SYED AMJAD SHAH
Jammu, May 12: The Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation (JKSRTC) is likely to receive pending installment of Rs 23 crore by the end of this month to purchase more buses, under the centrally sponsored Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNURM).
Official sources told Greater Kashmir that the central government sponsored JNURM project has the provision for paying Rs 32 crores to each state transport corporation of the country to purchase buses and mini-buses. They said that JKSRTC has a proposal of purchasing a total of 150 buses, including 60 mini-buses and 90 low floor buses for city services in Jammu and Srinagar cities.
“An amount of Rs 5.94 crores has already been released by the centre as first installment,” official sources said, adding that “Nearly 25 buses were purchased with this amount to strengthen the fleet of new buses in the crises ridden JKSRTC.”
Out of 150 buses, official sources said that 25 low floor buses have reached at SRTC garage in Narwal, while another lot of 25 more buses laying at TATA garage in Gangyal are awaiting Pre-Delivery Investigation (PDI).
“After the PDI is conducted, the buses standing there will be handed over to the SRTC,” sources said, adding, “Nearly 50 more low floor buses for SRTC are standing at another TATA garage in Kalu Chak (Jammu) while rest of the buses will soon join the Corporation fleet with the release of central funds.”
Pertinently, a proposal of 150 buses, including mini-buses was prepared by the government to start SRTC buses services in Jammu and Srinagar cities to save the sinking corporation. The proposal envisaged introduction of a fleet of 75 city buses each in the twin capitals of Jammu and Srinagar.
Insiders said that out of total 150 vehicles, 60 mini-buses having the capacity of 18 passengers and 90 low floor buses with the sitting capacity of 52 will soon be seen running on the of Jammu and Srinagar city routes .
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