Punjab roadways buses remain off road

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, June 13

A day after the announcement of complete lockdown on weekends by the Chief Minister, all Punjab Roadways and PRCTC buses remained off roads today.

The bus stand wore a deserted look and all entrances were closed for passengers. Unaware of the shutdown on Saturdays and Sundays, a few daily passengers reached the bus stand in the morning. However, they were sent back by guards.

Bus stand supervisor Tarsem Singh said as per the orders received from the Transport Department, the movement of buses was suspended since early morning hours. No booking was done today and passengers having bus passes for inter-district movement were informed that now onwards, buses won’t depart from the bus stand on weekends and tickets would be booked only on weekdays.

“As many as 75 Punjab Roadways buses will remain off road on Saturdays and Sundays, causing huge losses to the department,” Singh said.

A daily wage worker, who had reached the bus stand with his luggage from Mithapur, got upset after he was told that there was no bus to Ludhiana today.

He said he had some medical emergency at his relatives’ home in the Industrial Area, Ludhiana, and he had to send some money to his village in Patna for his mother’s treatment.