To ease traffic congestion and boost public safety, the entry of passenger buses into the Chhattisgarh capital has been banned from November 15, it was announced on Friday.
Raipur Collector Saurabh Kumar said all passenger buses (except school and city buses and private vehicles) will ply from ring roads to the new Inter-State Bus Terminal from November 15.
Raipur Regional Transport Officer Shailabh Sahu said all passenger buses for all districts and other states will operate from the newly notified bus stand at Bhatagaon in Raipur via Ring Road 1,2 and 3.
From November 15, the bus stand will shift from Pandri area to the new inter-state bus stand in Bhatagaon, it said.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated it on August 20.