AC Buses in Bhubaneswar from February 2014

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.