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RED, BLUE AND YELLOW BUSES IN A GREEN CITY

A recent press report says that it will soon be compulsory for CTB buses to be painted in red, private buses in blue and school vans in yellow – so that they can be easily identified. The Transport Minister reportedly said in Parliament that blue was chosen for private buses because it is pleasing to the eye. As for green, no mention has been made – despite the city’s green-centric beautification programme. How do you view the proposals and the colours that are apparently ‘in’?

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