BOMBAY URBAN TRANSPO

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The project is aimed at improving the bus services in Greater Bombay and in aiding the BMRDA's initial traffic management and development planning activities. Project components would include: improvement and augmentation of BEST's bus fleet, through the procurement of 700 buses and related chassis components; construction and equipping of three bus depots and a workshop, and extension and re-equipping of three existing depots and one workshop; execution of traffic engineering schemes at about 40 locations to improve the circulation of buses; provision of technical assistance and training to BEST in its review of operations and management of bus services; provision of technical assistance and training to BMC in the execution of traffic engineering measures; and provision of technical assistance and training to BMRDA in organizational development, regional development planning and investment programming, mass transport pricing and funding and regional traffic management.