Sharad Rao the BEST workers’ union leader says it’s not feasible to have a dedicated  bus lane by the BEST. He cites the reason as there isn’t enough   parking space for 4600 buses.

Now every body who is a bus commuter will agree that bus travel in Mumbai, should spare them the cattle class and inhuman conditions of travel. Lack of enough frequency, delay, illegal over crowding are being suffered silently by the Mumbaikars for too long a time.

Mumbai runs  North South. Hence parallel modes of mass rapid transport system to the suburban  railway system must be delivered at all costs to ease the commuters from the gasping travel conditions

BEST the only hope of many, must put on a war footing the dedicated bus lane and improve  its revenues as well  meet the objective of providing the best bus  travel service in Mumbai.

As far as the space constrains for parking of the increasing number of buses, BEST can think of two tier and three tier parking system.Earlier BEST planned to exploit the space at its depot commercially and rent or sell the developed space  to improve its revenues .It must abandon such plans forthwith and use it for parking the buses through two tier and three tier parking systems.

As Mumbai”s population has grown by leaps and bounds the need for affordable bus travel will only grow.  BEST should refrain from using its precious space otherwise than for the humongous needs of supporting its basic objectives of being  public utility service provider.

Sharad Rao is a union leader.Let him take care of the workers. BEST must take care of the commuters needs. Welcome less crowded buses. Welcome less humiliating travel . Welcome DBL in Mumbai( dedicated bus lane ).