GPS in more MTC buses
P. Oppili CHENNAI: The Metropolitan Transport Corporation will introduce Global Positioning System (GPS) facility in 500 buses by the end of this year. At present, 55 buses plying on two routes Tambaram - High Court and Tambaram - Avadi have the GPS installed in them. The facility helps passengers waiting at a bus stop to track the movement of a particular bus, fitted with GPS, by following the information displayed on a board fixed at select bus stops. This would help the passengers use the MTC services according to their convenience, said a Transport Department official. The World Bank had provided a grant of Rs 3 crore for this initiative. The International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore, is the nodal agency for monitoring the project, said an officer of the Transport Department. In order to fix the display boards connected to the GPS, new bus shelters would be constructed in the city and its suburbs. While the MTC has control over nearly 450 bus shelters, the Chennai Corporation has control over nearly 350 bus shelters. They would be renovated and the work would begin soon, said the Transport Department officer told The Hindu. Source: "The Hindu", date: 19-09-2008 Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm September 21 &22!! To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
