Hop-on-hop-off bus for Kurukshetra tourists on anvil

Tribune News Service

Kurukshetra, August 19

The Kurukshetra Development Board has come out with a proposal of starting ‘hop-on-hop-off’ bus service for tourists and devotees who visit the holy city.

“Following the directions of the Chief Minister, the board has prepared a ‘hop-on-hop-off’ bus service. The board has planned to introduce 4-5 buses having automated guide system in English and Hindi languages and LED screens so that tourists can be informed about the sites. They will be provided literature as well. The buses will ply from 8 am to 8 pm. It will be a 27-km-long route on which the buses will ply covering all sites including Brahma Sarovar, Sannihit Sarovar, Srikrishna museum, Gurdwara Chhevin Patshahi, Tirupati Balaji temple, Mahabharata war formation, Jyotisar, Buddha Stupa, Harsh ka Tila, Panorama Museum, Kalpana Chawla planetarium and other major spots,” said Madan Mohan Chhabra, honorary secretary of the board.