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Karnataka Transport and Muzrai Minister Ramalinga Reddy said that the Transport Department has sought 3,000 caller buses for the State transport fleet successful the upcoming budget.
Addressing a property league successful Bengaluru connected February 26, helium said, “We are yet to person confirmation connected however galore buses we volition get.”
He informed that tenders for astute cards, which precocious received Cabinet clearance, volition beryllium floated soon. “Once the tenders are finalised, it volition again spell to the Cabinet. Initially, we expect astir 3 crore citizens to avail of the astute card,” helium said. He expects instauration of astute cards to assistance execute accuracy successful maintaining data, and supply precise accusation astir commuters, communities, and students utilizing autobus transport.
5K Safe-A-Thon
Mr. Reddy unveiled the logo of ‘5K Safe-A-Thon’, which is an lawsuit that volition beryllium held successful Bengaluru connected March 7 by a conjugation of assorted departments successful a bid to rise consciousness astir roadworthy safety.
The Safe-A-Thon volition beryllium held nether the motto ‘Namma Raste - Namma Surakshathe’, which means ‘Our Road - Our Safety’, and volition see walking, cycling, and running. The lawsuit volition person nary introduction fee. Interested citizens tin registry done www.saferoadskarnataka.com, Mr. Reddy announced astatine the KSRTC caput bureau successful Shanthinagar.
The Safe-A-Thon volition beryllium flagged disconnected astatine Kanteerava Stadium. Participants volition person to screen 5 km, passing done Kasturba Road, Queens Road, Ambedkar Veedhi, and Corporation Circle earlier concluding astatine Kanteerava Stadium.
According to Mr. Reddy, astir 1.70 lakh radical dice successful roadworthy accidents successful India and 4.50 lakh citizens are injured. In Karnataka, 11,000 radical dice each year, and 25,000 are injured successful accidents.
He pointed retired that astir 70% of accidents successful Karnataka impact two-wheelers, and among fatal accidents, 70% impact two-wheeler riders.
Mr. Reddy said, “The numbers are concerning, and they are expanding each year. So, determination is simply a request for a larger consciousness campaign. We impulse citizens to enactment successful ample numbers and beryllium portion of the consciousness campaign.”
He further added that determination are 747 mishap achromatic spots successful Karnataka. Various authorities departments person taken enactment to hole 684 spots, and enactment is ongoing connected the remaining spots. “The departments are approaching the occupation effectively, and addressing it scientifically. They person taken up junction improvement, roadworthy markings, and barricading exercises to hole the problems,” Mr. Reddy said, adding that they are besides cracking down connected postulation violators.
Breakdown successful electrical buses
He informed that determination is an contented of breakdowns involving electrical buses, with implicit 1,000 breakdowns reported successful the past two-and-a-half years. He said they person written to the Central Government regarding the issue, and person asked the companies to resoluteness it.
