Mini A/C Bus Services Bt Telangana Cities
Hyderabad: 'Cool News' to People of Telangana. The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation with the objective of operating services between cities in the state with the motto “service at door step” would purchase and operate 100 mini AC and non-AC buses with limited seating capacity for 21 persons.
Minister for Transport Mahender Reddy disclosing this during question hour in Telangana Assembly today said this mini AC buses services have been initially introduced between Hyderabad to Warangal and Hyderabad to Nizamabad. Similarly mini non AC buses would be introduced on low occupancy short distance rural routes without conductors.
Explaining the measures being taken up to strengthen the TSRTC, the Minister said that the GHMC has released an amount of Rs.336.40 crore for the year 2015-16 to reimburse the losses sustained by the corporation for operations in the city. An amount of Rs.350 core would be provided to the corporation for the year 2016-17 for purchase of 1436 buses including mini buses towards replacement and augmentation. Another step being taken up was to constitute a coordination committee with officials of transport department and TSRTC to curb over loading by illicit operators by organising regular checks, he added.
