To augment and modernise the existing fleet of buses, Haryana Roadways has decided to purchase 1,000 new buses by the end of 11th Five Year Plan. The new buses will include Volvo, AC buses, CNG buses, Haryana Gaurav and semi low floor buses.
During the 11th Five Year Plan, special emphasis has been laid towards introduction of city bus services in major cities like Gurgaon, Faridabad and as well as in the district headquarters town, Haryana transport minister Mange Ram Gupta said
To strengthen the urban bus services in the NCR and other big cities, Gupta said CNG and semi low floor buses were being inducted. About 200 CNG buses have already been inducted into the fleet of Haryana Roadways and these were likely to be increased to around 1,100 by the end of 11th Five Year Plan. Apart from this, some modern bus stands and multi model hubs are also proposed to be constructed under public-private partnership at strategic points in the state, he informed.
During the current financial year, 40 semi low floor buses have already been deployed in Gurgaon and Faridabad. He said 10 volve AC buses have been introduced and 10 AC-CNG low floor buses have been introducted on Gurgaon-Delhi routes. More CNG, Haryana Gaurav and normal buses were being procured during the current financial year, he added. Recently, the Haryana Roadways had win the Transport Minister’s Trophy as well as cash award of Rs 3 lakh for the lowest rate of accidents during the years 2005-06 and 2006-07 among all the State Road Transport Undertakings throughout the country.