The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) has requested Rs 3,419 crore from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to purchase 2,237 buses in phases. BEST s fleet has come down to 3,100 from around 3,500 buses, with 1,696 scrapped before the end of March and 541 more expected to be removed this financial year.
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The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) in Mumbai is procuring 900 air-conditioned double-decker electric buses as Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Tourism and Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray are "personally keen on reviving Mumbai’s iconic double-decker buses".