The UP State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) has prepared a blueprint to provide transport connectivity to all the remaining unserved villages in the state by introducing what is named ‘rural metro bus service’ within the next year, officials dealing with the issue revealed. There are reportedly more than 12,000 villages in the state that are not served by UPSRTC.
The corporation, the UPRTC further said, was also gearing up to start operating affordable inter-district air-conditioned (AC) buses linking all districts with Lucknow and Delhi in the next six months.
“The corporation has prepared an action plan to start rural metro bus service and operate inter-district economical (AC) buses within next one year in keeping with the BJP’s pre-poll promise in its Sankalp Patra (manifesto), the official said. “However, the corporation has requested the government adequate financial assistance to buy new buses for this purpose,” he added.
