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Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking has decided to hire 1,000 buses from the state-owned Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) for the convenience of the commuters.
BEST provides public transport service to the financial capital of the country through its over 3,000 buses.
Mumbai municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal during an online meet asked the BEST to manage its bus operations effectively with more planning as the number of BEST’s buses running at present are proving to be inadequate more so as the local suburban trains, considered the lifeline of Mumbai, are currently being operated only for essential services staff.
A senior official of the MSRTC informed that it has already handed over 200 buses on lease to the municipal transport body.
Meanwhile, the Municipal Corporation also directed that notices be issued to the hospitals concerned for delayed updation of information about vacant beds on the BMC’s dashboard.
