Chalo App Launched in Lucknow Bus travellers in Lucknow will never have to wait at a bus stop anymore Lucknow, 18 Jan 2019

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TheChaloappforLucknowwaslaunchedtodayatthehandsofSmt.SanyuktaBhatia,Hon’ble                MayorofLucknowcity.IthasbeenconceptualisedbyUrbanMassTransitCompanyLimited              (UMTC)alongwithLucknowCityTransportServicesLimited(LCTSL)undertheleadershipof             Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC). Chaloisafreemobileappthatrevolutionisespublictransportandhelpspeopleplantheirdaily                commute.Theappbenefitslakhsofbustravellersbyreducingtheircommutingtimebyasmuchas40                  minuteseachdayandhelpingthemsavemoneybyfindingthecheapesttripoptionstotheir                destination. The Chalo app will empower commuters in Lucknow to: ●Know the live arrival time of their bus, so they can leave for the bus stop accordingly ●Track the live GPS position of their bus on a map ●Find the cheapest and fastest trip options, including all the bus route options to their destination ●Plan their trip door-to-door using a multi-modal trip planner ●Travel safely with features such as Emergency SOS and live trip sharing with friends and family ●Locate bus stops closest to them WiththelaunchoftheChaloapp,LucknowbecomesthefirstcityinUPtoofferasmarttransport                   solutiontoitscommuters,atparwiththeworld’sleadingcities.TheChaloappwillnotonlyhelp                  unlockvaluabletimeforbustravellers,butbyincreasingusageofpublictransportitwillreduce                trafficcongestion,carbonemissionsandovercrowdingatbusstopswhicharebigchallengesinacity                like Lucknow. BustravellersofLucknowcanexperiencetheChaloapprightawaybydownloadingitfreefromthe                 Google Play Store. About Urban Mass Transit Company (UMTC) UMTCisapioneerurbantransportfirmthatfocusesondevelopingsustainableurbanmobility              solutions.Thecompanyhaspartneredwithstategovernments,transportundertakingsandUrban            Local Bodies (ULBs) to enable adoption of cost effective, viable, and innovative mobility solutions. UMTChasbeenworkingwithvariousdepartments,developmentauthoritiesandcorporationsofUP             onthesubjectoftransportandmobilityplans,trafficengineering,operationsoptimisation,policy             formulationetc.Specifically,UMTChasbeenassociatedwithcitiesofLucknow,Kanpur,Prayagraj             (Allahabad),Meerut,Agra,MathuraandNoidaonvariousprojects.UMTCextendsitsdomain             expertise and collaborates to contribute towards deployment of emerging / established technology.  About Chalo ChaloisafreemobileappdevelopedbyZophopTechnologiesPrivateLimited,atechnology-driven              transportsolutionscompanythataimstomaketravelbetterforeveryone.Theapphasbeendeveloped                specificallyfortravellerswhorelyonbuses,trainsandotherformsofpublictransporttogetaround