Should BEST Ply Long-Distance Bus Routes?
Mumbai doesn’t need more projects—it needs a unified, high-capacity public transport system. Mumbai continues to expand its transport network, yet daily travel remains slow, unsafe and costly. The problem is no longer the number of projects but the lack of a unified, high-capacity public transport system. To assess the financial viability of a transportation project, one must calculate the Internal Rate of Return (IRR). This is followed by estimating the annual commuter-kilometre totals,...