MSRTC provides 7800 buses for Assembly elections

The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has deployed 7800 buses in the state on election duty for the Assembly polls.

The buses are being used during October 12 and 14 for transporting voting machines, documents, staff and police personnel for the Assembly Elections, MSRTC public relations officer Mukund Dhus said.
       
The details of the buses, on casual contract, are as follows: Mumbai Region 985, Raigad  199, Sindhudurg 108, Ratnagiri 308, Thane  156, Palghar  154 and Mumbai 60.

Nashik Region 1373 - Ahmednagar 362, Dhule 258, Jalgaon 389 and Nashik 364 and Pune Region 2475 - Kolhapur 297, Pune 865, Sangli 447, Satara 330 and Solapur 536.

Aurangabad Region (1301) : Aurangabad  248, Beed 195, Jalna 150, Latur  170, Nanded  243, Osmanabad  123 and Parbhani  172

Amravati Region (747): Amravati  215, Akola 188, Buldhana 170 and Yavatmal  174 and Nagpur Region (919) : Bhandara  223, Chandrapur  238, Nagpur  371 and Wardha  87

To ensure smooth movement of MSRTC buses during this period, a apecial control room is operating from MSRTC Central Office in Mumbai and will coordinate with all the control rooms of Regional and divisional headquarters, Dhus said.