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PUBLIC TRANSPORT

In order to have
a larger scale of

digitization, it
is imperative to
have a system of

handling data,
manipulating data,
synthesizing the
data and trying to
put it into proper

There are two types of users- Choice slots will be made available to all perspective based
riders who also can use their own commuters, and entry into the metro
vehicles, and Captive riders who do station only be allowed when they on the desired
not have the choice of using their own show this valid permit with the time slot capacity norm
vehicles and travel by public transport. details. They will also be able to see the
To ascertain the number of permits to be entire route so that they can plan their of metro rail and
issued, the government has to conduct journey accordingly. If there is excess buses.
passenger opinion survey to calculate demand as against the capacity, options
the number of people who want to use for alternate modes of travel, such as
personal vehicle or public transport. cab services like Ola and Uber can be
provided to commuters using the metro
At a given time, Delhi gets about five different places and times. The
million requests for metro and bus stop or reaching to their destinations directly. technology can be used to collect
permits. The issue is going to be how Balancing these modes of transport in data from hospitals on the number of
to manage demand with one third of an optimal manner is not an easy task, COVID-19 patients being treated and
the normal capacity of normal travel at but once the data gets synthesized, where they are coming from. This can
a time. Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal bulleted and put into the desired form help determine hotspot areas, and
Transit System or RITES could take a of travel as against the capacity, there commuters can be alerted though
lead in association with government can still be as much as 10-20% of excess messaging to avoid these areas or use
support to devise a pro-forma in order demand. In such cases, private vehicle caution if travelling there. In addition,
to assess the commuters travel pattern, users can be tapped into to create a the Arogya Setu app is linked to travel
schedule, area of travel and mode of car pool system to take another 1-2 patterns, so sensors at entry points of
travel. This information will help decide persons from their locality to the same offices will give an additional check point
for what duration a travel card or permit destination they are going to. for offices while determining whom to
should be issued to the user and this will With the availability of commuter allow into the premises. These kinds
also help manage the crowding at the travel data from the cellular network, of systems of data collection, collation
metros and bus stops further. The same and with smart phones which are and synthesis will help assess the travel
procedure can be followed for permits supported with GPS, one can see to demand of a city for a particular day,
for night travel.
what extent the transport network is and also during different periods of the
For example, there may be 1000 being utilized at a particular point of day. Also, if this data is synchronised
people who want to go by metro time- with colour codes like red for with individual cellular phones, it
from Kalkaji area to Central Secretariat heavy congestion and green for low will help check the travel modes of a
between 8am and 9am. Based on this congestion. This can also be used to particular date, place and time which
data, travel permits in 10 to 15 minute analyse the travel pattern of people at can also be saved for future reference.

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