A standoff between bus associations of Baleswar and Baripada was resolved following a meeting held here at the Sadbhavana Sabha Gruha here on Thursday.There had been a nagging dispute between the two associations over timings of buses and passenger-taking stay points between the two towns.
District collector Sanatan Mallick, Baleswar SP Niti Sekhar, Baripada Sub-Collector Satyanaryan Dash, Baleswar RTO Amaresh Panda and Baripada RTO Sarat Dash on behalf of the two district administrations and representatives of the concerned bus associations were present.
It was decided that two buses, Ganesh and Adyashakti, would leave Baleswar for Baripada at 8.15 am and 8.40 am, respectively. The timings would be followed till July 22 as a review would be held on the day by officials of the two districts.
Similarly, it was also decided that all buses plying on the route would hald at Baisinga and Betnoti bus stands and any violation to this would be firmly dealt with. Besides, associations were asked to ensure that passengers face no problems.