@keeperofthekeys 1. I didn’t imply that Government salaries are unimportant. 2. Debate is around MLA salaries only. @bhavyakhanna
@bhavyakhanna Doesn’t matter even if their basic was higher. So many more important issues to question than pay hike of 70 individuals.
@roshankar Is there any link / document elaborating this?
@ap00rv Never said they don’t have a right. But question if the city is improving at a good pace or not rather than the hike itself.
Salary hike is now a public debate?! What idiocy.
I don’t mind if MLAs take 10x salary. Give me a better life in this city, that’s all.
@arpancj @vectormein @jackerhack @zainabbawa @metarefresh Little late to this one. Should also remind that… twitter.com/stephenhay/sta…Kk
@atti_cus Get the chocolate bars by Mason & Co. @BlueTokaiCoffee stock it at their roastery (in Saidulajab).
@atti_cus Qahwa.
@atti_cus Soups and hot chocolate.
@bhavyakhanna Sahi baat hai, magar kisi raat airport pe hi rukna pad gaya to bohut takleef hogi unhe. :P
Bhaiyon, Modi saab ke gaadi ka number kya hai?
I wait for 2017 by when Delhi’s public transport network is expected to get a major push.
Counting down ~400 days.
@bhavyakhanna @pranesh Cool.
@pranesh @bhavyakhanna Hmm. Were these cities’ public transport infrastructure as fragile?
@bhavyakhanna Beijing seems to have done it for a brief period and compensated for inconvenience.
@bhavyakhanna Hardly any city that is comparable to Delhi in size, population, public transport infra, etc.
@bhavyakhanna Oho, I know that. But sort it out fast. Or implement stop gap (short term) measures for parking → would have welcomed that.
@bhavyakhanna 1. Metro is growing fine, no major complains. 2. Rolling out buses should be faster. 3. Need information systems to adopt.
@abhijeetmk My argument is that this step **is** forced idealism. “Give up car”, is idealism.
@bhavyakhanna Why are we waiting forever for public transport improvement? Like why? You seem to have accepted that as a reality.
@abhijeetmk Okay I don’t know where you’re heading here, because that last two tweets I agree with.
@abhijeetmk BRT was a something better than nothing. Today you called it a disaster.
@bhavyakhanna Someone say → twitter.com/sandygrains/st….
Also, in which Delhi-like city has it been successful? I’d like to know how.
@abhijeetmk I stand by it. BRT was a short term experiment. A ‘let’s try it and see’ step. Not well thought through. Inconvenienced masses.
When people say “good ‘short term’ step” I suspect collective hallucination. BRT #youremember?
Need quick steps that are good for long term.
@abhijeetmk Gut says there are 10 times more private petrol cars than private diesel cars.
@abhijeetmk LOL. As if petrol vehicles don’t smoke.
Private vehicle owners will not take public transport that creases their formal wear or dusts the leather shoes by the time they reach work.
Delhi Govt should take a feather from BMTC and roll out a fleet of Volvo buses with humble staff that car owners wouldn’t mind taking.
Every few months there’s a report on proposed plan for additional #DTC buses. No real change on ground. Also invest in information systems.
Delhi Govt, if pollution control measures involve restricting private vehicles start with improving public transport in a time bound manner.
sandygrains @thetanmay doesn’t work. they introduced it in china or japan (forget which) and everyone ended up buying two cars. same traffic.
@bhavyakhanna By the way, I understand where you are coming from. Just that I think they need to take a stab at fixing the foundation first.
@bhavyakhanna You are comparing seat belts (or helmets) with choice of transport? At least pick something comparable.
@bhavyakhanna Not if flouting rules is easier than those alternatives. Rarely have a bans changed behaviour.
@bhavyakhanna It’s a great call, provided certain foundations are laid. Without the latter it’s chaos.
@bhavyakhanna Decision doesn’t become good by virtue of being ‘unpopular’ or ‘not easy’. That way they could’ve simply banned pvt. vehicles.
@bhavyakhanna Has to be supported by improving public transport networks. Extend the Metro timings, Buses, Auto availability, etc.
ANI_news Delhi Govt decides that from 1st Jan 2016, private vehicles with odd number plates & even number plates are to ply on alternate days.
@keeperofthekeys Should you need tasting services, can offer it for free. #fatmansays