In order to provide an uninterrupted public transport service amid the ongoing heavy rainfall and warning in Mumbai, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) chief Iqbal Singh Chahal has asked the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) to make arrangement for more buses.
This is the need of the hour as during monsoons it has been witnessed that every year train services get disrupted due to waterlogging.
Therefore, BEST undertaking has kept 400 buses, from its fleet of 3,000, on standby so that they can be deployed from several points in the city if railway services get disrupted. An official stated that if railway services get disrupted, these buses will pick up stranded commuters from railway stations and drop them at their nearest location.
These buses will operate in batches and the routes will be decided at the time of incident, depending on requirements, official added.
In addition, the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) will also be providing 11 buses for emergency use.
In an emergency management meeting, chaired by Chahal, he directed to chalk out possible precautionary measures against adverse weather events that could occur during the monsoons.
Senior officials said that an average of 12-15 buses will be kept on standby in each municipal ward for the entire monsoon.
Keeping in mind the pothole related complaints, Chahal has also ordered the ward officers to ensure all the pothole complaints are attended to within 24 hours of being lodged. Besides, during the meeting Chahal has also asserted that all the dilapidated buildings that are currently occupied by tenants should be uninhabited immediately.
Moreover, the civic administration will be arranging temporary accommodation for residents living in these dangerous structures by the end of September. Till then, ward officers have been instructed to arrange accommodation in available BMC facilities like community halls and schools.
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