Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday launched an AC Rajdhani Express Bus service ahead of summer. He flagged off 23 new OSRTC AC buses to ply on various routes from the State capital.
The passengers can have a comfortable journey with advanced facilities and features in the AC buses during the upcoming summer to places including Phulbani, Rourkela, Bhawanipatna, Bhanjanagar, Rajgangpur via Sundargarh, Raj Khariar via Balangir, Gorumahisani via Karanjia and Burla via Sambalpur from Bhubaneswar.
Besides, four new Volvo buses were introduced in the service during the programme by the Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC).
A total of 27 buses have been purchased at a cost of Rs 16 crore for the transport service. The buses feature free WiFi, mobile charging, CCTV cameras and vehicle-tracking system and drinking water facilities.
Tickets for the buses can be booked online.
Currently, 429 OSRTC buses are plying in all 30 districts. Besides, another 43 buses are in the service to various cities of neighbouring States of Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh.
Tthe OSRTC would build five new bus-stands in Jeypore, Balangir, Angul, Bamara and Odagaon.
Besides, 25 existing bus-stands would be renovated and 50 bus-stand projects on the cards in blocks.