Chandigarh-bound travellers to face tough time

CHANDIGARH: Chandigarh-bound travellers from Delhi and parts of Haryana are set to face a tough time as state-run roadways has decided to terminate all its buses at Ambala.

However, all buses originating from Chandigarh will ply on their routes as usual. The state transport commissioner has issued orders to the general managers of all districts in this regard. The decision has been taken to stop the followers of Dera Sacha Sauda from reaching Chandigarh and Panchkula.

NO PRTC, ROADWAYS BUSES TO HARYANA

The Punjab Roadways has also decided not to ply its buses towards Sirsa, where the headquarters of Dera is located, from August 24. The Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) will stop plying Haryana-bound buses on August 25 as a precautionary measure.

“As a precautionary measure, we have decided not to run bus towards Haryana from our three depots in Bathinda,

Budhlada and Barnala on August 25,” a PRTC official said. This decision will impact almost 175 buses plying on different routes towards Haryana and some parts of Punjab, he said. Notably, there is a large presence of dera followers in Bathinda and Barnala districts and most of them use bus service from Bathinda, Budhlada and Barnala bus depots.

Punjab Roadways will not ply buses to Haryana from Muktsar, Chandigarh, Ludhiana and Bathinda, said an official, adding it will impact 50% of bus services.