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Mumbai Traffic Stats Statistics for Reference on Transportation in Mumbai

Total area of Greater Mumbai is 450 sq km and the length of the roads is 1975 km. The population in the island city has been stagnant for a decade ending 2001 at 33.38 lakhs whereas the population of suburbs increased by 2.5% to reach a level of 86.38 lakhs. Now some interesting info on how people travel in Mumbai:

Population and growth rate for vehicles in Mumbai Metro Region. Average Purchase Price of Cars How much it has increased in last year. Trend in New Registration of Cars by Choice of Fuel. Expected Usage of Bandra-Worli Sea-Link. How Many Vehicles (and people in them) Pass Major Traffic Junctions. How Much Auto Fuel Mumbai Consumes? How Many People Use Regular, AC & BRTS Buses? Operational Performance of BEST bus operation Growth of Public Transport in Mumbai Parking Offences and Fines in Mumbai

Population & Growth Rate For Vehicles In Mumbai Metro Region

Two wheelers 865,466 834,457 200,119 1,900,042 Two wheelers 647,892 572,827 128,287 1,349,006 Auto rickshaws 108,812 117,348 20,298 246,458 Auto rickshaws 104,104 104,321 18,911 227,336 As on 31.3.2008 Greater Mumbai Thane district Raigad district Total MMR As on 31.3.2005 Greater Mumbai Thane district Raigad district Total MMR Cars 507,408 353,694 68,775 929,877 Cars 409,120 250,899 43,457 703,476 Taxis 58,813 28, 420 11,333 98,566 Taxis 58,049 14,014 8,659 80,722 Buses 13,239 11,529 964 25,732 Buses 12,290 8,695 719 21,704 Comm. veh 71,329 215,145 42,569 329,043 Comm. veh 56,345 151,486 24,809 232,640 Others 6,770 3,294 3,042 13,106 Others 7,140 7,865 2,264 17,269 Total 1,631,837 1,563,887 347,100 3,542,824 Total 1,294,940 1,110,107 227,106 2,632,153

Annualised Growth - March 2008 over March 2005

Two wheelers 11% 15% 19% 14% Auto rickshaws 2% 4% 2% 3% Greater Mumbai Thane district Raigad district Total MMR Cars 8% 14% 19% 11% Taxis 0.4% 34% 10% 7% Buses 3% 11% 11% 6% Comm. veh 9% 14% 24% 14% Others -2% -19% 11% -8% Total 9% 14% 18% 12%

Information from MMRDA Transport and Communications Division's Basic Transport and communications statistics for Mumbai Metropolitan Region - August 2008

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Why are we worried about Nano ?

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Mumbaikars are buying more expensive cars!

How Much Average purchase price Of Cars Has Increased In Last Year Period Jan-Mar 2006 Jan-Mar 2007 Jan-Mar 2008 % growth Based on information received from RTO in response to our RTI query Individual 5.36 5.65 7.47 39% Corporate Rs.lakhs 6.98 8.16 7.84 12%

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Mumbaikars are buying more Diesel cars !

Period Oct-Mar 07 6 months Apr-Mar 07 12 months Apr-Mar 08 12 months projected for Apr08-Mar09 From Regional RTO office in response to query under RTI Petrol 90% 88% 79% Diesel 10% 11% 19% CNG 0.3% 2% 3% Total 100% 100% 100%

70%

24%

6%

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Bandra Worli Sea Link Cost & Benefits

Dar Consultants' report - March 2005
Project cost (Rs. 1500 Cr.)- Now revised to beyond Cost/Km Length of Link - (about 1 Km longer than existing route) Current average time from Mahim-Haji Ali (peak hrs) Total Mahim-Haji Ali time via link Average speed of travel on the link Rs. 1600 Cr Rs. 285.7 Cr/Km 5.6 Km 39 minutes 9.5 minutes 50 Km/hr

Utilisation , Benefits & Revenue Forecast for the Sea Link - Dar Consultants
Year Number of vehicles* using the Link (per day) Vehicles/hr - peak time (8.3% of day) Toll collection/Rs. Cr/day Toll collection - Rs. Cr/p.a. Savings in vehicle operating cost- Rs. Cr/p.a. Savings in operating & time cost -Rs. Cr/p.a. Per vehicle crossing Toll fees - Rs. Savings in vehicle operating cost -Rs.** Savings in operating & time cost -Rs. 2009 79335 6585 0.36 83 262 550 45 90 190 2013 121794 10109 0.40 147 396 814 45 89 183 2017 124720 10352 0.55 202 403 827 45 89 182

* Most vehicles would be cars , with no 2 wheelers and very few buses. Converted into Standard Passenger Car Units-PCU ( A bus and truck are equal to 3 PCUs). This is based on the assumed traffic and toll ( by Dar Consultants). **Dar Consultants asumed saving of Rs.90 per crossing in operating cost. Out of which Saving in fuel would be Rs.15 for 0.3 litres of Petrol.It is difficult to estimate the cost of time and other vehicle operating costs.

