The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday approved a tender for purchase of 1,000 non-AC, standard floor cluster buses to serve the Capital’s outlying areas, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said. The buses would cater mainly to outer Delhi and rural areas.
The buses are expected to start arriving by August and all the buses will be delivered by the year-end. “Delhi Cabinet approves tender for purchase of 1,000 cluster buses which will cater to rural villages of Delhi,”Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot also tweeted.
On Monday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a pilot’ Delhi Common Mobility Card’which will enable commuters to travel in both the Delhi Metro and 250 select city buses.
The Delhi government aims to shift to the ‘Common Mobility Card’ which could be used to travel in Metro and all the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and cluster buses by April 1. Under the pilot project, the Delhi Metro cards will be valid in select 200 DTC and 50 cluster buses from Monday.
During the trial, by tapping the Metro card on an Electronic Ticketing Machine or ETM in a bus, a ticket would be generated, which would also reveal the balance in the passenger’s Metro card. Currently, ETMs are used by conductors in buses to issue the tickets.
The money deducted from commuters’Metro cards will go to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), which issues the cards. The money will be later transferred to the Delhi government.
The buses, which are expected to start arriving by August, will cater to rural villages of Delhi, said Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot