The Bangalore Bus Brigade

Bad roads and an avalanche of vehicles creating monstrous jams are not exactly Bangalore’s secrets.

Bad roads and an avalanche of vehicles creating monstrous jams are not exactly Bangalore’s secrets. The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), along with concerned citizens, is now trying to give the city’s soot-covered riders a break with a unique initiative. Bangalore observed its first ‘Bus Day’ on 4 February. Nearly 10,000 office-goers gave their vehicles and tempers a break to bus it to work. That included the state transport minister R  Ashok. Riding on that crest, the BMTC has earmarked the fourth day of each month as ‘Bus Day’. It is also devising methods to make public transport more attractive.