City’s robust public transport through state-of-the art technology the Mo Bus’s phase -I network will be launched on November 6 with nine routes, while the phase-II network will be launched from November 15 and phase-III from December 10.
Sources at the Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) said while route No. 20 will include Master Canteen Terminal and Khurda New Bus Stand via Vani Vihar, route 21 will include Master Canteen Terminal and Khurda New Bus Stand via Odisha University of Agriculture Technology. Similarly, route No 22 will include Master Canteen Terminal and Khordha New Bus Stand (via Jatni).
Route No. 23 will link Master Canteen Terminal and SUM Hospital and the route No. 24 will have Kalinga Vihar and Sai Temple.
While the route 25 will link Dumduma with Mancheswar, route No. 26 will include the route between Dumduma and Chakeisiani.
While the route No. 27 will connect between Master Canteen Terminal and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) near Sijua, route No. 28 will link Master Canteen Terminal with Kalinga Nagar.
The Mo Bus phase-II network will have route No.10 connecting Biju Patnaik International Airport (via Nandankanan) Badambadi Square (Cuttack), route No. 11 connecting Master Canteen Terminal with Biju Patnaik Park (Cuttack) and route No.12 linking Sikharchandi with Lingaraj Temple.
Route No. 13 will connect Master Canteen Terminal with Patia, route No. 14 with Vani Vihar and Uttara Square and route No. 15 will join Sikharchandi with SUM Hospital. Route No. 16 is going to connect Biju Patnaik International Airport with SUM Hospital, route No. 17 with Balianta and Lingaraj Temple and the route No. 18 will include a hop-on and hop-off service between Lingaraj Temple and Madhusudan Das Park, Pokhariput.
The Mo Bus phase-III network is likely to be launched on December 10 and forit the route planning is under way.
While 100 buses will be utilised for the Mo Bus Phase-I network, another 100 buses are in for Mo Bus Phase-II network routes. Similarly, 89 refurbished buses from the older fleet will be used for the Mo Bus phase-III network.
