Bengaluru, October 28: The Ministry of Home and Urban Development of the Central Government has announced the prestigious ‘Best Award’ to the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) for introducing urban transportation service facility in small and medium cities and towns in the state.

The KSRTC has been running total 786  buses in 16 small and medium cities and towns and more than 5.10 lakh passengers travel in the buses every day. The award would be presented to the KSRTC at a programme to be held at Nagpur in Maharashtra on November 4, according to a press release from the corporation.

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New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi government is making every effort, including deploying automatic pumps and personnel at vulnerable spots, to ensure that the national capital remains free from waterlogging during monsoon, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Friday.

Accompanied by Public Works Department Minister Parvesh Verma, the chief minister inspected the waterlogging-prone Minto Bridge underpass to take stock of the preparations for monsoon.

"Automatic pumps have been deployed here that will flush out water during heavy rain and a 2.5-kilometre-long pipeline has been laid to carry the accumulated water out. Operators will also be on round-the-clock duty" Gupta said.

Vulnerable spots have been identified and corrective measures are being taken. The Delhi government will take every step in a time-bound manner to ensure there is no waterlogging this year, she told reporters.

Gupta will also inspect monsoon preparedness at other major waterlogging points, including Ring Road near the WHO building and the Pul Prahladpur underpass.