Srinagar: A night bus service will start in Srinagar on different routes to facilitate the general public, officials said on Thursday.
In this regard, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri convened a meeting of officers to chalk out a plan for the induction of SRTC bus for night transport service.
The meeting was attended by Regional Transport Officer, Kashmir; Senior Superintendent of Traffic Police, City; General Manager JKSRTC and other officers.
Addressing the officers, Div Com directed JK SRTC to spare more than fourteen buses that shall run on different routes of Srinagar to facilitate general public after dusk when public transport usually remains unavailable to commuters.
Div Com also directed RTO Kashmir to identify routes to ply SRTC buses and he instructed him to frame the time schedule simultaneously and submit the same by today.
Also, Div Com instructed the concerned Smart City officer to pace up the ongoing works and remove debris and material from roads to avoid bottleneck obstacles.
During the meeting, it was informed that the bus service will be available up to 10:00 pm at the night. (KNO)
