"The BRTS project will create a dedicated bus lane only on 40 per cent of the route," said Srinivas Bonala, PMC Traffic Planner. He said that this was the plan from the beginning, but the public had misunderstood that dedicated bus lanes would be there throughout the stretch, even on congested roads.

Traffic activist Sujit Patwardhan said it was only recently announced by the PMC that 40 per cent of the BRTS route would have a dedicated bus lane. "It is fraudulent to have a mere 40 per cent of the dedicated lane in the name of BRTS. Thus, most of it is mere widening of the road," he said. Patwardhan said that the PMC was only keen on receiving funds under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), and not in proper implementation of the BRTS.

"As per the plan, the PMC will erect barricades in the middle of some roads for the bus lane while the rest of the routes will not have any barricades," Bonala said.

This is because many roads are not wide enough to have dedicated bus lanes. "Amenities such as cycle track and footpath will be given priority, but in some places due to the lack of space, this would not be possible," he said.

Source: The Indian Express Civic body disappoints public, only 40% of BRTS for bus lane