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347 new buses for city

Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD: The city region of APSRTC will soon add 347 new buses to its fleet. The corporation has sanctioned the buses for the financial year 2006-07, according to Regional Manager C. Panduranga Murthy.

Mr. Murthy, addressing the newly appointed traffic guides at the Zonal Staff Training College at Hakeempet on Thursday, said the occupancy ratio of the city region has gone up from 58 to 74 per cent, a record in the history of RTC.

Except for Bangalore Metro Transport Services and RTC, urban transport services across the country were incurring losses. "We achieved 16 per cent growth in the occupancy ratio only because of steps taken up for passengers' convenience," he said.

He said 50 traffic guides would be deployed at Patny in Secunderabad, Paradise, Tadbund, Bowenpally, Balanagar, Narsapur crossroads and Kukatpally to regulate the movement of vehicular traffic at bus bays, assist commuters and prevent autorickshaws from ferrying passengers. Traffic guides would also be arranged at bus stops on the main stretches from Lakdikapul to Tolichowki and Charminar to Lakdikapul in a phased manner.

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