A total of 300 buses are expected to be introduced in six cities in Kerala, in the first phase of the Centre’s ₹18,000 crore project to augment urban public transport in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, to reduce congestion and pollution.
A total of 20,000 buses are expected to be rolled out across States, under the scheme which was announced a year ago. “Each of the six cities in Kerala is likely to get 50 buses each. A team of officials, including from KSRTC is expected to hold discussions with their counterparts in the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in this regard, the coming week,” official sources said.
