Successful dry run of low-floor buses was conducted on the BRTS corridor in the State capital on Saturday. The dry run took off at 6 am from RRl tri-section which ended at Misrod at around 9 am.
District Collector Nishant Barvade was present during the dry run and monitored the run keenly. Barvade told that the by conducting dry run the misconceptions about the BRTS corridor would be cleared and the corridor would provide a safe and speedy public transport facilitated by low-floor buses.
Barvade congratulated on the successful dry run of the buses on the BRTS corridor and shared the experience of driving bus at the BRTS corridor with the bus driver Rashi Uddin.
On the first day of the dry run four AC buses and two Non-AC buses were used to check the viability of the BRTS corridor and it was found that the buses would cross with ease at a speed of 40-45 km/hr. The time taken between the two bus stops and various other details was recorded.
Traffic at every junction was by managed by the task force properly. The buses conducted six rounds of the BRTS corridor. On Sunday six AC buses and two Non-AC buses would be used during the dry run which would be scheduled from 7 am to 10 am.
The CEO of BCll company Chandramoli Shukla told that the problems detected during the dry run would be resolved making the public transport a better mode of transport and at the same time during the dry run the drivers would understand the automatic systems of the AC buses and would provide them a chance to get used to of the track.
During the dry run on Saturday CEO of BCll Chandramoli Shukla, City Engineer Devendra Tiwari, BMC officials, officials of Embark India and students of MANIT were present. Officials of Embark India Indore which is the technical consultant for the last five years for the BRTS corridor and City bus transport were also present.