Although the open deck buses in the BEST fleet have been phased out, the BEST has decided to purchase 10 open deck buses for Mumbaikars and tourists. In the open deck bus, the lower deck will be air-conditioned. For this, tenders have been invited on Wednesday and 10 open deck buses will be taken on lease, said Vijay Singhal, General Manager of BEST.
The BEST initiative had provided the facility of open deck buses to see Mumbai Darshan, heritage buildings. But as the age limit of open deck buses expired, they were scrapped. Four open deck buses have been given to the municipality and a restaurant and library will be opened by preserving these buses. But it has been decided to purchase 10 new open deck buses. Open deck buses on lease will have air-conditioned lower decks.
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The open deck buses in the fleet of the BEST initiative were favoured by Mumbaikars and tourists. Every day, one and a half to two thousand passengers used to visit Mumbai in open deck buses. To fill the shortage of open deck buses, BEST initiative has decided to hire 10 open deck buses. Tenders have been invited for this purpose on Wednesday and the contract will be awarded to qualified tenderers, it was said by BEST.
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