India, Nov. 23 -- Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has completed the pilot project of rationalisation of routes for buses in East Delhi, with 692 CNG buses gradually going off roads by the end of this year.

The rationalisation will also be carried out in the West region and the North region, and none of the 12-metre bus routes will be discontinued. Even under reduced fleet availability, at least one bus on each route shall be operated, according to the official. "While IIT-Delhi is carrying out route rationalisation of the 9 metre buses, the DTC and Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System Limited (DIMTS), which operates cluster buses, have jointly carried out route rationalisation of 121 routes for 12-metre-long buses. This was done f...