In the absence of comprehensive plans for traffic movement and decongestion of cities, the Union Urban Development Ministry is looking out for agencies to draw up a comprehensive mobility plan for

Scheme announced in Union budget

The move to purchase another 10,000 buses under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) and enhanced support in the 12th Five Year Plan will give an impetus to the bus transport system in the State. The decision to purchase the buses was announced in the Union budget as the 14,524 buses already on the road had made a big contribution to the urban transport system. A sum of Rs.14,873 crore has been allocated in the budget and a significant portion is to support the purchase of 10,000 buses.

Public transport in cities would get a boost as 10,000 new buses would hit roads during 2013-14.

INDORE: The Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) of Indore will be the second project of its own kind in the country. The project, which was likely to become operational by mid-April, is being constructed on the lines of already existing BRTS project in Ahmedabad.

The project, which will cover 11.5 km stretch on the AB Road initially, will have all the eight elements which the full-fledged BRTS in Ahmedabad boasts of having with itself. These issues were discussed during a review meeting of the project which was held here on Thursday. The meeting was attended by all the topbrass officials, attached with the project