Ahead of Diwali, bus fares have increased astronomically, giving a tough competition to flight fares in Bengaluru. The bus fare from the capital of Karnataka to Hubli was charged approx. 5,000 per passenger, according to a report by Hindustan Times, the sister publication of Livemint.
A Twitter page named Hubli-Dharwad Infra shared screenshots comparing bus and flight fares from Bengaluru to Hubli.
The Twitter page wrote, “Bus fare between Bengaluru and Hubballi is giving tough competition to flights and @SWRRLY is yet to notify special trains for Deepavali @sriramulubjp sir for your information! #Hubballi #Bengaluru #Deepavali # DeepavaliSpecial,” the Twitter page wrote.
The Karnataka government has announced 1,500 special buses during Diwali. Buses will operate exclusively from Kempegowda Bus Station (KBS) in Bengaluru and to Dharmasthala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Sringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubal, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur Will join , Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar.
Separately, the Karnataka Transport Minister said that the state government is aiming to convert all 35,000 buses to electric buses by 2030.
“There are around 35,000 buses, there is a demand to make all the buses electric keeping in mind the environmental and pollution concerns. With the increase in diesel prices, we are at a loss. We want all our buses to be electric and Let us start making profits.. Discussions are on in this regard,” State Transport Minister B Sriramulu said.
“It is our endeavor to have all our buses electric by 2030. We will make all efforts so that all 35,000 buses can be converted to electric by 2030,” he said. 68.53 per km. According to the minister, the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) does not buy electric buses but is operating them on a contract basis.
He said, under the Smart City project, BMTC is operating 90 electric buses for 12 years under ‘Gross Cost Contract’ from December 2021, and the cost per kilometer (km) of these buses is 64.67. Under the Rapid Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid and) Electric Vehicles of the Central Government – FAME II scheme, 300 electric buses have been ordered, and 75 of them have started operation from August 15, 2022, and these The cost of buses per km is 61.90. In addition, an order has been issued on August 17, 2022 to operate 921 electric buses through Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) under the FAME II scheme of the Centre; The cost per km of these buses is 54, he noted.
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