RTC goes for 'gold' for the Great Mall

By T. Lalith Singh

HYDERABAD, OCT. 5. The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation has decided to ply 100 specially designed coaches in the city during the month-long Great Mall of Hyderabad festival scheduled to be held here from October 13.

The fleet includes 50 new swanky buses which were being readied at the RTC's bus body building unit at Miyapur. The RTC City Regional Manager, Mr. Ch. Rameshwar Rao, said a dedicated fleet of 100 buses would be pressed into service to help people reach the Great Mall venue at Madhapur from different parts of the city.

Apart from 50 new buses, the RTC is also in the process of giving a new look to 50 other buses which were recently added to the city fleet. Towards making these buses look distinctive and elegant, the Corporation has decided to give it a new colour scheme.

Four different schemes were considered and finally a combination of golden yellow was chosen. The buses would also sport colourful logos of the Tourism Department, the Great Mall of Hyderabad, apart from the regular RTC logo.

Mr. Rameshwar Rao said during the festival, these buses would operate from different points, including Koti, Secunderabad, Mehdipatnam, Kukatpally and Hafeezpet. "All these points will be monitored by senior officials. They will be in constant touch through wireless sets with a central command being set up at the mall venue," he said.

Details about frequency of buses from these points were being finalised and officials were hoping to chart a route plan that would cover the entire city. "The frequency will be according to the demand and we will ply buses till the last passenger reaches his destination," Mr. Rao added.

The Great Mall with its main venue at the National Academy of Construction, Madhapur, would also host events at Necklace Road and Shilparamam.

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