Now, passengers who often travel by buses will enjoy a comfortable journey, since Uttarakhand Transport Corporation (UTC) is all set to introduce a fleet of 150 new buses to its existing flotilla. Simultaneously, UTC is in the process of getting rid of 150 old buses, those in bad condition that cannot be improved even after repairing.
The buses will be introduced to existing flotilla within a month. Uttarakhand Transport Corporation would provide the buses to different UTC divisions in the State. Prepared using modern techniques, the buses will ensure jerk free and comfortable journey to the passengers. The department would spend Rs25 crore in purchasing the buses.
Deepak Jain, general manager at UTC, said, ‘Soon, a new fleet of 150 buses would be introduced to the corporation. The buses will ensure comfortable journey to the passengers. It will also enhance efficiency of the operation.’ He said that the old buses would be replaced from the fleet since they could not be repaired.
He said that the Uttarakhand Transport Corporation started process to purchase the buses around three months ago after receiving the fund for the same. Jain added that the buses would be made available to different divisions as per their requirements. He said that the efforts would be taken to introduce some more new buses.