Another feat for first HRTC woman driver

Tribune News Service

Shimla, March 31

Seema Thakur, the first woman bus driver in Himachal Road Transport Corporation, has achieved another feat. On Wednesday, she drove a bus on the Shimla-Chandigarh route to become the first HRTC woman driver to drive on an inter-state route. Until now, she had been driving within the state.

The 31-year-old from Arki in Solan district had joined the HRTC as the lone woman driver five years back. She was first given the HRTC taxis to drive within the city.

For the last few years, she had been driving the electric buses in Shimla and on the Shimla-Solan route.

“I have been driving electric buses for many years in the city. So, I am really happy to get an opportunity to operate on an inter-state route. Next, I would like to drive a Volvo,” she said. “Don’t be surprised if you soon see me driving a Volvo bus on the Shimla-Delhi route.”

While it was a new experience for Seema to drive on an inter-state route, so was it for the bus conductor. “She drove well, just like any other male driver. Watching a woman driving a bus, passengers were curious and kept asking about her,” the conductor said.

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