Essay On Informal Public Transport

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Study of Informal Public Transport in three selected cities (Kanpur, Aligarh and Hathras)
4.1. City selection criterias
As per the literature review, informal public transport is an important part of the public transport in different cities, specially the cities of developing nations. The role and range of services of informal public transport varies according to the size and context of any city.
To understand the different roles and range of services of informal public transport modes in various cities, three cities of Uttar Pradesh have been selected where the Informal public transport functions diversely according to the context of the city and also because of the presence or absence of the government-provided-public transport/formal public transport. The three selected cities are:
• Kanpur – A city where public transport is available in the form of JnNURM buses and privately operated buses are in place
• Aligarh – A city where public transport is available in the form of privately operated buses (which are regulated by the local government authorities) is in place
• Hathras – A city where there is no formal public transport is available
4.1.1. Characteristics of three selected cities
Kanpur City: It is the biggest city of the State (Uttar Pradesh) and is the main centre of …show more content…

It has a seating capacity of 4+1, and is available by different companies in different models and seating capacity. In Kanpur city, it has no fix routes, but have a Municipal boundary limit of 25 Kms, it is not allowed to operate beyond this boundary. It is operated in almost all areas of city because currently it has no proper rules and regulations in the Kanpur city (other cities have, like in Delhi). It also connects the city with the important centres. The base fare of Shared Auto is Rs 5 and maximum fare depends on the distance travelled by the

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