Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) has awarded the Pune-based MP Group 10-year contract to run 100 smart buses within Noida and Greater Noida. The bus network will traverse prominent areas with 13 different route plans.
MP Group currently ferries 16,000 employees to their offices and covers more than 20 lakh kms on road every day with its network of cabs, tempo travellers and buses across Pune and Mumbai.
Speaking about the project, Managing Director MP Group Abhishek Pathak said, “The buses will be procured by the MP Group whereas infrastructural support in the form of ticket revenue collection and more will be provided by the NMRC. The buses we introduce will boast several modern features. These hi-tech, low floor A/C models will be equipped with Intelligent Transport Management System which will connect to bus stops and facilitate information about real time availability through GPS and PIS technology.” “This project will be an added advantage to take MP Group to the next level of transport services,” Pathak added.
A company spokesperson said the company has developed a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to efficiently implement its NMRC project for City Bus Service operation. Each bus will cost a crore while the total cost of the fleet is pegged at `120 crore.