State Urban Administration and Development Minister and Korba district's In-charge Minister Amar Agrawal launched the City Bus Service from Open Theatre, Ghantaghar here on Saturday.
He said the bus service will help denizens to travel in a cheap and safe public transport in the city.
Notably, locals have been demanding the city bus service since a long time, stated officials.
Highlighting the State Government’s aim of developing Smart Cities, Agrawal said in order to implement the Smart City plan at the grass-roots level in Korba, the Government is trying to provide proper health services through District Hospital and Trauma Centre, Education as well as e-governance facilities.
The Minister announced to approve Rs 10 crore for the construction of a state-of-art Bus Station the city and Rs 2 crore for beautifying the parks.
Parliamentary Secretary lakhan Dewangan congratulated the residents for the city bus service launch.
He informed that the government is not only aiming to facilitate basic amenities but also providing skill development training for generating employment opportunities.
Meanwhile, Collector P Dayanand explained the details of the city bus service launch and the inaugurated City livelihood Centre. Out of the 48 buses under the Korba City Bus Service, 40 buses are non-air conditioned and eight buses are air-conditioned.
To ensure proper bus management, the administration has set up a Terminal and Bus Depot at Darri.
As many as 11 routes are fixed for the bus movement. Close Circuit Television Camera (CCTV), Intelligent Transit System, Automatic Passenger Announcement System, Electronic Ticketing Machines and Fire Extinguishers are available in the buses
Dayanand said the City livelihood Centre would offer informal services like security, carpentry, gardening and pipeline repairing.
For the safety and convenience of the residents, the registration of the artisans engaged in these works will also be done at the centre.