A 20 new midi AC and non-AC buses were flagged off in the Union Territory of Chandigarh on Monday.
The buses were flagged off from ISBT-43 here.
TPS Phoolka, Director Chandigarh Transport said, “These buses were purchased under JnNURM scheme. Out of 170 buses which have been ordered, 20 buses have been supplied by M/s SMl ltd. and put to services on Monday. The rest of 150 buses would be put on road as and when the delivery of the said buses is received as per the schedule i.e., up to the end of November 2014.”
These new buses are fitted with the electronic gadgets i.e. cameras, GPS, electronics destination board, electronically control engine and also having Bharat Stage-IV emission norms. The length of the buses is 9 mt. These buses are mid size and would provide comfortable and easy travel to the passengers.
Till September, around 350 CTU buses were
plying on different routs within the city.
Notably, the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) has been suspending the bus service on various routes in the tricity everyday due to shortage of buses, repair work and staff crunch.
An exercise of revamping the city transport is also underway in Chandigarh.
The Intelligent Transport System (ITS), a passenger-friendly initiative will be introduced in CTU. Chandigarh, along with other three cities of the country has been selected for a project by the World Bank where the city bus services will be introduced with ITS.