Naidu asks APSRTC to raise bonds
Deccan Chronicle, Hyderabad, February 5, 2004

Caretaker Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday asked the APSRTC management to raise Rs 100 crore through bonds and promised complete support to the corporation in improving amenities to passengers.

Speaking at Mahatma Gandhi Bus station, Gowliguda, after launching the `Automatic Vehcle Location and Real Time Passenger Information System' Naidu said, ``There has been a change in the attitude of the employees of the corporation for good. I wish they had concentrated more on the passenger amenities and safety. APSRTC has the largest fleet in the world and it should improve its performance further."

RTC bus passengers can now keep track of the time of arrival of buses and even send urgent messages with the launch of the new system. The corporation has introduced the state-of- the-art GPS/GSM/GTS technologies initially in 75 buses, including 26 Veera buses operating on Route 225 D between Dilsukhnagar and Patancheru within the city, and 49 hi tech buses operating on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada intercity route.

This is the first corporation to have such a sophisticated system in the country, presently used in the West and other developed nations. Twelve electronic display boards have been setup at the MGBS alighting and departure block Hyderabad Suryapet, Kodad, Vijayawada for intercity service and patancheru, S R Nagar, AIR, Lakdikapul and Dilsukhnagar bus depots for city service.