On the auspicious occasion of Prakash Parv of Guru Nanak Dev on Friday, Public Works Minister, Rao Narbir Singh inaugurated the second route number 112 of the Gurugman city bus service in Gurugram.
He flagged off the bus from Sector 10 City Bus Depot and also travelled in the bus.
The Minister said that likewise the first route, 25 buses would also be plied on the second route. The route would begin from Krishna chowk in sector 2 to village ghata. On either sides of this route, 38 each and a total of 76 bus stops have been constructed. This route number112 is about 20 km long, he said.
Rao Narbir said that the city bus service is already being run on route number 212, on which 25 buses are being plied. Now, a total of 50 buses of Gurugman city bus service are being plied on road, he added.
He also said that the second route, starts from Krishna Chowk in Sector-2- Dharam colony, covers Katarpuri, Columbia Hospital, Rezangla Check, Sector 23, Tau Devi Lal Park, HSVP Market Sector 22, Palam Vihar Check, Krishna Check, Hanuman Temple, Ram Check, Udhyog Vihar Phase 5, 2 and 3, Shankar Check, Mollsari Avenue Metro Station, DLF Phase 3, village Nathupur, Sikanderpur, Khushbu check, Shiv Nadar School, Sector 42/43 metro station, Genpact check, Sector-53/54 metro station, Vatika Business Center, Vatika Tower, Sector 54 Check Metro Station, Sector 55/56 Metro station, golf course extension road and the route ends at village Ghata.
In order to provide the people of Gurgram city with the facility of public transport, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) has been created by the government, GMDA, Gurugram Municipal Corporation and HSIIDC, he said.
The first route of this city bus service was inaugurated by the Chief Minister Manohar Lal on September 2. In the current financial year, 200 buses would be provided for the bus service, in the first phase, the Minister said.
He said that the passengers of this bus service would have to pay Rs 10 till 5 stops, then Rs 20 from 5 to 20 stops and Rs 30 over 20 stops. Digital ticketing facility has been started in these buses, where a discount of Rs 2 is being given on the purchase of a digital ticket, he added.