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KSRTC to introduce an Intelligent Transport System

Information on routes, time to be taken, the overall trip distance and time will be displayed on digital scroll boards at bus-stops and inside buses.These boards will inform you about the area in which the bus is currently travelling and the place where it stops.KSRTC has prepared this plan with the help of the central urban development department under the global environment facility scheme. The Rs 14-crore scheme will be implemented on a trial basis in Mysore and later extended to other cities.It will also help drivers get an idea about congestion at bus-stops. The system uses wireless technology. Each bus will have an electronic device that traces the movement of the bus. The satellite-based online system will gather the information and relay it to the control room, which will send the information to the system on the place where exactly the bus is travelling and where it stops. Additional buses can be deployed where there are more commuters and drivers can take a different route if there is a traffic jam.

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