 29 minutes and 10 seconds to cover 10 km at an average speed of 18 km/h through Bangalore’s city centre. In 2022, commuters dedicated 260 hours to driving, out of which, 134 hours were due to congestion.

Source: ET