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BANGALORE, July
19, 2012
KSRTC launches Volvo buses with pantry and toilet
They also
come with WiFi connectivity, individual television sets
If you board Karnataka
State Road Transport Corporation’s Airavat Bliss or Airavat Superia buses, you
do not have to worry whether the conductor will oblige you by stopping the bus
if you need to go to the toilet or have some refreshments.
For, six new buses that
have a chemical toilet, pantry, WiFi connectivity and individual television
sets were launched by Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Home and Transport
R. Ashok here on Wednesday.
Four of the buses will
operate on the Bangalore-Chennai route and two will be pressed into service
between Bangalore and Tirupati. All these buses have chemical toilets and two
of them even have a pantry.
The fare on
Bangalore-Tirupati buses with pantry and chemical toilet is Rs. 450 for day
journey and Rs. 500 for night journey. The fare on Bangalore-Chennai buses with
pantry and chemical toilet is Rs. 650 for day journey.
Mr. Ashok said, “For the
first two months, WiFi will be provided free. Later, it will be charged based
on usage.”
About the other initiatives
of the KSRTC, Mr. Ashok said that 919 new buses would be pressed into service
from this year. They include 164 ordinary buses, 75 express buses, 37 rural
buses, 30 multi-axle buses, 30 non-AC buses, 10 sleeper buses and 40 Karnataka
Vybhava buses.
Mr. Ashok said that the
construction of a satellite bus station being taken up at a cost of Rs. 32
crore would be completed by the year-end.
To make the system of
recruitment and placement of drivers more transparent, Mr. Ashok said that
counselling will be similar to CET counselling and drivers would be posted
based on their performance and available options.
Mr. Ashok told reporters
that the KSRTC would introduce intelligence transport system with the help of
GPRS system.
“This will help us monitor
drivers and check if they have skipped a stop or are over-speeding,” he added.
In addition, Mr. Ashok said
that the buses could be tracked online by well-wishers of passengers. “As many
as 326 buses in Mysore have been fitted in with GPRS system on a trial basis,”
he added.
· Four buses will run on Bangalore,
Chennai route
· Two will run between Bangalore and
Tirupati
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