Jaipur BRTS is a bus rapid transit system, proposed to solve the traffic problem in the city of

Jaipur Jaipur (; Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known ...

. In recent Rajasthan State elections, INC came into power and announced to remove Jaipur BRTS Corridors because of the accidents happening due to BRTS Corridor. Instead of BRTS, the Jaipur Development Authority had planned to build a MetroNeo on the existing BRTS corridor.

Overview

In August 2006, the Jaipur Bus Rapid Transit Service was approved by the Indian government for implementation.BRTS – JDA Website
The responsibility for managing Jaipur BRTS has been given to JCSTL, a Special Purpose Vehicle formed by

Jaipur Development Authority Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) is the agency of the Government of Rajasthan responsible for preparation and implementation of master plan for the Jaipur city in Rajasthan state in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi ...

and Jaipur Nagar Nigam in a joint venture. The BRTS is expected to cater to city's growing traffic for next 15–20 years. In Phase I, two corridors have been proposed. * Sikar Road to Tonk Road – North-South Corridor * Ajmer Road to Delhi Road – East-West Corridor A section of ''North-South Corridor'' from C-Zone Bypass near Harmada to Pani Pech became operational in July 2010.Jaipal Reddy inaugurates Jaipur BRTS
/ref> The work on other section of ''North-South Corridor'' and ''East-West Corridor'' has commenced.

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Transport in Jaipur Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline, a ...

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