Chandigarh, September 11
With the expanding area of the tricity and increasing pressure on the public transport system, the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) has decided to add 96 buses to its fleet for its local routes this financial year.
Based on the population of the city, the CTU has prepared a five-year plan on the basis of which the number of buses will be purchased subsequently with an increase in the population. The addition of buses will help increase the frequency of buses on each route.
The CTU has calculated the requirement of buses on its local routes based on the population of the city.
CTU manager SP Parmar says the CTU currently has a fleet of 250 buses for its local routes. Out of these, 61 will complete their lifespan within a year, following which the existing fleet will be reduced to 189 buses. Moreover, there is a need for 285 buses, calculated as per the 2011 census.
“The estimated requirement of buses has been calculated on the basis of past experiences of other metro cities with a minimum of 27 buses for one lakh people,” he says.
The department has already sent a proposal to the UT administration for approval and is hopeful of getting a sanction soon.
According to the officials, the CTU will add 48 mini AC and AC semi low-floor buses. Another 48 non-AC low-floor buses and ordinary semi low-floor buses will be added to the existing fleet.
The CTU has also drafted a plan for the purchase of buses for its five-year plan from 2012-2017. The department has planned to purchase 140 buses for the local routes and reduce the frequency to 20 minutes.
The CTU officials further say with the purchase of new buses, the routes that have been shut due to shortage of buses or have a lesser frequency will be revived.
“With the increase in the number of buses, the number of drivers and conductors will also be subsequently increased,” the officials add.
With the expanding area of the tricity and increasing pressure on the public transport system, the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) has decided to add 96 buses to its fleet for its local routes this financial year.
Based on the population of the city, the CTU has prepared a five-year plan on the basis of which the number of buses will be purchased subsequently with an increase in the population. The addition of buses will help increase the frequency of buses on each route.
The CTU has calculated the requirement of buses on its local routes based on the population of the city.
CTU manager SP Parmar says the CTU currently has a fleet of 250 buses for its local routes. Out of these, 61 will complete their lifespan within a year, following which the existing fleet will be reduced to 189 buses. Moreover, there is a need for 285 buses, calculated as per the 2011 census.
“The estimated requirement of buses has been calculated on the basis of past experiences of other metro cities with a minimum of 27 buses for one lakh people,” he says.
The department has already sent a proposal to the UT administration for approval and is hopeful of getting a sanction soon.
According to the officials, the CTU will add 48 mini AC and AC semi low-floor buses. Another 48 non-AC low-floor buses and ordinary semi low-floor buses will be added to the existing fleet.
The CTU has also drafted a plan for the purchase of buses for its five-year plan from 2012-2017. The department has planned to purchase 140 buses for the local routes and reduce the frequency to 20 minutes.
The CTU officials further say with the purchase of new buses, the routes that have been shut due to shortage of buses or have a lesser frequency will be revived.
“With the increase in the number of buses, the number of drivers and conductors will also be subsequently increased,” the officials add.
More buses needed
The CTU currently has 250 buses running on local routes. Out of these, 61 will complete their lifespan within a year, following which the existing fleet will be reduced to 189 buses. There is a need for 285 buses
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