A two-day workshop on public transport ‘Talking Transit VI, began here on Monday.
The workshop is jointly organised by Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC), Bhopal City link limited and Embark India.
During the inaugural ceremony of the workshop Director General of Institute of Urban Transport OP Agrawal, DIG, Bhopal Srinivas Varma, BMC Commissioner Tejaswi S Naik, and CEO of BCll Amit Bhatt were present.
During the inaugural session of the workshop, a discussion on the need for public transport in urban areas, importance of public transport, execution and possibilities of public transport in urban areas was held.
The speakers during the workshop shared their viewpoints concerning the issues of public transport in urban areas.
While addressing the workshop, BMC Commissioner Tejaswi S Naik said that Bhopal city is admired for its scenic beauty across the globe.
He said that there are various possibilities of starting and promoting public transport on a large scale. He further said, “BRTS is one of the best systems the city has adopted. There are various possibilities to improvise this facility and BMC is continuously taking steps to improve the facilities of BRTS and provide with more comfort to the Bhopalites.” He also said that BMC is also working towards making a better connectivity between the various cities.
Further, Srinivas Varma while giving the example of the Switzerland transport system said that it is one of the best public transport systems and also admired the BRTS corridor system adopted in Bhopal. Experts from across the country were present in the two day workshop that will conclude on Tuesday.