Country’s first environment-friendly e-bus (electric bus) service for school-goers is likely to hit Dhaka streets this December.<\/p>\n
The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) authorities are working to import the air-conditioned e-buses, which will operate in Gulshan, Banani, and Baridhara areas of the city, officials said.<\/p>\n
Initially, the students of four English medium schools — Chittagong Grammar School-Dhaka, Scholastica School, Sir John Wilson School, and Bangladesh International Tutorial School — can avail the service during the pilot project.<\/p>\n
According to the plan, all schools in Dhaka will gradually be brought under the project if it comes out as a success. Experts say school bus service is an effective way to reduce traffic jams.<\/p>\n
The DNCC has already completed the preliminary works to implement the initiative. Now, a technical committee is conducting a study that will end in mid-October. The committee will finalize the specifications of the buses, and fix the fares and catchment areas.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe city corporation is closely working with the Power Division for setting up the charging stations for the buses. The new e-buses will be air-conditioned and dedicatedly used as school bus service,\u201d Md Selim Reza, chief executive officer of the DNCC, told .<\/p>\n
To ensure security, he said, the authorities would use modern technology, including CCTV cameras and tracking systems.<\/p>\n
The DNCC initiated the project to reduce carbon emissions to a large extent and help reduce pollution in Dhaka — one of the most polluted cities in the world.<\/p>\n
Earlier, state-owned Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) introduced a special school bus service in January 2011 with 14 buses between Mirpur and Azimpur. But the service failed to sustain due to a lack of proper management.<\/p>\n
The BRTC introduced the service mainly to reduce traffic jams while the DNCC is moving ahead with the same objective since the problem has become more severe than before.<\/p>\n
Experts say many cities around the world have school bus service since it is safe and financially convenient.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe BRTC failed to maintain the catchment area for picking up students while guardians prefer door-to-door service,\u201d said Dr Md Hadiuzzaman, a transport expert.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut the new initiative taken by the DNCC can be a success as it targets specific zones with specific students,\u201d he told .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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