Ashok Leyland to begin handover of 'Jan Bus' to West Bengal

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Jul 29 2014 | 8:51 PM IST
Commercial vehicle maker Ashok Leyland today said it would begin the handover of the world's first fully flat floor, front engine bus to the West Bengal government.
Ashok Leyland, Managing Director, Vinod K Dasari told reporters that the company would hand over the first lot of 30 such buses out of an order of 449 to the West Bengal government, which would be the first state to recieve it.
"The delivery of "Jan Bus" is under the JNNURM scheme and a total of 1600 buses would be delivered in phases to a few states. We have patented 24 features of these buses which are completely indigenously developed," he said.
Entry to the bus sees one step up to the floor just 650mm from the road surface and if the keeling option is specified then the floor at the entry level drops down to an even more comfortable step height.
Out of the 449 Jan buses to be delivered to the West Bengal government, 140 will be airconditoned.
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First Published: Jul 29 2014 | 8:51 PM IST

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