[Reader-list] The world’s cheapest car?

[Taha Mehmood]

Dear Vivek (and All )

I think it would be useful if we were to include just a small bit of 
information while discussing privately owned transport like Nano and 
comparing it's benefits or losses with that to publicly owned transport/ 
privately owned public transport like BRT or Buses. This is what we can 
glean from the Delhi Master plan (2021)- ‘that buses, which constitute 
barely 1.2 percent of the total number of vehicles, cater to around 60 
percent of the total transport load’ (Delhi Master Plan 2001-2021. 
p-57). http://www.urbanindia.nic.in/moud/what'snew/mps-eng.pdf 
<http://www.urbanindia.nic.in/moud/what%27snew/mps-eng.pdf>

Further more it is mentioned in the same document that, 'while personal 
vehicles -cars and scooters, though almost 93 percent of the total 
number of vehicles, cater to around only 30 percent of the travel 
demand. Such a huge share of private vehicles in Delhi, while serving a 
relatively limited purpose in terms of the transportation modal split, 
obviously creates tremendous pressure on road space, parking, and 
pollution directly and through congestion.'

Therefore shouldn't we also try to articulate this debate in terms of 
social responsibility on behalf of corporates to cater to a burgeoning 
market?

Regards

Taha


PS: In this regard could I please suggest other members  who have shared 
with their thoughts with us on this thread, to at least take the pain of 
verifying some data before letting us know what they think of people 
like Ms Narain or why she has perhaps taken a particular position on 
this Nano issue.