Bengaluru, Hyderabad airports ranked the best accessible

May 22, 2017

New Delhi, May 22: Hyderabad and Bengaluru airports are the most accessible among the facilities in six metros of the country while the national capital find a place at the bottom only.

A study 'Benchmarking of Accessibility and Connectivity of Indian Airports' by New Delhi-based School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) showed that the two south Indian airports are in first two positions compared to those in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai or Kolkata.

The accessibility rate was calculated in the study conducted by SPA student Amal Jose under the guidance of Senior Professor (Transport Planning) Dr Sewa Ram by taking the average of time taken during non-peak and peak traffic.

"One of the reasons for Bengaluru faring better is due to the location of the airport in the outskirts. So once you leave the city, you will get a good speed. Hyderabad tops the list mainly because of the dedicated corridor to the airport," Sewa Ram said.

Though Delhi fares better on overall connectivity, largely due to the huge volume of air traffic, reaching the capital's airport is a task.

Delhi finds a place at the last position in the study of 60 metro and non-metro airports in terms of accessibility while Hyderabad is at third position, Bengaluru is at seventh, Chennai 46th and Kolkata 59.

The study finds that reaching the airports in Hyderabad and Bengaluru through car is the best among the six metros.

During non-peak traffic hours, reaching the Bengaluru airport from the city centre, Shivaji Nagar, takes 39 minutes while it takes 57 minutes during peak traffic. Bengaluru has the least variation in the time taken during non-peak and peak traffic hours at 46.2% while in Delhi it is 145.2%.

The connectivity of airports through public transport is better in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru is better compared to New Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai.

While a vehicle can get an average speed of 35.1 km/hr on way to Hyderabad airport from the city centre, it comes down to 28.4 km/hr for Bengaluru and 23.5 km/hr for Chennai. It is 21.4 km/hr for Mumbai, 20.2 km/hr for Kolkata and 20.1 km/hr for Delhi.

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Over 58 lakh names dropped from draft voter list in Bengal ahead of polls

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December 16,2025

The deletion of over 58 lakh names from West Bengal’s draft electoral rolls following a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has sparked widespread concern and is likely to deepen political tensions in the poll-bound state.

According to the Election Commission, the revision exercise has identified 24 lakh voters as deceased, 19 lakh as relocated, 12 lakh as missing, and 1.3 lakh as duplicate entries. The draft list, published after the completion of the first phase of SIR, aims to remove errors and duplication from the electoral rolls.

However, the scale of deletions has raised fears that a large number of eligible voters may have been wrongly excluded. The Election Commission has said that individuals whose names are missing can file objections and seek corrections. The final voter list is scheduled to be published in February next year, after which the Assembly election announcement is expected. Notably, the last Special Intensive Revision in Bengal was conducted in 2002.

The development has intensified the political row over the SIR process. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress have strongly opposed the exercise, accusing the Centre and the Election Commission of attempting to disenfranchise lakhs of voters ahead of the elections.

Addressing a rally in Krishnanagar earlier this month, Banerjee urged people to protest if their names were removed from the voter list, alleging intimidation during elections and warning of serious consequences if voting rights were taken away.

The BJP, meanwhile, has defended the revision and accused the Trinamool Congress of politicising the issue to protect what it claims is an illegal voter base. Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari alleged that the ruling party fears losing power due to the removal of deceased, fake, and illegal voters.

The controversy comes amid earlier allegations by the Trinamool Congress that excessive work pressure during the SIR led to the deaths by suicide of some Booth Level Officers (BLOs), for which the party blamed the Election Commission. With the draft list now out, another round of political confrontation appears imminent.

As objections begin to be filed, the focus will be on whether the correction mechanism is accessible, transparent, and timely—critical factors in ensuring that no eligible voter is denied their democratic right ahead of a crucial election.

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