Budgam, Apr 15: Jammu and Kashmir Road Transport Corporation (JKRTC) along with the district administration Budgam on Saturday inaugurated the electric bus service on the Chadoora-Srinagar route in this central Kashmir district.
Manzoor Ahmad Sheikh, ARTO Budgam, told Rising Kashmir that ten electric buses have been made functional on the Srinagar-Chadoora route and will ply from Chadoora to Jahangir Chowk to SKIMS Soura through the Qamamwari route on a daily basis.
“This is the first JKRTC service that will ply directly from Chadoora to the SKIMS Soura route through the Jahangir Chowk to Qamarwari route towards the SKIMS Soura,” he said.
Sheikh said these buses will ply on a daily basis from Chadoora to Srinagar, as there are ten seats properly reserved for women. The rate that has been fixed by the government is very low as compared to private vehicles, he added.
Giving details, the ARTO Budgam said, “These electric buses will cover many areas of Budgam and Srinagar districts. The passengers will get a lot of relief through this facility, which has been made available for the welfare of the general public by the Jammu and Kashmir government.”
Deputy Commissioner Budgam S F Hamid along with the district administration in Budgam have made the general public aware of the bus fare, timing, and reservation of seats for the women who are going to travel on these electric buses on a daily basis, Sheikh said.
