4k people use city bus service in Surat daily

Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has pressed into service 105 buses on nine different routes in the city.
Official sources said that about 4,000 people are travelling in the city buses every day and that the numbers are likely to increase in the coming days.
SMC will start the operation of buses on Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) on three more routes from Friday.
According to SMC officials, the three routes include Pal to Kamrej Terminal, Gajera circle to Kharvarnagar and Utaran to Sarthana Nature Park.
Kamlesh Naik, assistant municipal commissioner (BRTS cell) told TOI “We are operating 105 buses on nine different routes in the city. We will be running BRTS buses on three routes from Friday. The areas under containment zone are not catered. We are getting about 4,000 passengers daily.”
Naik added, “The frequency of buses will be increased in the coming days to facilitate people in the city. Looking at the social distancing norms, we are allowing only 15 passengers in the city buses.”