Odisha, Bihar renew pact to function direct bus providers, ply on 33 routes

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: In a major transfer, Odisha and Bihar governments have renewed the settlement to function direct bus providers passing via Jharkhand overlaying nearly 21,867 km in three states.

Transport division sources stated the inter-state bus providers can be accessible on 33 routes. Earlier, buses have been working on 15 routes overlaying a complete distance of 9,276 km.

Services on the brand new and longer routes will increase connectivity of non secular, vacationers and locations of academic significance between the states. People within the bordering states had been demanding bus providers in additional routes for higher communication.

As per the brand new settlement, Odisha buses will cowl 17,611 km in Bihar whereas Bihar buses will cowl 8,784 km in Odisha. The buses will ply by way of Jharkhand overlaying a distance of 8,032 km within the neighbouring state.

With the renewed settlement in place, folks commuting to Patna, Bihar Sharif, Deoghar, Gaya, Aurangabad, Darbhanga, Rajgir, Bhagalpur, Buxer, Siwan, Aara, Hajipur, Chapara and Nawada from totally different components of Odisha together with Puri, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Baripada, Balasore, Rourkela, Sambalpur and Sundargarh can be benefited.

Since the buses will ply on 33 routes, greater than 100 permits and journeys can be opened in each states. The settlement with Bihar is predicted to open the door for extra inter-state providers with different states and extra bus permits.

Secretary of State Transport Authority (STA) Brajabandhu Bhol stated it’s a main achievement of the Transport division to persuade its Bihar counterpart so as to add extra routes and facilitate highway transport within the state.

“The agreement between Bihar and Odisha would also help in strengthening the cultural roots. Talks for similar agreements with West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are in advanced stage,” he added.

In August, Minister for Commerce and Transport Tukuni Sahu requested Transport division officers to take steps to implement all pending proposals mooted earlier for the introduction of luxurious coach buses to totally different components of the state and neighbouring states.

The managing director of OSRTC was requested to pursue along with his counterparts for the early settlement of points and signing of reciprocal agreements for inter-state bus providers.

BHUBANESWAR: In a major transfer, Odisha and Bihar governments have renewed the settlement to function direct bus providers passing via Jharkhand overlaying nearly 21,867 km in three states.

Transport division sources stated the inter-state bus providers can be accessible on 33 routes. Earlier, buses have been working on 15 routes overlaying a complete distance of 9,276 km.

Services on the brand new and longer routes will increase connectivity of non secular, vacationers and locations of academic significance between the states. People within the bordering states had been demanding bus providers in additional routes for higher communication.

As per the brand new settlement, Odisha buses will cowl 17,611 km in Bihar whereas Bihar buses will cowl 8,784 km in Odisha. The buses will ply by way of Jharkhand overlaying a distance of 8,032 km within the neighbouring state.

With the renewed settlement in place, folks commuting to Patna, Bihar Sharif, Deoghar, Gaya, Aurangabad, Darbhanga, Rajgir, Bhagalpur, Buxer, Siwan, Aara, Hajipur, Chapara and Nawada from totally different components of Odisha together with Puri, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Baripada, Balasore, Rourkela, Sambalpur and Sundargarh can be benefited.

Since the buses will ply on 33 routes, greater than 100 permits and journeys can be opened in each states. The settlement with Bihar is predicted to open the door for extra inter-state providers with different states and extra bus permits.

Secretary of State Transport Authority (STA) Brajabandhu Bhol stated it’s a main achievement of the Transport division to persuade its Bihar counterpart so as to add extra routes and facilitate highway transport within the state.

“The agreement between Bihar and Odisha would also help in strengthening the cultural roots. Talks for similar agreements with West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are in advanced stage,” he added.

In August, Minister for Commerce and Transport Tukuni Sahu requested Transport division officers to take steps to implement all pending proposals mooted earlier for the introduction of luxurious coach buses to totally different components of the state and neighbouring states.

The managing director of OSRTC was requested to pursue along with his counterparts for the early settlement of points and signing of reciprocal agreements for inter-state bus providers.