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Govt looks to increase RRTS lines, but funding, viability questions remain
Even though the cost savings in time-value metrics are significant, the RRTS routes are yet to find a viable public-private financing model
 "An aerial view of the Delhi-Meerut RRTS route. The erstwhile Planning Commission had noted there would be savings of ~3,180 crore by 2035 for the economy based on assessment of the hourly value of time for commuters in Delhi, Ghaziabad, and Meerut sh")
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An aerial view of the Delhi-Meerut RRTS route. The erstwhile Planning Commission had noted there would be savings of ~3,180 crore by 2035 for the economy based on assessment of the hourly value of time for commuters in Delhi, Ghaziabad, and Meerut. (Photo: Shutterstock)
(This is the second part of a three-part series on regional connectivity) Every week, Anjali Singh waits for the 9 p.m. 'metro' to Meerut South, back from the shop where she works in Lajpat Nagar in South Delhi. She could take a later one but years of having to put safety first in the bus journeys she had to take earlier has hardwired her to take an early train. The Rapid Rail Transit System, inaugurated between New Ashok Nagar in Delhi all the way deep inside Meerut has not changed those habits.
Just as the ring of airports along
