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UPDATE

QR code-based Maharashtra to reduce road fatalities
ticketing for Delhi he motor vehicle department Additional measures taken for
Metro T in Maharashtra has road safety include counselling
conducted several road
elhi Metro has introduced safety campaigns, sensitised rash drivers and making them
sign a pledge that they will
QR code-based ticketing drivers speeding on highways not repeat the offence. They
Dfacility through Paytm and expressways and counselled are made to watch road safety
Mobile App across all its them instead of fining them, videos and the dangerous
corridors. This facility was earlier resulting in a reduction in consequences of speeding
available only on Airport Express crashes and fatalities said State which can lead to fatalities and
Line. Commuters can book their Transport Commissioner Vivek destruction of several families.
tickets under the ‘Metro’ section Bhimanwar. The result-oriented
of the App by entering the counselling approach as against The other initiatives are
station of entry and departure revenue-oriented enforcement implementing ITMS (Intelligent
on the day of travel. Passengers approach led to the motor vehicle Traffic Management System),
need to hold their Smartphone department being conferred the deploying high-tech interceptor
in front of the QR code scanner SKOCH award for multi-sectoral vehicles, upgrading public-health
of the Automatic Fare Collection road safety improvement strategy centres near & around highways
(AFC) gates to proceed with their last year. Based on this strategy, and developing an SOP for
journey. the state plans to reduce fatalities emergency response through
by 50% much before the Centre’s mapping of trauma care centres
deadline of 2030. and hospitals along the route.

Feeder bus facilities in Bengaluru

n an effort to facilitate last-mile bus services to be available every Marathahalli, Kundalahalli, ITPL
connectivity to ease commute five minutes during peak hours and Garudacharpalya. Additionally,
Iand reduce traffic congestion, and every eight minutes during the BMTC has introduced two
the Bengaluru Metropolitan non-peak hours. more routes, one connecting
Transport Corporation (BMTC) According to BMTC, the first Kadugodi to Kadugodi via Hope
launched feeder bus services on route is from KR Puram Metro Farm, ITPL, Graphite India, AECS
two major routes from KR Puram station to Central Silk Board via Layout gate, and another from
Metro station. This was days after Mahadevapura, Marathahalli Kadugodi to Marathahalli via Hope
the metro rail services became fully bridge and the second, from- Farm, Varthur Kodi and Siddapura.
operational on the Purple Line. and-to KR Puram Metro station via BMTC Managing Director,
There will be as many as 35 feeder
Sathyavathi G who also took
the bus ride said that the BMTC
plays a crucial role in encouraging
commuters to use public transport.
With the new feeder buses being
flagged off by the Minister, there
will be around 314 bus trips to
cover KP Puram, Central Silk Board
and Outer Ring Road, Kundalahalli
and other places.
Employees of various tech firms
who took the feeder bus services
from the metro station voiced their
relief over the development.

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