Raksha Bandhan 2022: On the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan, this time sisters will not have to worry about the availability of buses during the journey as Uttar Pradesh State Transport Corporation has announced to operate 250 additional buses in Meerut-Ghaziabad region Who will walk With this initiative from Kaushambi depot, passengers residing in Meerut, Ghaziabad, Noida and Delhi will be able to avail this facility.
Apart from this, additional buses have been deployed from Kaushambi to Lucknow, Bareilly, Azamgarh, Haldwani, Badaun, Kanpur, Etah, Mainpuri and Aligarh from August 11-14. All these additional buses will run on all routes for four consecutive days.
The frequency of these bus services may increase depending on the demand. As per the guidelines, if a bus takes two short journeys, then by default that bus will have to take the second journey by taking the count up to three.
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Apart from this, buses on routes like Kanpur, Lucknow, Dehradun, Faizabad and Rishikesh have been directed to return as soon as they disembark from the passengers so that more trips can be made.
To make this four-day initiative a success, the leave of drivers and employees has been canceled. However, incentives will be provided to those who contribute to this initiative. Earlier in 2018 a similar initiative was taken when the UP government had announced to run more than 900 buses on the occasion of Rakshabandhan.