New Delhi: Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is the backbone of the capital’s public transportation, but the fleet is thinning in the year.
Now it will involve a private contractor to maintain and encourage its old war to stay operating until the age of 15 years, despite completing 12 years or covering a distance of 7.5 lakh Km considered a low bus age, CNG-Run Bus.
DTC has a 3,762 bus fleet, where 2,644 was purchased from Tata Motors Limited between 2007 and 2010 and the almost end of life.
In accordance with the procurement contract under the national urban renewal mission of Nehru Jawaharlal, their lifetime is 12 years or 7.5 lakh km, which later.
However, DTC cannot get a bus for almost a decade, especially in the issue of annual maintenance contracts, which leads to the thinning fleet every year.
Tide tide shortages, he must ask the state transportation authority to allow the bus to 15 years from the date of registration.
While approval is given, maintaining a bus beyond 12 years creating challenges and DTC will now involve private contractors.
2,644 Buses are currently guarded by Tata Motors or service providers under a comprehensive annual maintenance contract.
From these buses, 1,644 are under these contracts up to 7.5 lakh km and 1,000 buses are under a comprehensive annual maintenance contract extended to an additional 1.2 lakh km, or a total of 8.7 lakh km.
Now, the DTC intends to provide a comprehensive annual maintenance contract for this 2,644 bus, in three different packages, for the contractor chosen through the bidding process.
The contractor will be responsible for carrying out bus maintenance, including unintentional improvements, up to 15 years from the date of registration.
The low floor bus 2,644 includes 1,840 non-AC and 804 bus air conditioners, with features such as automatic transmission, air suspension, power steering, electro-pneumatic doors and LED destination boards systems.
The buses, which have completed 7.5 or 8.7 kmh km, will be submitted to the contractor as soon as the job.
The remaining buses will be submitted when this complete 7.5 or 8.7 lakh km.
On September 30, 2021, this bus will cover 58% which has been operated for less than 7.5 lakh km, 22% that covers between 7.5 lakh and 8.1 lakh km, 18% between 8.1 lakh and 8 , 7 km and the rest covers more than 8.7 lakh km.