Infrastructure created in 2010 in the Capital in view of the Commonwealth Games has started deteriorating within three years. The dazzling state of art Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus shelters erected across the city during the sporting extravaganza have attained filthy and hideous look. Part of these stainless steel structures has corroded.
Clocks are missing and advertisement panels have been damaged. Thick layer of dust and Ghutka stains make these bus stands perfect example of the administration’s apathy and poor maintenance.
According to the data available, there are 2,170 alighting and boarding points without Queue shelter in the city and around 732 bus stops have not been revamped for the last one year. The number of bus stops which have been revamped till date is 1,725. Sources in the State transport department said that more than 1,500 bus stops do not have seating arrangements in the bus shelters, while around 700 bus shelters do not have proper shelters for comfortable standing for the commuters. In total, the city has 4,627 bus stops.
Out of these bus stands, 435 bus shelters are being maintained by private companies, including 197 such shelters falling under the New Delhi Municipal Council’s jurisdiction.
It has been observed that those bus stops that are situated in the heart of the city or New Delhi are regularly cleaned; however, the remaining are in a pathetic condition. During the visit, dustbins from these places were also found missing.
A senior official of the DTC informed that majority of these facilities are being under the supervision of private companies and after the survey, they may be asked to look into the matter. “Plans are there to revamp around 100 bus stops in North and East Delhi and the tendering process for revamping the bus stops has just been started. The proposal was finalised after a team of officials submitted their report following a study of the bus shelters in New Delhi. New facility would have proper seating arrangements for commuters, besides a guide map and timetable,” he said.