People in the capital had a harrowing time on Sunday while commuting to and from central and south Delhi as 1,600 Blueline buses went off the roads.
The Delhi government has decided to take the Blueline buses off from routes near the Commonwealth Games venues and the Games Village from Sunday till October 16, 2 days after the Games would be over.
But, Delhiites would at least heave a sigh of relief, as the government officials promised to provide an alternative. The Blueline buses would be replaced with equal number of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses.
The withdrawal of Blueline buses affected the busy routes, including New Delhi Railway Station-Vasant Kunj, Shivaji Stadium-Hauz Khas, Ambedkar Nagar-Central Secretariat, Mehrauli-Anand Vihar, Greater Kailash-New Delhi Railway Station, Badarpur Border-Minto Road, Kapashera Border-Mori Gate and Saket-Old Delhi Station.
“I was waiting for a bus since last 30 minutes and finally took an autorickshaw. The bus frequency is poor and I am really worried what will happen during peak hours on Monday,’ said Smriti Gupta, who lives near Talkatora Stadium.
The Delhi government has inducted 6,500 DTC buses in the run-up to the Games and it claims that people will have no trouble in commuting in the city.