BMTC cuts raw deal to go on eco-friendly bus ride?
BMTC cuts raw deal to go on eco-friendly bus ride?
ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Feb 27, 2021, 06:00 IST
Transport utility offers good rate to pvt firms for e-buses that may run on losses
A consortium of government-owned NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd and
JBM Auto has bagged a mighty precious contract to supply 90
electric buses to the Bengaluru Metropolitan
Transport Corporation (
BMTC). The transport utility, which recently issued work orders, has made a generous offer to give Rs 9,180 per day per bus as operational expenditure, besides a capital investment of Rs 50 crore for charging infrastructure and electric buses (31-seater).
Smart ambition, dumb execution
The
Central Business District is undergoing a makeover under the
smart city project. As a result, the roads in the area are in a sorry state and Lavelle Road is no exception to this.
The makeover is going on at a slow pace. As a result, motorists and those staying or working in the area are having a
tough time. Mohan Kumar, a motorist who regularly travels on this
stretch said, “There is no distinction between a road and dirt track and it is extremely tough for the bikers to negotiate the stretch.” Another commuter Navya S, said, “The road has become narrow as the footpath is being widened and vehicles are being parked on one side of the road. So, we really need to be careful while driving as you don’t know when you will have a fall.
State of ‘smart roads’ has residents and motorists worried
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BSCL officials promise that work will be completed in six months
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BSCL officials promise that work will be completed in six months
Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa’s inspection of a few roads developed by Bengaluru Smart City Ltd. (BSCL) on Saturday did little to convince residents and motorists that projects will be completed any time soon. Activists and residents pointed out that he only inspected roads where work had been completed while many thoroughfares in the Central Business District remain dug up, with work progressing at a snail’s pace.
On track with cycle lanes
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Dedicated track on Racecourse Road and Raj Bhavan Road almost ready
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Dedicated track on Racecourse Road and Raj Bhavan Road almost ready
Cycling on the busy Racecourse Road and Raj Bhavan Road in the central business district (CBD) will now be a breeze. While the cycle lane on the footpath between R.C. College and turf club is ready, painting work on the track on the Raj Bhavan Road is being taken up.
Both these roads are part of the 5-km stretch from Minsk Square, Raj Bhavan Road, to Basaveshwara Circlethat is being developed by the Bengaluru Smart City Ltd. (BSCL). The dedicated footpath with cycle track and tactile pavement track was to have been completed in November last year.