Speeding blueline and DTC buses can no longer get away easily with the Delhi Transport Department installing Global Positioning System (GPS) on 1,000 such vehicles in the national capital.

In the first of its kind move to rein in the blueline buses, which has earned notoriety in the capital by killing over 150 people in three years, the Transport Department has already fitted GPS on 100 buses.

"We have started the work of fitting GPS on blueline and DTC buses. We have already installed the system on 100 buses," a senior official of the department said.

The Supreme Court had set the maximum speed for a bus at 40 kmph.

The official said the latest move will help the government to keep a tab on the speed, route and see whether the bus, be it private-owned blueline or public sector DTC, stops at designated stoppages to pick up and drop passengers.

The official said the department will install GPS in another 1,000 buses by the end of May. GPS for blueline buses are being fitted at the Burari depot and the Transport Department has already discussed the issue with bus owners.

"Once GPS is installed we will come to know whether the bus is overspeeding and other issues like whether it is plying on the designated route. We will also have data about fuel consumption," he said.

The Transport Department has already established control rooms in various ISBTs in the national capital, which have been fitted with the navigation system.

The move will allow the Transport Department to have a database of over-speeding and other issues which may come in handy for them while the blueline permits come for renewal.

Over-speeding has been one of the major problem with blueline buses in Delhi and over 150 people have lost their lives in the past three years due to this.

The Delhi Government has also announced its plan to phase-out the blueline buses from roads by replacing them with low-floor CNG buses.

The Supreme Court had issued a series of guidelines to ensure road safety in 1997, including installation of speed governors, speed limit of 40 kmph and ensuring that buses run on assigned lanes and halt only at bus stops.