new delhi to ease the traffic congestion in dwarka delhi development authority dda is mulling creating delhis second bus rapid transit brt corridor connecting dwarka to indira gandhi international airport igia delhis first and much maligned ambedkar nagar to moolchand 58km brt corridor came up in 2008 during the congress regime which was criticised for causing major traffic snarls on the stretch the corridor was eventually dismantled by the aap governmenta dda official said the authority would ensure the mistakes of the first corridor were not repeated in dwarka the school of planning and architecture had been studying the traffic situation in the subcity and based on its interim report the idea of brt corridors and a proposal for light rail transit lrt came up we will ensure the width of the road is sufficient to avoid congestion the official saida brt corridor is of no benefit if its a standalone corridor that does not connect two major areas he said adding that if you do a half corridor it will not work for any public transport projecta source said dda was likely to work on the dwarkaigia brt corridor which would then be linked to delhi metro network for seamless integration the second corridor connecting dwarka to bijwasan is also being planned but no concrete steps have yet been takenthe official added that currently the availability of buses in dwarka was insufficient and more buses were required to ensure adequate frequency on the proposed corridors the bus frequency needs to be 25 minutes during peak hours the bus routes also need to be changed and rationalised for better availability on key routes the official said adding that better frequency will ensure lastmile connectivity from metro stations and bring down use of private vehiclesdda is also planning to improve the connectivity between dwarka and gurgaon but is not clear if it will be done through a brt or an lrt corridor any project to connect these two areas will require collaboration with the haryana government it is not going to be a simple project but we are trying to come up with a plan he said adding that the overall plan involves remodelling of road intersections improving parking facilities better accessibility in all areas etcas per the directions of lieutenant governor anil baijal an interdisciplinary subgroup under chairmanship of principal commissioner land disposal dda was constituted to prepare a strategic plan dovetailing all projects optimising available land and building on the latest policy framework to develop complete ecosystem for dwarka the plan was presented to him on february 18 it focusses on issues related to regional connectivity of dwarka among others and recommended exploring brt or lrt corridors in the subcity