#36 - Shahbad Dairy

The other side of DCE can at best be described as rural. The first time I went there was to get a demand draft made to pay the university fees. The road narrows for some distance, and is flanked by markets on both sides, most of the shops in which are chemist shops. Then come the houses, most of which domesticate cows and buffaloes, typical of small towns. Then come the farms and the countryside in vast expanses. Then comes Shahbad Dairy. Shahbad Dairy is not a dairy; it is a bus terminal housing buses that connect Bawana with civilization. Five such buses do this.

1. The 879, which goes to Janakpuri and of which I’ve seen exactly one DTC kind.
2. The 165, which goes to Anand Vihar, mostly privates.
3. The 106, which goes to the Old Delhi railway station, all in DTCs
4. The 140, which goes to Mori Gate and consequently carries 25.18% of Delhi's population.
5. The 123, which goes nowhere in particular, because it doesn’t really exist.

Shahbad Dairy is also where most RTVs emanate from and retire to. They come in two varieties, namely:

1. Those with 12-year-old conductors that go to Wazirpur and persuade even those going in the opposite direction to go to Wazirpur. All are dhoom enabled. For further information on them, refer to ‘How to get to civilization – The RTVs’
   
2. Those with 12-year-old conductors that go to Azadpur and persuade even those going in the opposite direction to go to Azadpur, telling them stories of its advantages. Most are dhoom enabled. Those that are not are chhaiya-chhaiya enabled.

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