AC Buses in Bhubaneswar from February 2014
Here comes another great news for the people of Odisha. The
capital of the state, Bhubaneswar, is going to add another feather towards
becoming a metro and modern city of the country. According to the sources
Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation is going to launch AC buses in Bhubaneswar in
the second week of February, 2014.
Number of AC Buses in Bhubaneswar:
BMC has planned to launch 12 AC Buses in Bhubaneswar. Procurement
of these 12 buses has already been completed by the BMC officials. The buses
have been supplied by a Kanpur based bus firm.
Routes:
AC Buses in Bhubaneswar will ply on three different routes
initially. While one route is from Bhubaneswar to Puri the second route is from
Bhubaneswar to Cuttack. Another route that has been finalized is between
Airport and Nandankanan.
Facilities:
All the AC Buses in Bhubaneswar will have CCTV cameras and
GPS monitoring system. Each of the buses will have 35 seats. The seats will be
lower so that the elder and physically challenged persons don’t get any trouble
while travelling in it.
Bus Fare:
The bus fare will be finalized the fare fixation committee. It
is expected to be in a range which will be affordable by the common people. Dream
Team Sahara, which is managing 125 city buses in the city, will also manage the
functioning of the AC Buses in Bhubaneswar.
