The Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) is introducing radio taxi service in the city. It will be inaugurated by Minister of Urban Administration and Housing and Environment Kailash Vijaywargiya here on Wednesday at the Jawahar Chowk bus depot.
After the air-conditioned and non-air conditioned low-floor buses, the BMC with BCll is starting the radio taxi service. Notably, Swift Desire cars will be run as the radio taxi and a trial run of the taxi is being carried out by the BMC. All the advanced facilities will be provided to the passengers.
Home Minsiter Babulal Gaur will chair the inaugural programme. Minister of Technical Education, Skill Development and Higher Education Umashankar Gupta, MP Alok Sanjar, Mayor Krishna Gaur, MlAs Arif Aqueel, Vishwas Sarang, Surendranath Singh and Rameshwar Sharma, and BMC Chairman Kailash Mishra will be present as the chief guests at the ceremony. Corporators and other officials of the BMC will also be present.
The cabs will operate through radio signals. When a customer will call up the helpline number of the radio taxi, the operator will communicate with chauffeur (driver) via radio signals to locate the nearest taxi. The taxi will reach the customer as required at the specific place and time. It will run 24x7.
To book the order, the customers can call helpline number 0755-6666666.