Bus commuters in Delhi will soon be able to get information about arrival of vehicle at bus shelters with an android application in their smartphones, Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said. The Delhi Government has revamped the existing "PoochhO" app and will launch the updated version in the next two weeks.
launching a pilot project of detailed map facility at four bus shelters in Delhi, the Minister said there are some problems in Global Positioning System (GPS), due to which the location in often not detected in DTC buses.
The Government, he said, is working to sort out the issue."The Government has revamped PoochhO app and will relaunch it within two weeks. Through PoochhO app, commuters will be able to get information about the arrival of buses at a particular bus shelter," Gahlot said.
He said PoochhO app, developed by the Delhi Integrated Multi-Model Transit System (DIMTS), will also provide facility of real time location of bus and routes.
He said once the pilot project of map facility is completed, it will be provided at all bus queue shelters.The move is intended at improving convenience for bus commuters.
An official said the bus route map is a cognitive map on par with transit maps in top cities globally such as london and New York among others.