Overview
- The BEST Committee, which met Monday, sent the curtailment plan back to the administration, keeping services to the Gateway in place.
- The proposal followed Speaker Rahul Narwekar’s call to end routes A-112 and A-116 at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Chowk about 500 meters from the monument to ease traffic.
- Internal data show 436 weekday trips carry about 24,000 riders and earn roughly ₹1.17 lakh, with demand and revenue rising on Sundays and holidays.
- Members across parties opposed the cut, citing crucial last‑mile links for tourists and ferry users and warning it would push riders to private share‑taxis.
- Officials said it was unusual for the elected committee to weigh in on route rationalisation, which the BEST administration typically decides.