The Delhi Cabinet approved a tender for purchase of 1,000 non-AC, standard floor cluster buses to serve the city’s outlying…
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. (Photo: IANS/File)
The Delhi Cabinet approved a tender for purchase of 1,000 non-AC, standard floor cluster buses to serve the city’s outlying areas, said Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday.
Addressing the media, Sisodia said that the buses would cater mainly to outer Delhi and rural areas. The buses are expected to start arriving by August and all buses will be delivered by year end, he added.
Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot also tweeted: “Delhi Cabinet approves tender for purchase of 1000 cluster buses which will cater to rural villages of Delhi.”
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Delhi Cabinet approves Tender for purchase of 1000 Cluster Buses which will cater to Rural Villages of Delhi.
— Kailash Gahlot (@kgahlot) January 9, 2018
Ealier on Monday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a pilot ‘Delhi Common Mobility Card’ which will enable commuters to travel in both Delhi Metro and 250 select city buses.
The Delhi government aims to shift to a ‘Common Mobility Card’ which could be used to travel in Metro and all Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and cluster buses by April 1.
Under the pilot project, Delhi Metro cards will be valid in select 200 DTC and 50 cluster buses from Monday.
During the trial, by tapping the Metro card on an Electronic Ticketing Machine or ETM in a bus, a ticket would be generated, which would also reveal the balance in the passenger’s Metro card. Currently, ETMs are used by conductors in buses to issue tickets.
The money deducted from commuters’ Metro cards will go to Delhi Metro Rail Corp (DMRC), which issues the Metro cards. The money will be later transferred to the Delhi government.
Commuters would be able to purchase and recharge these cards at all Metro stations, railway stations, airports, Inter State Bus Terminals and DTC bus pass counters.
(With agency inputs)
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