The Hindu 27.10.2010
Mysore city to get public transport corporation
Special Correspondent
BANGALORE: Following the Union Government's condition to undertake reforms in the transport sector for the release of funds for the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) projects in Mysore, the State Government has decided to set up a transport corporation for Mysore city.
Addressing presspersons here on Tuesday, Minister for Transport R. Ashok said a decision to establish a transport corporation for Mysore was taken at a board meeting of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation. The Mysore city transport corporation would be set up on the lines of the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC).
The decision to set up the transport corporation for Mysore was taken to meet certain norms that the Union Government had evolved in connection with JNNURM, under which it allotted 150 buses to the city.
Mysore city has received a World Bank-funded intelligent transport system (ITS) for public transport which allows commuters access real-time bus travel information and also facilitates effective monitoring of their movement, he said.
An initiative of the KSRTC, the project would be completed in 14 months from the date of awarding the contract. It is expected to cover 500 buses, 105 bus stops and six bus terminals and 45 platforms in the city. At present, KSRTC in Mysore caters to a population of over 2.2 million.
The project will be funded by World Bank's Global Environment Fund (GEF), the Union Government and the State Government and the balance through internal accruals. KSRTC's ITS initiative is to become a model/case study for other cities, he said.
The Minister said that Mandya would have city bus services soon.
