Summary:
Lok Sabha memeber Tejasvi Surya, Commissioner of Police Bhaskar Rao, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation Managing Director C Shikha called for coordination with private players to provide last-mile connectivity. The lab was launched by Rocky Mountain Institute and Micelio in partnership with the Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT), Invest Karnataka Forum, and Department of Industries and Commerce. We need more competition from private players, increasing of bus fleet. “BMTC has the highest bus fares in the country and the poor cannot afford it,” BBPV stated in the letter. On highlighting that 40% non-bus users are ready to shift to bus if fares are reduced, Savadi agreed that lower fares can increase ridership..