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Written By Bheema.Upadhyaya - 6 April, 2011

Bangalore BMTC Bus Yeddyurappa Transportation public transport Bus Day

I have seen this ad in Citizen Matters. This is a call for those who want to join Bus day as volunteers. 

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Nice Catch on Google Transit

Vasanth - 8 April, 2011 - 03:09

SB, nice catch. I think, they need to postfix Bangalore in the search criteria.

Does that ad make sense?

dvsquare - 6 April, 2011 - 12:01

Does that really serve the purpose? Is that ad genuine and valid?

I mean, why would one like to just make the buses crowded just to accompany those people. I mean, the call should be - "All people are requested to take the bus on 8th april, as CM and his colleagues, and film stars taking the bus to their work".

Just encouraging this way will just make the buses crowded for no reason on one particular day and one particular time just to see the film stars and have a bite of those refreshments. Common man again will suffer due to lack of space in buses for wrong reasons, and the whole pupose wil be defeated and new people will not be able to get encouraged to take buses everyday from bus-day there on.

Deepak

pomp and show with CM, Bus Day lost to theatrics

silkboard - 6 April, 2011 - 15:40

Few of us got these too. 8th April, CM will take the bus. We can pick a spot from where we can wave flags to the dignitaries and VIPs taking the bus. No new innovations, no new announcements from BMTC recently, looks like pomp and show is what the CM wants.

CM would do a lot better to hold a Bus Adalat on the Bus Day. I will come cheer him, whatever day, whatever time, and wave whatever flag he would want me to.

Or give us a surprise gift on the Bus Day Mr CM, allow PPP to launch BRT or BPS in the city, or outsourcing of route operations, or feeders everywhere, or Bus shelters, or an air conditioned Atal Saarige, or a booklet with all Bus routes and timings, or a Passenger information system, or ... or ... the list is endless.

The mail from BMTC

silkboard - 6 April, 2011 - 15:43

To thos who may not have seen it, here is the text of email recd from BMTC:

Hon'ble Chief Minister of Karnataka to travel by Bus on 8th April,'11 Bus Day (Not on 4th April this time)

Bus Day is here again! Most of you are aware that BMTC is into its second year of the Bus Day campaign to encourage the use of public transport in the city of Bangalore to improve air quality, alleviate traffic congestion and enhance mobility. Every Bus Day is different, and this 8th April, 2011 Bus Day - BMTC is very proud to announce that the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Karnataka along with his cabinet colleagues will travel by Bus. That is not all - Chief Secy, GoK along with his officers/officials have also been requested to travel by Bus. Added to this list, Cricketers & Film Stars will also join the bus wagon! As ministers, officers and other celebrities take the bus, leading by example, they need to be cheered and encouraged in their effort to experience the daily commute by public transport. Therefore, it is requested to all of you citizens of Bengaluru, being a part of Citizen Groups/ Companies/ Resident Welfare Associations/ NGOs etc, to spare your precious time for accompanying BMTC officers at important nodal points in Bangalore to assist the above mentioned commuters to travel by Bus in the morning between 8.30 AM - 11AM & evening between 5 PM - 8.30 PM. Refreshments will be provided. If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out the survey form below:

tamasha

murali772 - 7 April, 2011 - 04:32

It's become a full-fledged 'tamasha'.

The news reports say that the Royal Challengers' White Mischief cheer-leading squad is already in town. Since IPL is yet to start, and they are perhaps free right now, why not engage their services too?

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