The sharp increase in petrol prices comes as a blessing in disguise. Indian cities have seen an alarming increase in vehicular traffic that has resulted in traffic jams, parking woes and so on. A car is no more a luxury and has become a need for most people. But our roads cannot take on the increase in the number of cars. So, the government’s policy to tackle this problem should be to go on increasing petrol and diesel prices till it makes more economic sense for people to use public transport. This would also put pressure on the government to improve the public transport system.
Mahesh Kumar, New Delhi
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