The hustle and bustle associated with Dasara is back with a bang in south coastal Andhra Pradesh as the health situation arising out of COVID-19 has fully come under control. After a gap of two years, both the State-run Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) and private bus operators have geared up to rake in the mullah thanks to pent up demand for travel and holidaying during the nine-day festival. This is the time when people make it a point to travel long distances to their native places and organise gala celebrations with their near and dear ones.
Over 200 special bus services will be run by the APSRTC from, among other places, Nellore and Ongole in south coastal Andhra region to Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam. Only normal bus fares are charged by the APSRTC to avoid fleecing of the passengers by private bus operators even as the latter overhauled their buses to run without any hitch shuttle services during the nine days when they expect the passengers rush to go up in geometric proportion.
