OPINION * India - MTC’s cosmetic changes ignore real passenger demands
Chennai,India -Straphangers United -13 Sept 2008: -- Chennai’s Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) has announced cosmetic changes to its operations, when so much more was expected from it to improve the efficiency and reliability of its monopoly bus service... But even more fundamental is the need for the MTC to introduce more services, together with a campaign to popularise the daily, weekly and monthly travel passes (travel cards). At present, the MTC does not issue these passes widely, and restricts them to a few depots, that too during the first half of the month, and again, during specified hours of the day. All this constitutes a major disincentive for passengers to use the bus system. It also does not help reduce congestion on the roads, which is growing worse by the day... (Picture: There are very few Volvo buses being operated in Chennai. Until such comfortable buses become mainstream, congestion cannot be reduced)Labels: passenger watchdogs
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