Citizens, unions to come together to save BEST on 77th anniversary
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Citizens, unions to come together to save BEST on 77th anniversary

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: As the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking completes 77 years on August 7, a clutch of different activities have been planned by worried unions and commuter organisations to keep the moribund organisation from a further downfall. On Wednesday, public meetings on measures to save BEST will be held, while transport unions will urge political parties to come together to revive the Undertaking, whose bus fleet is dwindling rapidly. There is also a planned citizen movement, the BEST Bachao Andolan, which is yet to take off From August 7 to 9, BEST has organised an exhibition at its Anik bus depot. As part of this, citizens are planning to come together and stand outside railway stations, bus stations, colleges and offices, seeking commuters’ views on the measures needed for the revival of BEST, which is facing cumulative losses of ₹6,000 crore. Apart from this, Aamchi Mumbai Aamchi BEST, a citizens’ transport forum, will also hold a gathering on Wednesday seeking the public’s views.

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