LONG-ROUTE CTU BUSES TO PLY ON JUNE 8

CHANDIGARH: The UT transport department is preparing to start Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) long-route buses from June 8. Consent for starting the service has been received from the Haryana government, and the same is expected from the Punjab government by Monday. Uma Shankar Gupta, director, transport, said consent from Delhi and Himachal Pradesh are yet to be received. The buses will depart from ISBT, Sector 43, for now. The department expects the vegetable and fruit market to be shifted from ISBT, Sector 17, back to Sector 26 by June 15.