Feeder buses to hit roads soon

BANGALORE: Leave the car home, de-congest the roads and start warming up to travel in the feeder service of public transportation that's soon
going to take over the city roads.

In a prelude to Namma Metro that is likely to come to fruition by 2010-end, the government wants to prepare commuters -- especially the middle and higher middle classes, who are the targeted passengers of Metro -- to adapt to the bus system.

A fleet of 1,000 buses that will soon hit the roads, promises to be high-end, have last-mile connectivity, 24-hour information on a toll-free phone service to locate the bus, a dedicated public campaign and parking policy.

This bonanza comes with a bag of reforms in the urban transport sector. It is not for the lower middle-class but is funded with the objective of getting higher middle-class citizens who otherwise travel by car.

How it works: the feeder service is about travelling point-to-point in the buses to reach the Metro station and hop on to the train. Instead of people travelling to Metro stations by private vehicles, which will subsequently crowd up parking lots, it is aimed at using public transport entirely.

According to environment experts, this stimulus package of Rs 323 crore, given by the Union urban development ministry under JN-NURM to buy buses, can be one of the important tools in tackling urban air pollution. The Supreme Court's Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority, that met with Pollution Control Board representatives from nine cities, focused on this measure.

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