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Blaming the Kerala State
Road Transport Corporation for the poor management of AC-low floor buses in the
city, the Corporation authorities said the situation is the result of not
following the guidelines issued by the Jawaharalal Nehru National Urban Renewal
Mission (JNNURM).As
per the JNNURM norms, it is mandatory to form a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)
for running these buses in the city.“The
buses are now fully operated by the KSRTC. The Corporation has been sidelined
and they do not have any say in the management of the buses, which is against
the JNNURM rules. Remember, it is through the Corporation that the funds were channelised for the
project under the Urban Transportation scheme,” said a top Corporation official.The
buses were allotted as per a detailed project report (DPR) submitted by the
Corporation. “The DPR was prepared by NATPAC and it clearly specifies the need
for setting up an SPV, the company, which will manage the services. But that
did not happen,” he said.The
official also pointed out that similar companies were managing bus services in
nearly 50 Municipal Corporations in the country.“The
Corporation is the authorised body to prepare the route map. The then Council,
two years ago, had prepared a route map, approved it and submitted to the
government. But it was not considered, and the government had decided to
entrust the management of the buses with KSRTC,” the official said.
The bus service, which was actually allotted to conduct services within the city
limits, was later extended to all parts of the district like Angamaly, Muvattupuzha
and Perumbavoor.
With the UDF coming back to power in the state and getting a majority in the
Corporation council too, it was expected that an SPV will be formed for controlling
the operation of low-floor AC buses and semi-low floor buses in the city.“Without
proper management, we fear that the buses will soon be seen rusting in the
garages,” the official said.A
total of 42 Volvo buses were introduced in the city out of which nine buses are
not conducting services now.
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