BUSES' PURCHASE PROSPECTS * India - 4,500 new buses enough to meet shortfall?
New Delhi,India -The Hindustan Times, by Amitabh Shukla -October 16, 2007: -- The Delhi government on Monday approved the purchase of 4,500 modern buses to overhaul the city’s public transport system. This will be the largest buy ever made by the government... In the face of a series of fatal accidents involving Bluelines recently, the government had assured the High Court to place before it a blueprint by November 15 to phase out the Blueline fleet... Talking to reporters after the cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said the 4,500 buses were part of a plan to bolster the DTC’s fleet to 6,000 buses by the end of March 2009... Dikshit said the government was aware of the need for new buses and would accelerate their purchase. The 4,500-bus fleet would comprise around 1,000 standard, CNG-fuelled buses, another 1,000 semi-low floor, CNG buses, 1,500 low-floor, non-AC CNG buses and 1,000 low-floor, AC CNG buses. The estimated cost: Rs 1,796 crore...
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