.The initial set of 100 BS-VI buses, aspect of an overall 840 buses to become included in the BMTC line, were actually introduced before Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on September 12, 2024.| Picture Credit History: Murali Kumar K.Principal Official Siddaramaiah claimed that the Condition Governmentu00e2 $ s ensure programs have actually been helping lakhs of folks in Karnataka, delivering financial support of at least u00e2 u00b9 4,000 each month per family, thereby strengthening their financial stability.Speaking at the launch of 100 brand-new BS-6 diesel-powered buses, part of a bigger fleet of 840 buses for the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), Mr Siddaramaiah emphasised the good influence of the governmentu00e2 $ s 5 promise plans, consisting of the Shakti scheme, which provides free of cost bus trip for women on State-run buses.u00e2 $ For the advantage of working-class folks, five warranty schemes, including the Shakti system, have been actually carried out as well as are continuing properly. These schemes will definitely proceed as long as our authorities exists, u00e2 $ mentioned Mr Siddaramaiah during the occasion stored at the grand measures of Vidhana Soudha.Among the main initiatives, the Gruha Lakshmi program, which provides u00e2 u00b9 2,000 per month to ladies heads of houses, was actually applauded for its own contribution to the financial protection of countless households, depending on to the Main Administrator. u00e2 $ Every day, the media shows how hundreds of loved ones are actually gaining from the Gruha Lakshmi scheme, u00e2 $ he said.BJP is actually anti-poor: SiddaramaiahTargeting the opponent, Mr Siddaramaiah indicted the Bharatiya Janata Event (BJP) of resisting these pro-people systems. u00e2 $ BJP, which is actually anti-poor as well as anti-middle training class, is actually campaigning against these promise plans. Do certainly not listen to this disinformation, u00e2 $ he said. Mr Siddaramaiah additionally declared to be facing difficulties from the Central Government concerning the distribution of rice to the inadequate. u00e2 $ When we went ahead along with the system of giving rice to the unsatisfactory, the Central Government gave our team trouble through certainly not delivering rice. However rather than rice, we provided funds to the people, u00e2 $ he added.More BMTC buses needed for developing populationAt the bus launch, Mr Siddaramaiah underscored the requirement for more public transport as Bengaluruu00e2 $ s population remains to rise. u00e2 $ We are actually adding new buses to BMTC to accommodate the growing working-class population in the urban area. Our team have actually also reopened Indira Canteens, which were actually nearby the previous government, as well as strategy to begin more to sustain the functioning training class, u00e2 $ he said.The new buses are actually accommodated along with CCTV electronic cameras.| Image Credit scores:.Murali Kumar K.The brand-new fleet of BS-6 buses, setting you back u00e2 u00b9 336 crore, will definitely lower exhausts as well as enhance traveler convenience, according to Transportation Priest Ramalinga Reddy. In the beginning, BMTC had granted the bus procurement tender to Tata Motors in October 2022, however after technological troubles, it was re-awarded to Ashok Leyland. u00e2 $ To improve public transport solutions in Bengaluru and address climbing sky contamination caused by autos, BMTC has actually triggered many solutions. One of these is actually the addition of 840 BS-VI, non-air-conditioned, On-board diagnostics (OBD) -2 compliant diesel-powered buses coming from Ashok Leyland in to its line. The purchase, amounting to u00e2 u00b9 336 crore, is actually monetarily supported by the Karnataka government, u00e2 $ Mr Reddy said. Attributes of the BS-VI Diesel BusesNear-zero exhausts, 90% reduction in NOx. 11 gauges long, non-AC, diesel-powered. 41 high-back seats, three monitoring cameras. LED screens, voice news, confusion alarm systems. Fire Diagnosis System, real-time tracking, automatic doors, air suspension. RESOURCE: BMTC Released - September 12, 2024 03:54 pm IST.