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GURUGRAM: After getting an unexpected lukewarm response from residents, city bus service officials have decided to put in extra effort to promote the public transport. The expected daily ridership is around 10,000 on this route, however, less than 5,000 people use buses in the city on a day. From next week, Gurugram Metropolitan City Bus Limited (GMCBL) will conduct various awareness programmes to attract riders, including students and the working middle-class.The second route (no 112) was launched by state PWD minister Rao Narbir Singh on November 23. The 19.7-km-long circular route has 24 buses plying between Sector 2-Palam Vihar-Sector 55/56-Ghata village route.Now, to improve the ridership, promotions will be done at all 76 bus stops on the route. A canopy will be installed at all these routes and passersby will be made aware of the bus routes, bus shelters, fare and the discount on using the travel card.“Starting next week, we will have promotion charts at every bus queue shelter so even middle-class uses this route..