In 5 days, Faridabad bus depot suffers Rs 35L revenue loss

Bijendra Ahlawat

Tribune News Service

Faridabad, November 30

The ongoing agitation of farmers against the Central farm bills has adversely affected the operations of the Haryana Roadways in Faridabad. It has resulted in the revenue loss of at least Rs 35 lakh in the past five days.

The loss is expected to rise further in case bus services to several long routes in the region fail to resume soon.

“Due to the ongoing stir, the local bus depot has failed to operate around 24 buses on half a dozen routes in the northern states like Himachal, Uttarakhand, J&K, Punjab, Delhi and some parts of Uttar Pradesh,” said officials of the Haryana Transport Department here.

“No bus has plied on many long routes, including Chandigarh, Panchkula, Hamirpur, Shimla, Baijnath, Jammu, Haridwar and Rishikesh, since November 26, the first day when the movement of ‘Delhi Chalo’ was launched by the farmers,” said an official of the local depot preferring anonymity.

Besides, the buses of the local depot have been lying suspended for the past eight months on the Faridabad-Delhi route due to the Covid pandemic. Around 15 buses used to ply daily on this route earlier. It is revealed that more than 15,000 passengers use the bus services of the local depot. With about 65 of the total 105 buses of the local depot operational at present, it is still facing a daily revenue loss between Rs 15 to Rs 20 lakh, it is claimed.

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