7,754 RTC Special Buses For Bathukamma, Dasara

The TGSRTC will operate 7,754 special buses across the State from September 20 to October 2 to meet the festive rush for Bathukamma and Dussehra. Of these, 377 services will be available for advance reservation.

Return services will be arranged on October 5 and 6.

The special buses will operate from major points in Hyderabad including MGBS, JBS, CBS, KPHB, Uppal, Dilsukhnagar, L B Nagar, Aramgarh and Santosh Nagar, and will connect all districts and even nearby State including Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra.

The fares will be revised only for special services as per government orders (GO No 16), and regular fares remain unchanged.

Passenger amenities such as shamianas, benches, drinking water and public address systems will be arranged at busy points. Supervisory officers will monitor the traffic and arrange additional buses if needed.

TGSRTC Managing Director V C Sajjanar said that 617 more buses were being deployed compared to last year. He urged passengers to avoid unsafe private travel and instead book advance tickets through tgsrtcbus.in

With Saddula Bathukamma on September 30 and Dussehra on October 2, heavy passenger traffic is expected from September 27 onwards.