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Now we should compare the actual performance of the Sea Link in terms of : 1. Average time saved per vehicle in crossing in peak and other hours 2. How many vehicles pay the toll and how many don't during different hours of the day 3. What is the r evenue earned per day and per year We give below figures from a recent traffic count at Mahim which shows that over 13000 people use 4400 vehicles per peak hour.

Findings from a Traffic count at Mahim in Jan 2009 ( Rush hour) #

Type Cars / Taxies 2 wheelers Buses Total Actual 3300 992 112 4404 No. of vehicles/hr PCU 3300 496 336 4132 Actual 75 23 3 100 % Vehicles PCU 80 12 8 100 Pass/hr* 5940 1786 5600 13326 % Pass 45 13 42 100

# This count was conducted for 1 peak hour and can be considered adequately representative. * Based on 1.8 persons per private vehicle and 55 per bus.

It is good to understand, question and evaluate the projections and the reality. What is your guess about usership and toll collection? Please give your forecast which can be shared with others
Pl voice your views of how we should tackle the parking problem .

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How Many Vehicles (and people in them) Pass Some Major Traffic Junctions in Mumbai
All Buses Cars / Auto 2 wheelers Comm. Taxis Rickshaws Vehicles Total PCU Locations Status Passengers In** Buses 119 112 213 68 160 1328 3300 2957 2550 6004 452 0 0 0 0 466 992 900 560 880 73 90 81 30 90 2397 4233 4136 3029 6774 ChemburAkbarally's Mahim Church Dar Consultants Haji Ali Agripada (CES) Curr. Actual Curr. Actual In 2005 Curr. Actual DEC-07 5950 5600 10650 3400 8000 4 2 wheelers wheelers 3204 839 5940 5323 4590 10807 1786 1620 1008 1584 Total

9993 13326 17593 8998 20391

** Passengers in auto rickshaws are added under 4 wheeler volumes. Above working leads to following hypotheses: The locations chosen for traffic & passenger count are among the high volume junctions. It means that current pass volume in peak hr/peak direction is nowhere more than 20,000 . This "high figure" is on western exp highway with 6-7 lanes in each direction. IT is incorrect to justify very high cost metro/mono rail projects for these volumes by assuming a secular growth in traffic at 5% plus on these arteries. As more economically and environmentally sustainable land use can reduce the traffic growth while improving on economic growth. On the other hand, if we adopt bus lane - whether median or at least at kerb - where median lane is not possible- , introduce better traffic management as well as ensure "no parking on such arteries - at least in peak hr/peak direction" and introduce 20% vehicle restraint based on the last digit of the number plates , we can achieve 30% reduction in congestion, pollution and stress reduction and improve liveability. It is possible to implement these solutions within a year and with very small investments but a stronger emphasis on fair, equitable and disciplined use of road space . It is high time we focus on such approaches especially as a strong consensus is emerging that Rs. 1600 cr Bandra Worli sea link is not going to provide any solution to the traffic jams. Let us focus on state of art discipline and traffic management which would cost Rs. 100 Cr/pa in recurring cost for extra force, training, use of IT , management of road marking, laning and other related areas . This cost can be more than recovered through higher parking fees and higher and foucssed fines which will help Mumbai to be closer to a world class city.

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How Much Auto Fuel Mumbai Consumes

Year 2003-04 2007-08 %Increase Petrol 444,600 431,054 -3% Diesel 556,600 785,888 41% Gas 317,656 432,910 36%

Data received in response to a RTI query from : The office of Dy.Commissioner of Sales Tax

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How Many People Use Regular, AC & BRTS Buses?

Item No. Of Buses Running No.of seats per bus* No.of return trips/bus/day No.of Kms/bus/day Tickets/bus/day-nos. Revenue per bus per day-Rs. Revenue per ticket-Rs. Regular Buses Jan 08 Aug 08 3519 3812 45 45 10 211 1062 841 5571 6102 5.24 7.26 Jan 08 37 45 A.C. Buses Aug 08 31 45 4 127 136 248 4056 5132 29.85 20.73 Jan 08 11 47 Current BRTS Aug 08 15 47 3 177 88 182 2566 3295 29.24 18.08

*Compiled from responses from BEST vide letters dated 27.10.2008 , 26.11.2008 The figures in bold are key parameters for the BEST operations, and have been derived by us from the data received from BEST in response to our queries under RTI. 1. AC service as well as the current version of BRTS carry fewer passengers per day compared to regular buses 2. These services carry fewer passengers, earn less revenue than reg. buses, in spite of higher ticket price. since they drive fewer miles and have poor occupancy especially in off peak direction. 3. A point to point service using fly-overs and Sea Link, should be significantly faster and should have much higher occupancy during off peak direction and hence it should score over all other services in terms of the above key parameters.

