Public Works department and Transport minister Rajesh Munat flagged off the ‘Rajdhani Bus Service’ which will directly connect the capital city of Raipur with important towns and district headquarters of state. The service has been earmarked for 19 routes.
In the first phase, five routes were flagged off by minister from Civil lines Circuit House, Raipur. The routes are Kanker, Rajnandgaon, Kawardha, Saraipali and Bilaspur.
Addressing the function, Transport minister Munat said that now capital city would be linked with important towns of state with cheap, comfortable and good transport facility. Under the ‘Rajdhani Bus Service’ 19 different routes have been identified. They are Ambikapur, Baikunthpur, Korba, Bilaspur, Janjgir-Champa, Raigarh, Sarangarh, Mahasamund, Gariyaband, Dhamtari, Kanker, Jagdalpur, Balod, Durg, Rajnandgaon, Bemetara, Mungeli and Kawardha. On Monday, the routes flagged off were for Kanker, Rajnandgaon, Kawardha, Saraipali and Bilaspur. At each two hours, there would be non-stop buses for these towns from Pandri based Bus Stand of Raipur. later on, the services would commence at each hour from both sides.
Minister advised bus operators to ensure timing, security of passengers.
Home, Jail and transport department Principal Secretary Amitabh Jain said that people can after completing their work in capital city can return to their town on same day. The expansion of the service would be soon done for other routes. Additional Transport Commission O P Pal also addressed the event.