Imphal, February 27 : In the selection of 65 Mission Cities where 15,000 city buses would be provided for improving the city transport system under the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewable Mission (JnURM), the Government of India has included 60 buses for Manipur.
According to an official source, out of the 60 buses to be provided by the Ministry of Urban Development, 50 are low floor buses and the remaining 10 semi-low floor buses.
The total estimated cost of 50 low floor buses to be provided would be around Rs 100 crores and the 10 semi low floor buses would cost around Rs 20 crores, thus total cost of the 60 buses would come to around Rs 120 crores, the source disclosed, adding that the Ministry would be sanctioning the buses by March next.
The 60 city buses to be provided under JNURM would ply to connect the 10 city bus parking lots being proposed to be set up by the State Government from the allocated fund of the 11th Plan.
The sites where the proposed city bus parking would be set up include Sekmai, Lilong, Wangoi, Nam-bol, Pangei, Irilbung, Top Khongnangkhong, Keithelmanbi (National Highway 39), Lamlong and Lamshang.
The 60 city buses would be operated by a company under the public-private partnership and the company would also be responsible for the maintenance of these buses.
However, the company has to pay the revenue share of the State Government generated from operating the bus services.
As of now the State Government has not yet finalised on the company which would be entrusted with the task of operating the 60 city buses.
The State Government would invite tenders from various companies before taking a final decision in this regard.
Moreover for the purpose of repairing the 60 city buses in case of breakdown during service, the Government is considering to upgrade the existing MSRTC complexes at Moirangkhom and Mantripukhri as workshops, the official source added.
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