BEST bus routes making profits
Mumbai- In the year 2010- 2011, ten bus routes made profits whereas in 2011-2012, only three routes made profit for the BEST. It was disclosed in the budget discussion by BEST committee member Ravi Raja.
Ravi Raja further said that during the same time frame the transport body had incurred around 55% loss on bus routes. A senior BEST officials said that the reason why most of the routes are facing loss is because of the repair of buses, cost of maintenance, etc.
They have hiked the bus fare this year and planning to hike more from April. To overcome the losses, the civic body is planning to cut down the number of buses by early next year.
According to a recent survey, the number of bus passengers in Mumbai had dropped drastically. BEST is taking efforts to increase the number of bus passengers travelling everyday.
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