Bhubaneswar, Housing and Urban Development Department Minister Krishna Chandra Mahapatra said here on Wednesday that the Odisha government has decided to add 400 e-buses to the 'Mo' bus fleet under the PM e-Bus Seva Yojana.
Mahapatra traveled in 'Mo' bus from Master Canteen to Press Square. During the visit, he interacted with passengers and inquired about their travel experience on Mo Bus, the city bus service of Odisha Government.
Speaking to media persons, Mahapatra said, "We have been performing well for the last six years. Of the 400 buses that are running, 63 are e-buses. All of them will be e-buses in future. There are such plans. " 100 buses will be run in Bhubaneswar, 100 in Cuttack, 50 in Sambalpur and 100 in Rourkela.
Mo Bus Service is providing convenient, sustainable, safe transportation options to the citizens. He said that a detailed discussion would be held with the regular passengers of the bus.
"The number of buses will be increased depending on the requirement of the citizens. We are monitoring the situation at various places. Bus services will be provided wherever required," the minister said.
Later, Mahapatra visited the electric depot of MO Bus at Gadkana and held a review meeting with CRUT officials. He stressed on increasing the frequency of buses on busy routes.
Currently, CRUT has 463 buses operating on 95 routes in the Capital Region (Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khordha, Puri), Rourkela, Sambalpur and Berhampur, carrying an average of 2.5 lakh passengers per day.
Mahapatra traveled in 'Mo' bus from Master Canteen to Press Square. During the visit, he interacted with passengers and inquired about their travel experience on Mo Bus, the city bus service of Odisha Government.
Speaking to media persons, Mahapatra said, "We have been performing well for the last six years. Of the 400 buses that are running, 63 are e-buses. All of them will be e-buses in future. There are such plans. " 100 buses will be run in Bhubaneswar, 100 in Cuttack, 50 in Sambalpur and 100 in Rourkela.
Mo Bus Service is providing convenient, sustainable, safe transportation options to the citizens. He said that a detailed discussion would be held with the regular passengers of the bus.
"The number of buses will be increased depending on the requirement of the citizens. We are monitoring the situation at various places. Bus services will be provided wherever required," the minister said.
Later, Mahapatra visited the electric depot of MO Bus at Gadkana and held a review meeting with CRUT officials. He stressed on increasing the frequency of buses on busy routes.
Currently, CRUT has 463 buses operating on 95 routes in the Capital Region (Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khordha, Puri), Rourkela, Sambalpur and Berhampur, carrying an average of 2.5 lakh passengers per day.
