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Video: Why is the government incentivising car travel in Mumbai?

Despite its famed public transport, Mumbai has an unbelievable 430 cars per km as opposed to New Delhi’s 93 cars per km.

Smitha Nair
Sep 23, 2017 · 09:00 am
Image credit: Reuters
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