The city of Delhi is expanding rapidly. From distant places, people come to Delhi to attend offices. They often have to change more than two buses. In the absence of an efficient bus service, many people take more than two hours to reach their offices.
Last Sunday, I was waiting at Bangla Sahib stop for bus route number 580 to go to Malviya Nagar. There was a long queue. I adjusted myself in the queue. In order to pass time, some of the passengers were busy chatting, smoking or gossiping. Women were knitting whereas young boys were cracking jokes with one another. Some gentlemen were busy going through the newspapers or novels.
On account of the long waiting time, the eyes of the passengers were fixed in the direction from where the bus came but the conductor whistled and the bus did not stop. Two more buses came out but not more than 6 passengers could get in, soon a private bus came. We thanked God and got into the bus. Unluckily, when the bus reached Safdarjung aerodrome, its engine failed. All the passengers were asked to get down and wait for another bus. Again, I stood waiting for the bus. Soon, a taxi came. I got into it as I had become impatient. Waiting for a bus is really a great problem in Delhi. No doubt the authorities are taking steps to lessen the woes of the commuters but so far no tangible results have come out.
Waiting for a bus means wasting of lot of time and energy which could be put for a better use. So, the people responsible for intra-state transport must improve its efficiency and frequency. The bus service has already been privatized but the DTC remains operational in the city of Delhi and around its neighbouring states.
Vocabulary
Gossiping—talking with friends
Tangible—that can be touched or seen/measurable