Crut adds 30 more buses to its fleet

Bhubaneswar: In view of increased demand, the Capital Region Urban Transport (Crut) on Monday added 30 more buses to its current fleet size of 225 for different routes in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack and the pilgrim town of Puri.
A batch of old buses has been repaired and refurbished for the purpose.
“Old buses have been refurbished like Mo buses that are equipped with all modern technology for surveillance, monitoring and safety of passengers. The buses have GPS tracker and high-end CCTV cameras,” said Crut managing director Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Officials said since the old buses were going to be out of operations, they planned to introduce circular economy by restoring their operational capacity. “With additional routes being introduced, this fleet will serve large section of commuters,” said Crut general manager Dipti Mohapatra. The daily passenger footfall in Mo buses has crossed 1.7 lakh. People shuttling between Bhubaneswar and Cuttack in express buses are often seen switching to city buses due to timely and comfortable ride.
Of 255 total Crut buses, 50 are air-conditioned. While 68 buses ply on Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Road (both AC and non-AC), more than 120 buses ply on the capital roads.