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The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has come up with its own solution to the city's bus woes — bring all public transport buses in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) under the BEST. While the Thane Municipal Transport has a fleet of 210 buses, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport has 475 buses. The Vasai-Virar Transport Service, which has a fleet of its own 30 buses is also expected to get active by year-end with 100 buses from a contractor. Other bodies like the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Transport, Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Transport, Ulhasnagar Municipal Transport too have limited buses and many of them are stuck in litigation. Transport bodies and their busesBrihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport (BEST): 2,727 own buses; 1,000 leased buses; 1,000 MSRTC buses and 443 routesThane Municipal Transport (TMT): 210 buses on 74 routesNavi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT): 475 buses on 77 routesKalyan-Dombivli Municipal Transport (KDMT): 218 buses with over 50 being operationalKhopoli Municipal Transport (KMT): 17 buses on seven routesVasai-Virar Transport Service (VVTS): 30 owned busesMira-Bhayandar Municipal Transport (MBMT): 20 of 70 buses operational, 60 routesUlhasnagar Municipal Transport Service (UMTS): Service shut for seven yearsKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news, crime news, current affairs, and a complete guide from food to things to do and events across Mumbai..