After its huge success on Indore-Bhopal and other routes in Madhya Pradesh, the Indore district administration and Atal Indore Transport Association limited has started a non-stop Indore-Ahmedabad air-conditioned sky bus from Thursday. The chartered bus services between Indore-Ahmedabad was flagged off by Mayor Malini Gaud, district collector Akash Tripathi and IDA chairman Shankar lalwani in the presence of senior district and IMC officials including ADM Sudhir Kumar Kochar and IDA CEO Deepak Singh.
The chartered bus service will be run by Atal Indore City Transport Service ltd every day from its headquarters on the BRTS corridor at 9.30 pm. The bus will reach Ahmedabad in 10 hours at 7.30 am next morning. Similarly, this bus will leave Ahmedabad on its return journey every day at 9.30 am and will reach Indore next day at 7.30 pm.
AICTSl CEO Sandip Soni informed that these buses will have both sitting and sleeper facilities. Passengers will be charged Rs600 for sitting services, while Rs700 charged for sleeper facility, he said adding that passengers travelling by this bus will also be provided with free mineral water and snacks. Besides purchasing tickets from its official counters in Indore, passengers can also book their seats in this bus online, Soni informed.
Meanwhile, Mayor Malini Gaud will inaugurate the newly renovated historic Krishnpura chatri that has been given a facelift to showcase its architectural grandeur that in the presence of IDA chairman Shankar lalwani, MlA Usha Thakur and other distinguished dignitaries on Friday. The facelift of this chatri has been carried out by Indore district administration in cooperation with the Indore Gaurav Foundation at a estimated cost of Rs1 crore.
Under the facelift, the chatri stones have been cleaned chemically to restore its pristine beauty. In addition to this, multi-coloured lights have been installed around chatri.