The Himachal Roadways Transport Corporation (HRTC) on Tuesday launched a sophisticated software to track and regulate state-run buses in the state, for passenger safety.
"This is perhaps the most refined software in the country and will give a detailed position of each state roadways bus to the head office through GPRS system," said HRTC Managing Director R N Batta. Officials said the cost of the software was Rs 6.5 crore. "We can now monitor the departure, arrival, breakdown,speed and occupancy of each bus constantly," said Batta.
"In case a bus is over-speeding or over-loaded, a text message will be sent to the conductor and action will be taken against the erring driver," he said. "This system has already been tried as a pilot project and may soon cover all commercial vehicles," state transport minister G S Bali said.
"To improve safety in the next few months, we will cancel licences of buses found violating the norms to carry passengers," Bali said.
"This is perhaps the most refined software in the country and will give a detailed position of each state roadways bus to the head office through GPRS system," said HRTC Managing Director R N Batta. Officials said the cost of the software was Rs 6.5 crore. "We can now monitor the departure, arrival, breakdown,speed and occupancy of each bus constantly," said Batta.
"In case a bus is over-speeding or over-loaded, a text message will be sent to the conductor and action will be taken against the erring driver," he said. "This system has already been tried as a pilot project and may soon cover all commercial vehicles," state transport minister G S Bali said.
"To improve safety in the next few months, we will cancel licences of buses found violating the norms to carry passengers," Bali said.