Uber has announced today that they will start operating in 7 new cities in India that include Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore, Indore, Mysore, Nagpur, Surat and Visakhapatnam. India is a very important growth country for Uber. This is for the first time…
BRTS in five municipal corporations in Odisha, Bhubaneswar to be ready by 2018
As per the detailed project report (DPR) prepared by the department, work on BRTS in the Temple City would commence next year and buses will likely ply on the roads under this system by 2018. The department has decided to…
Odisha introduces automatic bus fare calculation with respect to fuel price flctuations
Odisha government decided to implement an automatic mechanism to fix the bus fare with rise and fall of fuel price. For every Rs 2 increase (on direct/ cumulative or both net basis) in diesel price, the bus fare is to…
Four more cities coming under Public Transport City buses in Odisha
City bus service will be launched in Cuttack, Rourkela, Bolangir and Koraput by the end of this year. The department is on the verge of finalising the formalities for the launch. The department has planned to introduce as many…
AC city buses in Bhubaneswar to have Wifi by 3rd week of June
Dream Team Sahara (DTS), which operates the state-run public transport service in public-private-partnership (PPP) mode, has decided to offer free Wi-Fi service to commuters. The project is likely to be launched in the third week of this month. All the 12…
Bhubaneswar Paradip Helicopter Service launched with Pawan Hans
Helicopter service between Bhubaneswar and Paradip would be introduced very soon. The service would be provided by Pawan Hans Ltd. The helicopter would begin its flight from Bhubaneswar and reach Paradip. It would leave Paradip immediately and arrive at Bhubaneswar.…
All Odisha buses to have CCTV and GPS installed
The passenger buses must have CCTV and GPS facilities in order to get permit for operation in the state. Alarmed at the spurt in crimes against women, the Odisha government has decided to equip the state buses with CCTV cameras and…