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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=738003902-09022006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=3>" </FONT></SPAN>The problem is that the DMRC and its various
domestic and foreign corporate backers are actually killing politically much
more cost effective BRT proposals. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Per capita incomes<SPAN
class=738003902-09022006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=3> </FONT></SPAN>in </SPAN></FONT><st1:country-region><st1:place><FONT
face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">India</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:country-region><FONT
face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> remain under $500 a
year, annual per passenger capital and operating subsidies are several times the
per capita <SPAN class=GramE>income(</SPAN>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.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> <SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><o:p><SPAN class=738003902-09022006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>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.</FONT></SPAN></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><o:p><SPAN class=738003902-09022006><FONT color=#0000ff>Alok
Jain</FONT></SPAN></o:p></P>
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