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Rs 69 cr for Hyd, Vizag

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The New Indian Express 14.08.2009

Rs 69 cr for Hyd, Vizag

 

HYDERABAD: The State Government has released an amount of Rs 69 crore under the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission for the Greater Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam municipal corporations to purchase buses and for water supply scheme respectively.

Of that amount, the Centre’s share will be Rs 59 crore and the State’s Rs 10 crore.

It said that Rs 36 crore woulf be given to the APSRTC to buy buses for Hyderabad city and Rs 33 crore to the GVMC for refurbishment of comprehensive water supply in the northeastern zone.

Last Updated on Friday, 14 August 2009 11:23
 

BRTS Special Purpose Vehicle a rival to RTC?

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The New Indian Express 14.08.2009

BRTS Special Purpose Vehicle a rival to RTC?


HYDERABAD: Will the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for BRTS proposed under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) be a parallel entity to the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC)? There is no definite answer to this question from the RTC officials.

According to RTC sources, the proposed SPV for the Bus Rapid Transit System for Hyderabad need to be registered under the Companies Act, whereas the RTC was formed under the RTC Act.

Till now there is no clarity on the purview of the SPV, whether it is restricted to the BRTS or it also covers buses sanctioned under JNNURM.

Unless some clarity is obtained, the status of the SPV will be fluid, says an RTC official.

The GHMC, HMDA and APSRTC will be the main stake holders in the SPV and they share the revenue accrued from the BRTS proportionately.

However, the SPV will decide the number of buses to be plied in the BRTS corridors and the fare. If the SPV comes into being, there will be two categories of buses plying in the city.

The execution of 13 km BRTS project has already started in Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam. The SPVs formed for the purpose are likely to be registered under the Companies Act soon. Buses for the BRTS need to be purchased by the SPV separately as the RTC is not inclined to introduce its buses in BRTS corridors.

The SPVs floated in places like Amritsar and Indore were not received well. The BRTS corridors in the two cities were awarded to private players, who themselves purchased the buses. The bus fare suggested by the SPVs in the two cities was also exorbitant. As of now there is no move to allow private operators in the BRTS in the State, says another RTC official.

The RTC has already identified Mehdipatnam - Kukatpally and Mehdipatnam - Gachibowli routes for the BRTS.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 October 2009 05:35
 

KSRTC to add 800 buses for GowriGanesha

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The New Indian Express 14.08.2009

KSRTC to add 800 buses for GowriGanesha

 

BANGALORE: On account of Gowri-Ganesha festival on August 23, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will be plying additional buses to cater to the rush of passengers. KSRTC is plying an additional 705 buses from Kempegowda Bus Station (KBS) in Majestic and 160 buses from Satellite Bus Station (SBS) on Mysore Road. The additonal services would be operational on August 21 and 22. Speaking to Express, the KSRTC divisional controller MP Prabhu Das said that as there would be heavy rush on August 21 and 22, the department has geared itself up and arranged for an additional 865 buses on two days to ferry the passengers.

“The additional buses include services like Volvo, Rajahamsa and Express. Also, this includes 110 buses of the North-West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation and North-East Karnataka Road Transport Corporation buses,’’ he said.

Departure for buses in regular routes to various destinations would be from KBS, while departure for additional buses (reserved and unreserved) for the festival would be from SBS, Mysore Road.

However, departure for Volvo service will be from KBS. “Boarding at SBS will be mentioned on the reservation ticket. The arrival of all the buses will be at KBS,’’ Das added. He also said that this bifurcation is being done to avoid a jam inside the KBS in the fest.

In the second phase of the JNNURM programme for Mysore, KSRTC on Thursday introduced 22 specially designed buses for the city. Transport Secretary MK Shankarlingegowda and KSRTC MD Gaurav Gupta flagged off the new buses at Bangalore Central Division Depot.

Last Updated on Friday, 14 August 2009 10:39
 


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