- 425 new vehicles every day in Chennai.
The bus transport is being operated by Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC), which had a fleet strength of 2,773 buses in 2004. They operate 537 routes and carry 36 lakhs trips/day.
There is acute overcrowding in buses during peak hours. The overloading is as high as 150% in certain routes as the supply is inadequate. As a result, overcrowding at the bus stops and spillover on the carriageways has become common. The waiting time at the bus stops has also increased. The number of goods vehicles in Chennai has increased from 6,671 in 1980 to 32629 in 2005.
Totally 20 international flights per day are operated from Chennai. The Indian Airlines operate daily 140 flights, which result in 12,500 trips.
The total number of motor vehicles in CMA has increased from 144,282 in 1984 to 1,674,185 in 2005. The vehicle population has grown at the rate of 50% per annum during this period. The number of two-wheelers has grown enormously from 87,000 in 1984 to 1,266, 114 in 2005, at the rate of about 65% per annum. Two-wheelers constitute 76% of the total vehicle population (67% in Delhi, 41.5% in Mumbai and 43% in Calcutta). The number of motorcars has also increased significantly.
Among every 100 people, 38 travels by bus, 4 by train, and 30 by walk, 14 by cycle, 7 by two-wheeler, 2 by car and 5 by other modes. The average person trips in CMA are presented in Table 7.1. The fatality rate is also high at 40 per 10,000 vehicles. Forty-two percent of accidents involve pedestrians and 10% cyclists.
Daily average person trip distribution by mode in CMA
| Sl. No. |
Mode |
No. & percent of total trips by mode (Trips in million) |
| 1970 |
1984 |
1992 |
| No. |
Percent |
No. |
Percent |
No. |
Percent |
| 1. |
Bus |
1.100 |
41.50 |
3.074 |
45.50 |
2.84 |
37.90 |
| 2. |
Train |
0.303 |
11.50 |
0.610 |
9.00 |
0.31 |
4.10 |
| 3. |
Car/Taxi |
0.084 |
3.20 |
0.103 |
1.50 |
0.11 |
1.50 |
| 4. |
Fast two wheeler |
0.043 |
1.70 |
0.219 |
3.20 |
0.52 |
7.00 |
| 5. |
Auto rickshaw |
? |
? |
0.024 |
0.40 |
0.16 |
2.20 |
| 6. |
Bicycle |
0.565 |
21.30 |
0.720 |
10.70 |
1.06 |
14.20 |
| 7. |
Cycle rickshaw & others
|
0.002 |
0.10 |
0.105 |
1.60 |
0.24 |
3.50 |
| 8. |
Walk |
0.550 |
20.7 |
1.895 |
28.10 |
2.21 |
29.50 |
|
Total |
2.647 |
100.0 |
6.750 |
100.00 |
7.45 |
100.00 |
On an average, about 425 new vehicles are put on the roads every day without corresponding increase in memorable road space. The increase in road space accounts for only 3 to 4% of the total area, which is of very low order when compared with 11% in Bangkok and 20-25% in developed cities such as London, Paris or New York.
The State Transport Corporations similarly operate daily 4160 arrivals and departures, which result in another 1.66 lakhs trips
Source: Development Plan for Chennai Metropolitan Area.
- 50% of dowry harassment crimes in Tamil Nadu are from Chennai.
Source: Express News Service.
- Slums
1427 slums in Chennai. 1231 are developed slums and 242 are undeveloped slums. TNSCB estimates indicate that the slum families in undeveloped slums work out to 1.08 lakhs; out of which 72,827 families are living in objectionable slums. TNSCB has also estimated that there are about 37,000 families in unobjectionable areas and further there are 6150 families who live in slum conditions in the encroached parts of the tenement areas which have been reserved as parks, public purpose sites etc
Source: Development plan for Chennai metropolitan area.
- 59 organized gangs in Chennai.
Source: The Hindu.
- Chennai has highest crime rate amongst women from 23 mega cities in India.
Survey of National Crime Records Bureau as reported in Indian Express.
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