Heavy rush of passengers was witnessed at the bus stand from early hours in the morning, because of Holi festival in the city. In the afternoon, as the number of buses decreased, the passengers were in dilemma. Many buses left for its destination with passengers.
According to bus operators, the the buses would go off road in State on March 17 and start plying from the morning of March 18. On Holi festival, thousands of people from the State capital have left for their villages or other cities. As are result, heavy rush of passengers were witnessed. labourers are travelling in buses with heavy baggage. Many people, along with their children, were going to their home town to celebrate the festival.
It was said that the Election Commission has acquired the buses because of which the number of passenger buses has decreased. As there were no buses for many routes, passengers were in distress. later, they left for their destinations hiring private vehicles. According to Spokesperson of Chhattisgarh Yatayat Mahasangh Bhavesh Dubey the buses plied on all routes in the morning. In the afternoon, buses stopped plying on many routes and because of which passengers had inconvenience. He said that all India permit buses would ply on the festivals. All the private buses in the State will stop plying on Monday. The bus service would start again from Tuesday morning, he added.