Bengaluru’s own public transport system, BMTC has plans to launch many progressive steps to ensure commuter safety and user-friendliness. With 6,500 buses in its fleet, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) carries 50 lakh people per day in Bengaluru.BMTC is one service, that whether you like it or hate it, you cannot ignore it.
While BMTC bus service is appreciated as well as criticised by public, its Managing Director Ekroop Caur talks to Media about the future plans for BMTC, challenges ahead and ways of meeting people’s demand.
BMTC has adopted latest technologies to improve the service. Under Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), all BMTC buses are fitted with GPS. An advanced application is also being developed to enable commuters to track the buses. The new system will offer several features such as tracking the expected time of bus arrival and departure, number of passengers commuting in a particular bus etc. Buses are also given Electronic Ticketing Machines. Of the 6,500 BMTC buses, 4,000 buses are already provided with these machines. By the end of this month all BMTC buses will be equipped with ETM. The total cost of this Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) project is Rs 79 crore.