Chief minister Nitish Kumar flags off new buses for Prakash Utsav pilgrims

Chief minister Nitish Kumar of Bihar flagged off 227 state-of-the-art buses, 12 ghats, and also laid the foundation stone for construction of an inter-state bus terminus. Out of the 227 buses, 75 have already arrived and the rest are on their way. These buses will be first plied on designated routes and circuits associated with the Prakash Utsav.
These 32-seat buses have been purchased by Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation (BUIDCo) under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) at a cost of Rs 24.7 lakh each.
This has been reported in telegraphindia.com dated 25 December 2016.

As chief minister Nitish Kumar has said - visitors who come for the Prakash Utsav must carry back with them fond memories of Bihar. The new buses will provide free service to devotees on the routes and circuits of Prakash Utsav so that they don't face any problems with regard to transportation.
The buses are equipped with CCTV cameras, GPS, push-button alarms attached to passenger seats and doors that allow the bus to move only when they are properly closed.
The service will not be free forever and tickets will be charged after Prakash Utsav.


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