Rajkot BRTS
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The Rajkot BRTS project is a bus Rapid Transit Project being built to serve the city of Rajkot.
In the first phase, 29 km long stretch on 150 feet (45.7 m) Ring Road would be completed at an estimated cost of Rs 110 crore. This stretch would be known as Blue Corridor. The BRTS project is being developed as per National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP) guidelines.
The funding for the project would come from Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
(JNNURM).
Local authorities plan to purchase state-of-the-art buses. The purchase parameters for the buses would be: CNG fuel, power steering, high speed, non-polluting fuel (CNG/electricity), modernised engine technology, GPS-based control and communication system and high passenger carrying capacity with comfortable sitting arrangements.
Initially, 10.70 km-long stretch would be constructed from Jamnagar crossroad to Gondal crossroad, covering 14 bus stops as part of Blue Corridor. Then, the work on 9.16 km-long stretch from Jamnagar Road to Morbi Road would be taken up. This would be followed by construction of 9.14 km Morbi-Gondal Road stretch, he said.
The next two corridors Green and Red from Arvind Maniyar Nagar to Saurashtra University and Green Land Chowk to Saurashtra University would be taken up at a later stage.
A fleet of 156 luxury buses will run on all the three corridors 70 blue, 25 green and 61 red.
In the first phase, 29 km long stretch on 150 feet (45.7 m) Ring Road would be completed at an estimated cost of Rs 110 crore. This stretch would be known as Blue Corridor. The BRTS project is being developed as per National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP) guidelines.
The funding for the project would come from Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission is a massive city modernisation scheme launched by the Government of India under Ministry of Urban Development. It envisages a total investment of over...
(JNNURM).
Local authorities plan to purchase state-of-the-art buses. The purchase parameters for the buses would be: CNG fuel, power steering, high speed, non-polluting fuel (CNG/electricity), modernised engine technology, GPS-based control and communication system and high passenger carrying capacity with comfortable sitting arrangements.
Initially, 10.70 km-long stretch would be constructed from Jamnagar crossroad to Gondal crossroad, covering 14 bus stops as part of Blue Corridor. Then, the work on 9.16 km-long stretch from Jamnagar Road to Morbi Road would be taken up. This would be followed by construction of 9.14 km Morbi-Gondal Road stretch, he said.
The next two corridors Green and Red from Arvind Maniyar Nagar to Saurashtra University and Green Land Chowk to Saurashtra University would be taken up at a later stage.
A fleet of 156 luxury buses will run on all the three corridors 70 blue, 25 green and 61 red.