100 new cluster buses rolled out

The waiting time for commuters at bus queue shelters in Delhi may be reduced as 100 new orange cluster buses that will ply on nine routes were today rolled out on the Capital's roads.

Delhi Transport minister Satyendar Jain said that 450 air-conditioned and 250 non-AC clusters buses will also soon be added to the cluster fleet, aimed at augmenting the public transport in capital.

New buses, which were flagged off by Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and Jain, are GPS-enabled and passengers will be given tickets through e-ticketing machines.

Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS) operates cluster buses. DIMTS is a joint venture company of Delhi government and IDFC Foundation (a not-for-profit organisation).