The Mo Bus operation on Route No. 10 from the Biju Patnaik International Airport to the Biju Patnaik Park in CDA, Cuttack, covering a length of 37 km was started on December 25.
While the bus service starts at 7 am in the morning, the last bus would be available from the two starting points till 8 pm at the Biju Patnaik International Airport and 8.20 pm at the Biju Patnaik Park, in CDA. Currently there are 28 buses including 19 air-conditioned and nine non-AC buses for the route and the number would change as per the requirement from time to time.
The major stops on the route include Biju Patnaik International Airport, Capital Hospital Square, AG Square, Bhubaneswar Club, Heads of the Departments (Naatala), Power House Square, Kalinga Stadium, Jayadev Vihar Square, Kalinga Hospital Square, Patia Square, Infocity Square, Shikharchandi, KIIT Square, Nandankanan Biological Park, Barang, Trisulia Square, Judicial Academy, CDA 6 Park, CDA 9 Market Square, Justice Square and Biju Patnaik Park.
General Manager (Personnel and Administration) of CRUT Dipti Mahapatro said the bus service would help connect people of the two historic cities and in near future two more routes through NH-16 will be effective very soon between Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. While Route No. 16 will connect between Master Canteen Terminal and Biju Patnaik Park in CDA, Route No. 16 (A) will connect between Master Canteen Terminal and Barabati Stadium, he said.