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more-inUncontrolled growth of vehicular traffic in the city — which has crossed 76 lakh — has hit the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus services. Dedicated lanes“We have been advocating for dedicated lanes for city buses to increase the efficiency of services. This declining trend of city bus service utilisation will continue unless the buses are prioritised and the number of private vehicles are curbed, said corporation officials. Mr.
Ponnuraj feels that introducing dedicated lanes for buses is no longer a luxury but a necessity. People will then definitely shift to public transport.”This is not the first time that the BMTC has asked for dedicated lanes..