Common Mobility Card by November

BANGALORE: Commuters in the state will have a Common Mobility Card by November which will help them freely travel in any bus in the state. This announcement was made at a workshop on 'Sustainable Development of Public Transport' organised by Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) in association with the International Association of Public Transport (UITP).Principal Secretary of Transport Department M K Shankarlinge Gowda made the announcement. Some of the other measures announced at the workshop include the introduction of 1000 more buses in the city along with the introduction of additional buses in other Tier II and Tier III cities. This is being done to promote public transport in the state which has the largest number of public vehicles already.The discussants at the workshop included K R Srinivas, Managing Director, BMTC, K Jayaraj, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka and S K Parameshwar, Director (Tech), BMTC.