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1.3.16

17000 BUSES MUST BE CONVERTED TO Euro VI Compliant * India

* Delhi - Union Road Transport and Highways Minister, Nitin Gadkari: "Transport Corporations must do it"

-- The Centre today asked the state transport undertakings to convert their 17 lakh buses to Euro VI compliant or bio-fuel friendly vehicles as part of implementing stricter emission norms from April 1, 2020, a move aimed at curbing high vehicular pollution... Pollution is a major concern and once these buses are converted into higher-grade fuel compliant or bio-fuel, electric compliant, India could cut on huge crude import bills to the tune of Rs. eight lakh crore per annum, the Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister said while addressing the joint meeting of National Road Safety Council and Transport Development Council... The statement assume significance in the wake of India deciding to leapfrog directly from Euro IV emission norms for petrol and diesel to Euro VI standards, and the oil PSUs will invest Rs. 28,750 crore for the transition... An inter-ministerial group headed by Mr Gadkari on January 6 had taken the decision to advance the date by four years to April 1, 2020 for implementation of Bharat Stage VI (equivalent to Euro VI norms followed globally) for supply of cleaner auto fuel, by altogether skipping the Euro V grade norms... Mr Gadkari also suggested State Transport Corporations to slash the ticket prices by 50 per cent to swing into profit saying this could easily be done after change in fuel which is economical...
(Photo: Mr. Gadkari said the government plans to take the total length of NHs to two lakh km in three months) -- New Delhi, India - NDTV - February 22, 2016

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29.1.16

SAFETY SCHOOL BUSES * India - Parents expressed concern about

* Bhopal - Parents scared to send their kids on school buses

-- Several parents of schoolchildren in Bhopal have expressed concern over safety in school buses in the wake of serious crimes occurring on buses in recent times. HT spoke with two of the largest stakeholders in the situation - parents and school bus operators - to get a clearer picture of the implementation of guidelines that are supposed to keep kids safe. While most Bhopal school buses largely follow the guidelines laid by the Supreme Court, they have still not implemented Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) guidelines. Not equipping buses with CCTV cameras and GPS systems is among the rules that are widely flouted by school buses in the capital city...
(Photo: Parents take away their children at a school-bus at Board-Office-Square in MP Nagar in Bhopal-Praveen) -- Bhopal, Praveen, India - The Hindustan Times, by Purvi Jain - Jan 22, 2016

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14.8.12

PUBLIC TRANSPORT * India

* Pune - PMPML to Acquire 500 New Buses in 2012

Swargate,Pune,India -Bus Coach India -August 2012: -- The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) will have 500 news buses and manpower of 2,500 by the year end... Prashant Jagtap, director of PMPML said that out the 500 buses, the PMC will buy 300 buses while the PCMC will buy 200. The buses should start plying by December... Public transport system in the twin cities needs nearly 3,000 buses. The PMPML has nearly 1,650 buses at present, out of which 450 are off the road due to various reasons. So, on an average only 1,200 buses are plying... Jagtap said that along with procurement of buses other issues like recruitment and restructuring of PMPML routes were also discussed during the meeting. The PMPML has decided to restructure all the 330 bus routes in the city for better management of services...

* Delhi - 7 cluster buses on new route

New Delhi,Delhi,India -Bus Enquiry -July 20, 2012: -- Friday sees the release of 7 new cluster buses on a route in Delhi. With this addition the number of cluster buses on Delhi roads will touch 300. According to Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS), the company monitoring the operation of cluster buses, Route No.214 will also have cluster buses from Friday... The commuters will have the advantage of traveling direct to New Delhi Railway Station from Seemapuri...

* Delhi - State buses to get automated ticketing system

New Delhi,Delhi,India -Bus Enquiry -1 Aug, 2012: -- The Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways is now looking beyond highway upgradation. It is planning a countrywide state-owned bus service that can boast of completely automated ticketing system. A corpus of Rs 25 crore will be set aside in this year’s Union Budget for the ministry to introduce automated ticketing in state transport corporations and the country’s IT capital Bangalore will be the first to see the system unroll...

* Andhra Pradesh - APSRTC officials unearth fake bus passes

(Express Photo: APSRTC Vigilance Director VV Srinivasa Rao showing fake bus passes at a media conference at Jubilee Bus station in Hyderabad on Friday)

Hyderabad,AP state,India -Times of India/Bus Coach India -11 August 2012: -- APSRTC officials found 290 fake bus passes during their surprise checks in the city. APSRTC managing director, AK Khan, on Wednesday said criminal cases would be registered against those found with fake bus passes... All the 290 fake passes were found in the city and checks need to be conducted in other parts of the state, he added... The occupancy ratio (OR) of APSRTC has gone up to 75-80%. The revenue collection for August first week has also gone up by Rs 27 crore...

* Andhra Pradesh - RTC to regularise 3000 drivers, conductors

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Hyderabad,AP State,India -The New Indian Express -29th July 2012: -- After a month-long consultation, the AP State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) and the National Mazdoor Union (NMU) reached an agreement on Saturday. The RTC management agreed to 32 of 36 demands of the NMU and both the parties signed an agreement at a meeting in Bus Bhavan... The main demands that were accepted are: immediate regularisation of 3,000 contract drivers and conductors and regularisation of the remaining 17,000 contract drivers and conductors after the government’s approval...

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24.5.07

* India - Buses News

* RTC launches 10 new Express buses
Visakhapatnam,Andhra Pradesh -The Siasat Daily -22 May 2007: -- As part of providing quality service with more amenities to the city bus passengers, the Visakhapatnam region of the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) introduced 10 new Metro Express buses in the city... The special features of the Metro Express buses are - middle door with wide opening and second entrance ahead of the front left wheel; dark grey tinted window glasses for more protection from sun light; saloon tube lights for more illumination; audio system with FM radio; wider two by two expansive cushion seats; interior ceiling with PVC laminated aluminium sheet for good appearance; usage of better paints for aesthetic appearance... (Photo by D. Gopalakrishnan - A COMMON SIGHT: Youngsters travelling on footboard causing inconvenience to other passengers)

* Delhi Metro to have feeder buses with GPS facility
New Delhi,India -IANS/The Mangalorean -23 May 2007: -- The Delhi Metro will purchase its own feeder buses fitted with the Global Positioning System (GPS) to make the metro stations easily accessible to commuters from far-off places in the capital... Initially, around 60 buses will be purchased and run on 36 routes. They will be given to private operators. "The number may be gradually increased subject to the viability of the project and decision of the DMRC" Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) chief spokesman Anuj Dayal said...

* Double deck buses hold fond memories - Once scheduled to be scrapped these buses are now the pride and joy of the Undertaking
Mumbai,India -The Afternoon Dispatch & Courier -May 22, 2007: -- The double deck buses of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) had been destined for the scrap yards since the past few years, as the organization had found them uneconomical. But in a remarkable reversal, BEST has decided to maintain few of the double-deckers as a symbol of pride... When asked if BEST was willing to maintain a few of the double deck buses for the sake of pride, despite all of the difficulties and losses to the organization, Walawalkar answered with an emphatic, "Yes, we are ready face the situation."... Double deck buses had been introduced to Mumbai in 1937 in order to better cope with the growing traffic...

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