Telangana: RTC to run special buses during Maha Shivaratri

These buses will cater to devotees going to Vemulawada, Srisailam, Edupayala, Keesara and Palakurthi temples

Hyderabad: Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar held a review meeting on RTC bus service arrangements during Maha Shivaratri here on Tuesday.

The Minister ordered the RTC authorities to run special buses to ensure that devotees going to Vemulawada, Srisailam, Edupayala, Keesara and Palakurthi temples, which are visited by a large number of devotees during Maha Shivaratri, do not face any difficulties

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Plans were also being made to run additional buses as devotees are likely to come in larger numbers than last year. The Minister also directed the appointment of special RTC officers to ensure that passengers do not face any difficulties when there is heavy congestion at bus stands.

RTC Managing Director VC Sajjanar, Executive Director, Munishekhar, and Finance Advisor, Vijaya Pushpa participated in the review meeting.