1. Commencing our discussion, the Master Plan for Delhi- 2021 records that in the year 2001 the population of Delhi had already reached 13.8 million. Census data, on a projected estimate basis, would evidence that today i.e. in the year 2012, the resident population of Delhi is around 18.2 million. Add to it to a floating population of about 0.1 million.

These are colossal figures.

2. As against the national average of 27.81%, 93.18% of the population living in Delhi is urbanized.

3. Table 1.0 of the MPD- 2021 would reveal that the total geographical area of the National Capital Territory of Delhi is 1,48,300 hectares, out of which 70,162 hectares stood built up as per satellite data of 1999. With such a high density of urban population it has to be expected that the focal points for a planned development of Delhi must focus on the following critical areas :-

(i) Land Policy;

(ii) Redevelopment;

(iii) Shelter;

(iv) Housing for poor;

(v) Green Belt (Environment);

(vi) Health Infrastructure;

(vi) Educational facilities;

(vii) Transportation.

4. And that takes us to the subject at hand. A problem relating to transportation has fallen in our lap. Nyaya Bhoomi, a Non-Governme