BMTC baffled by intelligent transport
Deccan ChronicleWhy hasn’t the Intelligent Transport System made it to BMTC buses yet? George announce a slew of new projects when little is being done to finish the existing ones, asks Ranjani Madhavan The government, which is often accused of neglecting bus transport which caters to the largest chunk of city commuters and spending hugely on the Metro Rail that hardly carries a few lakh passengers a day, did make a start to improve the BMTC’s services three years ago. Passengers’ hopes for a more efficient bus service were raised when in 2014 it decided to opt for an Intelligent Transport System for the BMTC. Even the display boards, or Passenger Information Systems at TTMCs and major bus stands like Kempegowda, Shivajinagar and Yeshwanthpur still don’t provide real time data on buses and their destinations. But despite the many hiccups in the BMTC’s ITS plan, Bengaluru Development Minister, K J George has announced more features for “passenger comfort.” He revealed last week that SOS alerts and Passenger Tracking for safety would be introduced on the buses using the Centre’s Nirbhaya fund and also tweeted recently about installing real time information boards at all bus shelters in the city.
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