Punjab Government on Sunday announced to start free bus service for sangat coming to visit Sultanpur Lodhi during Guru Nanak Dev’s 550th Prakash Purb celebrations.
“In accordance with the decision taken, 1,500 buses would ply daily to take the sangat to Sultanpur Lodhi from November 5-12,” said the state Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister Charanjit Singh Channi after holding a meeting in this regard with the officers of Tourism and Transport Departments.
Channi said that the step has been undertaken on the initiative of the Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh by the Tourism and Cultural Affairs Department.
The Minister said that the detailed schedule of the buses has been sent to the Deputy Commissioners and the Sub-Divisional Magistrates (SDMs) of all the districts. Buses have been allotted village and city-wise in every assembly constituency so as to ensure that maximum number of devotees are able to visit Sultanpur Lodhi, he added. Channi added that the Tourism Department has also started a 24x7 operational toll free number 1800-180-0550 for enabling the people to obtain any information with regard to the celebrations.