Archive · 3 Dec 2025
German Delegation Praises KSRTC's Inclusive Mobility Efforts
A group of important people from Germany visited the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) in India.
They saw a special system called Dhwani Spandana–OnBoard that helps people who can't see very well use public buses more easily.
The system tells them where to get on and off the bus using sound.
The German team liked the idea and thought it was great that KSRTC is making buses more accessible for everyone.
They also learned about how the system was developed and how it is being used in buses in Mysuru.
The KSRTC officials showed them an award they received from the Indian government for this project.
A German delegation visited KSRTC to review the Dhwani Spandana–OnBoard system, which aids visually impaired individuals in using public transport.
The system was developed by the Raised Lines Foundation and is being scaled up with GIZ under the Green Urban Mobility Innovation initiative.
KSRTC's Managing Director, Akram Pasha, briefed the delegation on the system's features, social impact, and progress.
The delegation praised KSRTC for its commitment to inclusive mobility and innovative transport technologies.
The system has been deployed across the Mysuru bus fleet and has received a national award from the Government of India.
- Who
- German delegation from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and KSRTC officials
- What
- Review of KSRTC's Dhwani Spandana–OnBoard assistive audio-navigation system
- When
- During their tour of India (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) headquarters
- Why
- To assess the implementation and impact of the assistive audio-navigation system for visually impaired individuals
- Delegation
- Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Government of Germany
- Organization Visited
- Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC)
- Project Reviewed
- Dhwani Spandana–OnBoard
- Project Developers
- Raised Lines Foundation
- Collaborators
- GIZ under the Green Urban Mobility Innovation initiative
- Key Officials
- Christine Toetzke, Barbara Schäfer, Christoph von Stechow, Akram Pasha (IAS)
- Award
- National award from the Government of India