BEST’s fleet currently comprises 2,829 buses, of which only 249 are owned by the undertaking, with the remaining vehicles operating under the GCC model Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking has invited bids to induct 200 non-air-conditioned MIDI CNG buses under the Gross Cost Contract (GCC), or wet lease, model, to strengthen…
The plan was discussed at BEST committee meeting Mumbai : A proposal to shift the BEST bus stop near the Gateway of India to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) area sparked a heated debate at the BEST committee meeting on Tuesday, with Sena (UBT) members strongly opposing the move, citing inconvenience to commuters…
Mumbai: Commuters across Mumbai continued to face severe disruption on Saturday as the BEST employees’ strike entered its second day, with bus services remaining largely paralysed. Attendance among operational staff remained negligible, forcing the undertaking to rely on emergency measures to maintain essential services.According to BEST, only 37 of the 3,076 scheduled drivers and 11…
Mumbai: The bus strike in Mumbai is likely to continue for yet another day as the unions’ talks with govt and senior BEST officials ended in a deadlock on Friday evening.The city’s public transport system was thrown into disarray on Friday morning after an indefinite strike by BEST employees brought bus services to a near-complete…
The union has multiple demands Mumbai: BEST Sanyukt Kamgar Kruti Samiti , at a media conference on Tuesday, has issued an ultimatum to the BEST management with the threat of a strike of staffers, including those operating buses, from June 19. The union leaders said civic administration must deliver a comprehensive settlement of long-pending demands…
The Dharavi and Kalakilla bus depots are constructed on a plot of 11.58 acres Mumbai: The decks have finally been cleared to hand over two key bus depots in Mumbai for the multi-crore Dharavi redevelopment project in the city. The BEST Undertaking on Tuesday cleared a proposal to transfer bus depots at Dharavi and Kalakilla…
Mumbai: Mumbai’s recurring power outages are emerging as a serious civic concern, with residents across several neighbourhoods facing prolonged disruptions in the middle of intense heat and humidity. The latest incidents in Dadar, Parel, and Bandra on Thursday have once again exposed the growing strain on the city’s electricity distribution network, even as peak demand…
