City bus service resumes today: BCLL to roll out fleet of 9 buses

City bus service resumes today: BCLL to roll out fleet of 9 buses

TNN | Sep 3, 2020, 04.22 AM IST

Bhopal: Nine public transport buses will ply on city roads from Thursday. The move is seen as a measure by the administration to normalise public transport services in the state capital. There are 220-odd red buses operated by Bhopal City Link Limited (BCLL), which have been off roads as a result of the pandemic.

“Increase in BCLL bus operation would be in a sequential manner. For now, new measures are being introduced to make travel safe and secure during the pandemic,” said BCLL CEO Aditya Singh.

The new measures include cashless payment on city buses. Besides, BCLL, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC), has come up with vouchers for passengers that have a number of incentives on long-term recharge.

BCLL will operate six buses on route SR-1 (Bairagarh Chichli via New Market to Chirayu Naka) and three buses will operate from Route SR-1A (Bairagarh Chichli via Vallabh Bhawan to Chirayu Naka).

Through the BCLL app, a contract-equipped ticketing scheme to promote cashless transaction has been introduced. Accordingly, various cards and schemes are being implemented through which passengers will be able to get tickets through their mobilephones.

Various offers will also be given to passengers on purchasing a BCLL card. Also, a free offer card with a full balance amount of Rs 100 will be provided on the recharge of Rs 100. Flexible Recharge offers, full recharge offer and super saver plans have also been floated.