Mumbai: BEST in a fix as 120 wet lease drivers strike again
The problems started on Thursday. According to BEST union members, some staff working for wet lease bus operators were terminated
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) is unable to manage its buses riding on wet lease. On May 7, over 120 staffers working for wet lease operators went on a sudden protest â with an equal number of buses going off the road. A similar protest took place in the first week of April.
The idea of getting buses on wet lease was introduced by former BEST general manager, Surendra Bagde, who was recently transferred. The problems started on Thursday. According to BEST union members, some staff working for wet lease bus operators were terminated.
Mumbai: BEST approached to give away 630 sq.mtr of land at Goregaon
Bhushan Koyande
The landing of a rail foot over bridge at Goregaon is preventing road widening of the vital Aarey road starting from the railway station. Now, the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) have been approached to give away their 630 sq.meters land for purpose of constructing 18.30 meters road where BEST has its bus station.
The issue of handing over this land is going on since June 2019, when the BMC first made plan for road widening as per Development Plan 2014-34. This 18.30 meters wide land passes through the 4973 sq.meters land reserved for BEST bus station where cattle market existed in the past.
Bhushan Koyande
On the eve of the International Labour Day, the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking has emerged to become the only organisation in India whose officials were invited to speak at a global webinar on sustainable health development.
The webinar was organised to mark International Labour Day and was organised by United Nation s Development Program along with International Labour Organisation (ILO) along with other global agencies. The UNDP and ILO commended the BEST for its efficient COVID-19 management in the organisation alongside bringing down the infection rate of Tuberculosis and HIV by a significant margin amongst its members.
Mumbai: BEST cuts down nearly 1,000 buses The number of bus services has also been cut by 10 percent
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) have cut down its fleet by almost 1,000 buses during this partial lockdown. Sources said that even the number of bus services has been cut by 10 percent due to the dropping passenger numbers. The BEST has already approached the BMC to buy 200 double decker buses which now stands at 45 buses.
Over the past few days since new guidelines came into force from April first week, the daily bus passenger count has fluctuated anywhere between 11-16 lakh. This used to be 25-27 lakh prior to this. However, the second wave of Covid-19 has affected the undertakingâs staff right from their drivers, conductors, maintenance staff and those from the depots.
: Friday, April 2, 2021, 7:04 AM IST
Streetlights in Mumbai: Around 2-3% of them are defunct, civilians take on social media to inform BEST
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The lanes and roads in many parts of the island city have gone dark as streetlights are not functioning. Mumbaikars from different parts of Central and Southern Mumbai have raised this issue on social media and complained to Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking about the same. According to sources in the BEST, there is at least 2-3 per cent out of the total 40000-odd streetlight poles coming under the jurisdiction of the Undertaking. This comes to around 800-1200 such poles that arenât functioning. In fact on social media like Twitter, a campaign called #BattiGul is also seen where people are posting pictures of streetlights that are not functioning along with the locations.