For the first time in UP, the state government has been able to curtail it, and nearly Rs 16 crore recovered from overloaded vehicles," he said. The department has developed an app so that passengers can know the exact status of their buses at a single touch. "This has strengthened diesel storage and distribution mechanism, and at the same time ended possibility of diesel theft," he said. "Toll payment by UPSRTC buses at toll booths on national highways is being done through RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) fast tags. "Places of religious importance in Bundelkhand, which do not have a direct rail link with Lucknow, will be linked with buses.

Source: Economic Times June 30, 2017 07:07 UTC