Nowadays public transport prices are constantly increasing. Why do you think it is happening? How can this problem be solved?

 

Nowadays public transport prices are constantly increasing. Why do you think it is happening? How can this problem be solved?

 

In the contemporary era, the cost of travelling via public/mass transit is rising incessantly. This essay shall discuss the reasons behind this new trend and render the solutions to surmount this issue.

 

This phenomenon can be attributed to several factors. The mushrooming growth in population has led to the depletion of the natural resources through which the fuel is extracted, which is pushing economies to import it from the countries that have a rich profusion of reserves to satiate the growing need of the passengers, thereby making it expensive for the users due to the heavy duties and levies. Moreover, to escape the traffic snarls and to save the most precious commodity which is time, a slew of commuters are heading towards the public conveyance by virtue of which development in a variety of fields such as manufacturing of vehicles, construction of new railway lines, and so on is taking place to cope with the escalating demands, which require great amounts of funds.

 

However, the panacea for this predicament can only be found by the efforts of researchers, environmentalists and the state. They should don the mantle to innovate alternate sources of energy which are efficient as well as reasonable to substitute the present forms of fuel owing to which the travellers are forced to pay phenomenal prices and also, which are quite detrimental to the environment. Furthermore, prudence must be exercised in creating a smart load sharing between diverse modes of mass commute so as to make them compliment each other rather than competitors.  

 

To reiterate, I feel even though increasing prices of public transport is surely a growing and worrying problem, it can be addressed easily, provided that the state as well as scientists take initiatives by indulging themselves in the evolution of cheaper forms of fuel to mitigate this issue.