Transporters unwilling to replace older buses
With the running of public transport buses not-so-profitable business any more, many private bus operators in the city are considering replacing their more than 15-year-old vehicles.
The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) is operating a special bus service to Vemulawada and Bhadrachalam in the event of Sri Rama Navami festival. While the Rama Navami festival will be celebrated on April 5, the bus services will be open from April 4 to April 7.
Apart from that, the transport corporation has also planned to operate 260 special services to both the town. Of that, 30 buses will operate from Hanamkonda, 50 from Narsampet and 20 from Parkal among others.
Rama Navami is the celebrated on the ninth day of the Navrati festival in honour of Lord Ram. The festival is celebrated across the country. Bhadrachalam is one of the most important pilgrimage towns in Telengana with lakhs of devotees visiting the Bhadrachalam temple on the banks of the Godavari river.
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The TSRTC have made the tickets available online. Interested visitors can book their tickets on TSRTC’s official website- www.tsrtconline.in.
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