Bombay Starts State Bus Service THE first State-owned bus service to
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be operated under the Bombay Government scheme for the nationalization of road transport began on June 1 between Poona and Ahmednagar, The service is operated by 35 dual-compartment buses. Fares are being maintained generally at the level charged by the former private operators. When the nationalization scheme for the first year has been competed, rate, will he rationalized By March 31 next, all road passenger services in the Poona, Satara, Sholapur, Bijapur, Ahmednagar and Kaira districts are due to be taken over. Zones for the operation of the programme will be created. Arrangements have been made to obtain a large fleet of buses during the first year. Some oil-engined buses have been ordered_to supplement the petrolengined vehicles and, according to present plans, they are to operate from Poona to Bombay, Mahableshwar and Nasik.
For the time being, the State Transport Authority of the Bombay Government will operate the vehicles, but, ultimately, they will pass to a statutory board on which railways will he represented. Booking offices will b•-t located at the railway stations in Poona and Ahmednagar and gradually, as the scheme progresses, waiting rooms and modern bus stations will be constructed.