According to the budget proposal submitted by the BEST administration on Friday to the standing committee, major and minor technical modifications that are being done on an experimental basis will be extended to save costs.
Mumbaikars can heave a sigh of relief as the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) will not hike bus fares next year. Instead, it will make technical changes in their buses and depot systems to reduce maintenance expenditures.
According to the budget proposal submitted by the BEST administration on Friday to the standing committee, major and minor technical modifications that are being done on an experimental basis will be extended to save costs.
Soon, a revamped mobile application too would be launched by the BEST. It is also looking forward to funds from the Central government as part of the 'Smart City' to have Passenger Information System at the bus stops.
Santacruz and Majas Bus depot would be re-modelled on priority basis, on lines of Kurla Bus Depot as they are in a dilapidated condition. It would take three years to revamp these two bus depots. A sum of Rs100 crore would be spent over a period of three years.
Additionally, 50 new Midibuses would be procured in the financial year 2016-17 at a cost of Rs25 crore. The need for shorter buses is for better manoeuvring on narrower and increasingly congested roads of Mumbai.
On JCBL AC and Tata CNG buses fitted with cummins engines, resurfacing of the engine block will be carried out for better results. Secondly, around Rs15 crore would be saved by making changes in exhaust related systems on all 644 MUTP buses.
Clutch operating system on several of its buses too will undergo change from hydraulic assisted clutch operating system to mechanically operated clutch releasing system. "It is proposed to convert all 775 Tata buses," read the budget proposal. This will help in increasing the life of clutch plate from 18,000 km to 28,000-30,000 km.
It has also sought a grant-in aid from the civic body of Rs125 crore so that in the next fiscal year so that it can make profit of Rs65 crore.
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