Article 6TBBC Sunday Movie: Transit in India

Sunday Movie: Transit in India

by
Mike Orr
from Seattle Transit Blog on (#6TBBC)
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India's cities have a few metros, a small and shrinking number of buses - and lots of cars, two-wheelers, and rickshaws. The crisis in India's transit. (The Quint)

The video uses the Indian number units lakh (=100,000) and crore (=100 lakh or 10 million). These can be rupees, people, or anything. A rupee is worth 1.2 cents. Metro fares for a 5-day work commute are 3,600 rupees/month ($42) based on the report at 12:13, which is out of reach for most residents (more than 10% of income).

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