Advertise new routes of city buses: NGT to govt

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Delhi government to advertise and inform the public about introduction of destination buses so that they can avail the service.

The direction came after the counsel appearing for the Delhi government told the tribunal that most of these destination buses, started from this month on the direction of the green panel, were falling short of passengers.

A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the AAP government and the traffic police to distribute pamphlets in colonies and inform the people about the destination buses.

Destination buses are the point-to-point buses and their introduction would facilitate an individual to opt for such a service, rather than driving a car on highly-congested roads.

The Delhi government had introduced 20 such buses from May 1, originating from far-off places like Dwarka and Janakpuri, after the direction of NGT.

“The Delhi and joint commissioner of police, traffic, shall duly advertise about the service for the public at large. They should distribute pamphlets in colonies and tell people about these point-to-point buses,” the bench said.