Naveen flags off “Mo Bus” service,CRUT rolls down a fleet of 125 buses in Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar, November 06:
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday flagged off the much awaited “Mo Bus”, an urban transport service by the Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) at the state capital. Patnaik congratulated the citizens on the start of the safe, economical and smart alternative of public transport.”Mo Bus”, which means “My Bus” in English, will come with many special features, including in-vehicle CCTV cameras, adequate seats for women and senior citizens and women conductor
The chief minister joined the winners of the social media contest by CRUT, common citizens i the first trip of the Mo Bus.
The transport service has been with a fleet of 125 new buses, and very soon, 75 more buses will be added to the fleet. The crew would likely to have 50 per cent of women conductors. Students and young people can avail free Wi-Fi on the go while travelling in the Mo Bus.
Designed as per the Urban Bus Design Code, the buses will be comfortable for use of urban public and far better than the private-owned public transport buses.
Citizens also can use their Odyssey City Card for purchasing their ‘Mo Bus’ tickets.
The Mo Bus mobile app will work on both Android and iOS platforms and a desktop variant can track the locations of nearby bus queue shelters, checking arrival times of buses.
The Mo Bus service will ensure almost zero waiting time as the citizens using the mobile App can also locate the bus and exact time of arrival near a Bus Queue Shelter (BQS), from where the buses will take the passengers towards their destinations.
BQS will also have advanced features like digital screens to display the bus route numbers and the arrival times.
CRUT has planned to induct new buses under its ambitious Bhubaneswar City Bus Modernization Plan(BCBMP). After a detailed demand analysis by a leading transport consulting firm, it has decided to revamp the existing public transport facility in three phases spanning over 2018 to 2027.
Along with it, 200 new Bus Queue Shelters are also being developed to provide passenger convenience. A total of 100 bus queue shelter shall have cycle stands facilities to provide last mile connectivity to the commuters.
During the second phase of BCBMP, another 300 BQS shall be developed during the phase. In the third phase, 300 new buses shall be procured in new developed or uncovered areas of Bhubaneswar, Puri and Cuttack. BM