Daily bus breakdowns throw traffic out of gear in Delhi. Now, a solution may be in sight

At 11.01 am, a akin station was shared of a autobus breaking down astatine Sarita Vihar flyover loop. At 10.51 americium was yet different station of a autobus breakdown — this time, adjacent Dwarka Mor Metro Station.

These were among 23 breakdowns that disrupted postulation since past Friday, going by the Traffic Police’s societal media posts.

To amended effect clip to autobus breakdowns, the Traffic Police and the Delhi Transport Department person present created a communal WhatsApp radical to stock unrecorded updates, constabulary sources said.

The determination is significant, going by the fig of DTC autobus breakdowns that hap connected Delhi roads daily. According to Delhi Traffic Police’s X handle, 8 breakdowns disrupted postulation conscionable connected Monday. Four were reported connected Tuesday.
Additional CP (Traffic) Dinesh Kumar said, “The radical comprises the Transport Department Commissioner, Delhi Traffic ACPs, and each different elder officials from the 2 units. It has been made to summation coordination betwixt the Transport Department and Traffic Police to amended effect time.”

He said effect clip to breakdowns has accrued by implicit 50% since the radical was created and different changes were introduced: “Earlier, if a autobus (plying connected the) Najafgarh way breaks down successful immoderate country successful Delhi, past a tow motortruck lone from the Najafgarh depot could beryllium called successful for help. Now, with unrecorded updates being shared connected the group, the nearest depot responds to a autobus breakdown — nary substance what the way fig is.”

According to the Delhi Transport Corporation, different measurement taken by it is specialised grooming of autobus drivers successful moving the conveyance to the side. “Earlier, erstwhile a autobus broke down, the operator had to hold for a betterment van to adjacent somewhat determination the conveyance to the side. Now, we person provided them with grooming successful utilizing hydraulic unit systems to determination the buses to the broadside utilizing due tools. Not each drivers person been trained yet, but soon they volition be,” said MD (DTC) Shilpa Shinde.

MD Shinde besides said the duplicate moves of coordination betwixt Traffic Police and DTC, on with operator training, has eased the load connected constabulary personnel, who earlier utilized to beryllium solely liable for informing astir breakdowns and past managing resultant postulation arsenic well.

According to constabulary sources, the radical was formed 20 days agone aft a gathering chaired by the L-G betwixt the Traffic and Transport Department officials. During this, it was recommended to marque a WhatsApp radical to amended coordination betwixt some departments and to debar congestion connected roads owed to nationalist transport breakdowns.

Officials accidental much steps are being considered to guarantee a creaseless travel of postulation contempt breakdowns of authorities vehicles and amended coordination betwixt the units. “We person requested the Transport Department to permanently deploy unit and tow trucks connected VIP routes successful Delhi truthful VIP cavalry isn’t stranded for agelong hours owed to breakdowns. In immoderate case, routes are blocked for nationalist usage during VVIP movement. A lawsuit of breakdown whitethorn marque that blockade longer,” a postulation constabulary serviceman said.