Gurgaon: The Gurugram Metropolitan City Bus Limited (GMCBL) on Tuesday continued the bus service on the routine of 116, between Rajesh Pilot Chowk on the extension of the Golf and Daultabad road in Dwarka Expressway.
The bus on the route is 135b, between Iris Broadway Mall in Sector 85 and IFFCO Chowk Metro Station, arranged to start Wednesday.
Bus operations on both routes were stopped nearly 18 months back due to Covid-19 pandemic.
The movement to continue the service came in a day to report on Monday how the absence of a public transport system had left residents from new sectors – 58 to 115 along the South Peripheral Road, Jalan Extension Golf Course, Border Dwarka and Manesar – Depending on taxi services Based on personal applications, which are also irregular than being expensive.
A senior GMCBL official confirmed that the two buses have started plying on the route 116 – stretching 16.7 km will have at least 10 stops in Rajesh Pilot Chowk, Hong Kong Bazaar, Wazirabad, Huda City Center Metro Station, Sector 29, Government Girls’ College in Sector 14, Mahavir Chowk, Nagar Bhim, Laxman Vihar and Daultabad.
“We have to stop the operation on the route because they see very low legs.
However, for the past few days, the Dwarka Expressway region has approached us and requested that bus services be planned in their area because locking restrictions had been appointed and moved over the past few months.
Keeping keep in mind this, the bus service on the 116 route was continued from Tuesday, “said an official GMCBL.
“We initially began operating with two buses and will receive calls to increase the number of vehicles depending on footsteps.” On Tuesday, the Chief Executive of the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (CEO) Sudhir Rajpal said that the bus service on the 135B route will begin on Wednesday.
The bus on the route will operate between Iris Broadway Mall in Sector 85 and IFFCO Chowk Metro Station, the official source said.
Previously, the route started from the sector 90.
The locals welcomed the GMCBL decision to continue the bus service on two routes.
However, some residents said that GMDA must consider expanding services to serve other developed sectors as well.
Atul Nagpal, a resident of Woodshire M3M in the 107 sector, told Tii, “before the Pandemic, the bus on route 116 runs until sector 106.
More than 1,000 families live in various housing communities in this sector, in addition to the nearest villages.
While the sectors This has been developed in the last 6-7 years, connectivity is still a problem for us.
“Praveen Malik, Vice President of the United Association of New Gurugram, said the GMCBL had to conduct the right survey in the 77-95 sector to find the feasibility of adding a new route.
Pataudi Mla Satya Prakash Jrawta, meanwhile, said all efforts were ongoing to increase public transportation in the regions in accordance with the increasing pollution.
“I have raised this problem with GMDA to start six new bus routes, which will provide better connectivity than Patasi, in Farrukhnagar, throughout the city.
For now, I am happy that they have agreed to start Route 135b from Wednesday,” he said.
According to the source, two buses will ply on the route that will begin with Iris Broadway Mall in Badha Village.