[sustran] Re: Perceived railmarket in Asia + BRT in Europe

[Jain Alok]

" The problem is that the DMRC and its various domestic and foreign
corporate backers are actually killing politically much more cost
effective BRT proposals.  Per capita incomes in India remain under $500
a year, annual per passenger capital and operating subsidies are several
times the per capita income(it is impossible to know for sure as the
books of the DMRC are a state secret it seems) is hard to justify in
this economic context.  "
 
I'm afraid this argument for justifying BRT for Delhi is elitist at the
least. Are we trying to say that relatively poorer countries should
build BRT whereas the richer countries can have Metro? I think any
operating mode, as Eric points out, has its own merit and should be
planned accordingly. In my opinion, Delhi should have both BRT and Metro
depending on the corridor.
 
Alok Jain
 
 



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