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13,000 buses to operate in City within 10 years [1]

Modern stations and facilities to open at B’lore and Mysore

Home and Transport Minister R Ashoka said on Friday that 13,000 BMTC buses will be operating in Bangalore city within the next decade. Ashoka was speaking after laying the foundation for a new bus station in Yelahanka old town, and for bus depots in Sadenahalli and Nagadevanahalli. “Our aim is to bring the best buses from different parts of the world to Bangalore and thereby making public transport popular,” he said. “Currently, the number of buses plying in Bangalore is around 6,500. The number will touch 13,000 in the next 10 years.”

Publication Date: 
07/07/2012
Deccan Herald (Bangalore) [2]
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Bangalore (T) [3], Mysore (T) [4], Buses [5], Public Transport [6], Ethanol [7], Biofuel [8], Intelligent Transport System [9], Transport [10], Karnataka [11]
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