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Operational Performance of BEST bus operation

What better governance, management and discipline can achieve
Exisiting Actual Previous Years S. No. 1990-91 2000-01 1 2712 3430 2 2143 3155 3 77 75 4 1634 2441 5 209 212 6 73 55 7 15037 15116 8 41.20 41.41 9 10 11 1922 16560 2117 1313 64273 5581 Description Total fleet owned Average total vehicles on road per day Average capacity/buses Total Vehicle kms(in lakhs) p.a. Average kms per bus/day Occupancy ratio or load factor Number of passengers in a year (in lakhs) Number of passengers carried per day ( in lakhs) Average No.of Passengers per bus/day Passenger earnings/year (in lakhs) Avg earning per bus/ dayn(in Rs.) Recent 2005-06 3391 3075 72 2401 214 58 15102 41.38 1346 79458 7079 Years 2006-07 3404 3081 71 2368 211 61 15030 41.18 1337 79492 7069 What can be achieved Through better governance 2010-11 Improvement How 3900 15% Through more buses, higher 3500 14% speed, because of 71 n.a. much more usage 2652 12% of flyovers & 230 12% sealink , use of 70 15% more one ways, 17000 13% one bus lanes, 46.58 13% more protected bus stops, more 1400 12% clearing of major 92211 16% roads from parking 8000 13%

Source : MMRDA Transport & Communications Division (August 08)(for existing data) Basic Transport & communication statistics for Mumbai Metropolitan Region Over last several years, operational performance of BEST has remained stagnant.

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Load factor has declined from 73% to 61% Kms per bus per day have remained in a narrow range of 209 km to 214 km per day Number of passengers per bus per day has remained constant at 1300+ during last 8 years. Daily earnings have stagnated at Rs. 7000+ during the last two years .

How can the operating efficiency of buses be substantially improved in next 12 months Develop several point to point routes using flyovers, Sea Link increasing speed and number of passengers. Introduce priority bus lanes, bus stops segregated by plastic cones at suitable locations. Innovative services, use of IT, market segmentation between short and long distance users. city management should become "bus centric rather than car centric" discipline improvement at bus stops ( segrageted lane wherever possible, preventing confilcts at This will reduce congestion,make a difference to the public transport and improve profitability of BEST

Let us actually Think Rail and Act Bus - Now! What do you think? Please share your views for others.
Pl voice your views of how we should tackle the parking problem .

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Growth Of Public Transport In Mumbai

One Way Passenger Trips Originated Daily
Year 1960-61 1960-61 1970-71 1980-81 1990-91 2000-01 2005-06 2006-07 Suburban Railways* 11.71 11.71 23.30 38.69 44.48 55.74 60.71 63.89 BEST N.A. N.A. 23.48 42.95** 41.20** 41.41** 41.38** 41.18** Total In lakhs

46.78 81.64 85.68 97.15 102.09 105.07

Source : MMRDA Transport & Communications Division-August 08 Basic Transport & communication statistics for Mumbai Metropolitan Region * Covers western and Central Railways While the Suburban Railways have peaked out capacity, the usage of BEST has been stagnant for last 28 years! **Whereas,raising road user awareness of bus lane restrictions has resulted in clearer bus lanes and and an improved and more reliable bus service.This has encouraged more people to travel by bus, with usage up by 40 per cent In the past five years. In turn, this has helped to reduce congestion on London's roads.

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Parking Offences & Fines In Mumbai

Year No parking without towing Cases '000 Fine Amount Rs.Cr Rs./case 862 875 720 682 682 4.98 5.14 4.20 4.42 4.73 58 59 58 65 69 Cases '000 Cases apprehended by towing vans Total Amount - Rs.Cr Amount - Rs. per case Fines Towing Fine Towing Charges Charges 426 639 98 147 421 653 94 146 292 445 100 152 303 453 100 150 317 465 100 147

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

434 447 293 303 317

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Traffic Offences Other Than Parking

Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total offences * Cases-'000 fine - Rs.Cr Per 1,949 14.26 1,853 14.14 1,957 17.74 2,314 22.96 case-Rs. 73 76 91 99 Drunken driving offences Cases-'000 fine - Rs.Cr Per case-Rs. 1.18 0.23 1,956 1.02 0.19 1,893 13 2.39 1,875 16 3.23 1,990 Cases-'000 1,073 1,132 1,263 1,616 Other Offences fine - Rs.Cr Per 5.14 4.20 4.42 4.73 case-Rs. 48 37 35 29

Source : Data received from Office of the Traffic Police in response to a query under RTI * Total offences include the Parking offences While traffic police apprehend a total of 23 lakh cases per year the total fine collected and fine per case is quite low. There is a urgent need to revise the fines substantially upwards, so that it provides a stronger deterrence Even for parking offences, 2/3rd amount goes for towing charges. While the vehicles are growing at 9% p.a. the number of offences apprehended have grown at a much smaller rate. This could be due to the shortage of police personnel and lack of usage of Info.Technology.

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