The city bus service under the Smart City Mission is set to begin soon, citizens will now be able to track the movement of the buses using a dedicated mobile application. The Aurangabad Smart City Development Corporation Ltd (ASCDCL) is scheduled to launch the bus-tracking application.

KEY POINTS:

=> The mobile application will share updates on the expected time of arrival of city buses, real-time updates about the location of buses along with the time-table. The bus service under the Smart City Mission, which is getting reintroduced after a gap of six months, will also cover some additional routes to aid people from fringe areas of the city.

=>In the first phase, 30 buses will run on nine routes. Also, the four new routes which will ferry passengers to areas outside the city limits — till Verul and Karmad.

=> In the second phase, 26 buses, while in the third 28 buses will be introduced. The first bus will start at 5 am and the last bus of the day will be at 11pm

=> In the modernised avatar, the e-ticketing system will also be in place for the city bus service in order to ensure fast, contact-less and hassle-free ticketing. Besides, the ASCDCL will be also facilitating Smart Travel Cards for passengers to avail various concessions.