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Task force set up for integrated bus transport services in MMR
Mumbai: State govt on Tuesday set up a task force to create a roadmap for integrated bus transport services and seamless ticketing in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).
The 12-member task force will be headed by BEST general manager S V R Srinivas, and include senior officials from BMC, MMRDA, and municipal commissioners of all local corporations in MMR, including Ulhasnagar and Bhiwandi-Nizampura.
NITI Aayog, in its report submitted to govt in 2024, had recommended making the MMR a growth hub (G-Hub) with a $300 billion economy by 2030 from the present $140 billion. In Feb, govt appointed a nine-member Project Management Unit, headed by the housing department's additional chief secretary, for the implementation of the G-Hub report. In the review meeting on the G-Hub plan in April, CM Devendra Fadnavis gave directions to set up the task force to prepare the Integrated Bus Transportation Plan for MMR.
