Karnataka Chief Minster Siddaramaiah and the state Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, along with officials from Tata Motors, flagged off 241 Tata Motors buses, under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for operation in Karnataka by the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC).
The buses are equipped with new-generation Tata Cummins ISBe engines, air suspension, multiplex wiring meeting Urban Bus specification II given by Government of India. Buses have higher acceleration of 0.8 m/sec2 which would cut down on travel time thus making bus travel faster for daily office commuters. The body is designed with a well-spaced out gangway of 700 mm, higher passenger leg room to ensure passenger comfort.
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