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BEST Chairperson Calls for Accountability After Bus Crashes

BEST Chairperson Calls for Accountability After Bus Crashes
‘Contractors must be held accountable for bus crashes’: BEST Committee Chairperson · indianexpress.com

There have been more bus accidents in Mumbai recently, especially with buses run by private companies for the BEST Undertaking.

The chairperson of BEST, Trushna Vishwasrao, says that private companies must be held responsible for these accidents.

BEST is taking steps to make buses safer, like checking buses more carefully and training drivers better.

They are also planning to have more of their own buses instead of using private ones.

The goal is to make bus travel safer for everyone.

Key facts

Recent Fatal Accidents
Mankhurd and Dadar
BEST's Immediate Actions
Urgent meeting with contractors, technical committee for oversight, penalties for Mateshwari
Accountability
Contractors responsible for operational failures
BEST's Future Plans
Expanding self-owned fleet, procuring 5,000 AC electric buses
Transparency Measures
Public awareness campaigns on safety protocols

Quotes

Trushna Vishwasrao

BEST Committee Chairperson

“We have imposed a Rs 50,000 penalty and issued the operator a notice over the Mankhurd accident. More importantly, BEST has decided not to procure any new buses from Mateshwari. A contract for 150 new CNG buses awarded to the company stands revoked, and this decision will be formally announced on Friday.”
indianexpress.com

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