According to an international congestion report released on Wednesday, February 9, Mumbai is in the fifth position in 2021 from the fourth in 2020 internationally by registering an average 18 per cent fall in vehicular traffic. In contrast to 2019 with 29 per cent and there was a 23 per cent average fall during the morning and evening rush hours, highlighted accounts.
Based on accounts, even if the congestion levels have reduced, in the TomTom Traffic Index’s Global Top 25 list, four cities from India featured the chart that includes Mumbai, Bengaluru, New Delhi and Pune at five, 10, 11 and 21 positions respectively.
It has been reported in the study that Mumbai witnessed its worst traffic congestion during the festivities and monsoon in 2021. This can, however, be attributed to the fact that local trains couldn’t be used non-essential commute.
The report also added that in 2021, Mumbai registered similar congestion levels at 53 per cent as last year, but, the peak traffic variance witnessed a fall of 22 per cent in contrast to 2019. Congestion level percentage is the additional travel time a drive faces when juxtaposed to an uncongested condition.
Similarly, Maharashtra witnessed a 153 per cent hike in electric vehicle registration in the initial nine months of the 2021-22 financial year. In the same period, Mumbai registered a rise of 112 per cent.
With 386 electric buses already in Mumbai, it is looking to add 1,900 additional. The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) as part of its ambition to become 100 per cent electric by 2027 is looking to add more electric AC buses.
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