The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) is leaving no stone unturned to make arrangements, including pressing into service special buses, ahead of the Dasara festival. Given that lakhs of passengers travel within the State and to other States in the run-up to the festival, the transport juggernaut has arranged for as many as 4,198 special buses.
According to officials, the TSRTC is geared up to handle up to 1.5 lakh passengers per day in the run-up to Dasar. While special services began on September 24 with an additional 370 special buses across regions, the number of services scheduled for October 4 is 837.
“We have around 2,600 schedules every day. In addition to this, a total of 4,198 buses will be deployed till October 5. We are looking at an additional 6 lakh additional passengers. Apart from special buses, we are taking care of other things for passengers such as amenities and facilities at bus stations,” said Regional Manager Ranga Reddy A Sridhar, adding that the occupancy ratio has been promising and rising with each day.
