Jaipur's flagship BRTS, funded substantially by JNNURM, never delivered the 300 buses promised and built only two corridors — Sikar Road, chaotically designed with 11 junctions packed into 8km, and New Sanganer Road, which was "not operational at all." It recorded the lowest ridership of any Indian BRTS city, its median dedicated-lane design proved fatal for pedestrians, and its barricades were eventually ordered dismantled across the city.
On record
The official record states: "A JDA official admitted "Jaipur never got to even taste BRTS...it never really took off"; the JCTSL managing director said he had "no data" on corridor usage."
Filed as "Abandoned / dismantled" and dated to Inaugurated 2010; dismantling begun in the 2020s, this entry sits under the "~₹500 crore (₹470 crore reported from JNNURM funding)" line of the public accounts.
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Sourcing
2 public sources — news reports, RTI replies and civic archives — corroborate this entry. The citation trail is listed below for anyone who would like to follow up with the department concerned.
“This is not satire. Jaipur Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) — Abandoned and Dismantled is a matter of public record, and people did not survive it. We publish it so it is not forgotten between news cycles.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
