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Sonia Sethi
BEST borrows funds for staff salaries amid financial crisis in Mumbai
BEST in Mumbai borrows funds to pay salaries and seeks government financial assistance to meet worker wage demands amid a deepening financial crisis.
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Internal probe attributes recent Mumbai bus crashes to driver negligence
An internal probe by Mumbai's BEST transport undertaking attributed three recent fatal bus crashes to driver negligence and rash driving, while internal and political criticism highlighted poor maintenance and contract irregularities.
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BEST plans to secure funds for five thousand new electric buses
Mumbai's BEST transport undertaking plans to secure Rs 6,500 crore to build a self-owned fleet of 5,000 buses, largely electric, and expand to 10,000 buses over two to three years while moving away from wet-lease operations.
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