With the Godavari Anthya pushkaralu scheduled to be conducted from July 31 to August 11 on the shores of river Godavari in various parts of Karimnagar district, the Road Transport Corporation (RTC) has decided to operate special buses for the benefit of pilgrims.
Disclosing this to the media here on Monday, TSRTC Karimnagar regional manager K. Chandrashekhar said they would operate 700 special buses to transport more than 4.5 lakh pilgrims from various parts of the district to the temple shrines of Dharmapuri, Kaleshwaram, Manthani, and Koti Lingala where the Godavari Anthya pushkaralu would be conducted. The buses would charge normal fare without any increase, he added.
Mr. Chandrashekhar said the corporation would be operating buses between Karimnagar to Dharmapuri with a fare of Rs. 62 per head, Karimnagar to Kaleshwaram at Rs. 124 per ticket, Karimnagar to Koti Lingala at Rs. 49, Manthani to Kaleshwaram at Rs. 60; Jagtial to Dharmapuri at Rs. 28, Korutla to Dharmapuri at Rs. 48, Metpally to Dharmapuri at Rs. 57, Godavarikhani to Kaleshwaram at Rs. 81; Husnabad to Dharmapuri at Rs. 97, Sircilla to Dharmapuri at Rs. 82, Huzurabad to Dharmapuri at Rs. 98, and Vemulawada to Dharmapuri at Rs. 71 per head, among other routes depending upon the demand from pilgrims.
Krishna pushkaralu
With regards to the ensuing Krishna pushkaralu scheduled to be held from August 12 to 23 in Nalgonda, Mahbubnagar, Vijayawada, Guntur, Krishna, and other districts, the TSRTC regional manager said they have decided to operate special buses with one-and-a-half fare. He called upon pilgrims to utilise the special hiring bus service and avail concessions.
He said that the pilgrims hiring the RTC bus for Krishna pushkaralu would be of immense help for them as they could use the bus service for 24 hours at lesser rates.
He also said that they bought two modern Garuda buses to operate from Karimnagar to Bengaluru. They would run the new buses after training the drivers.
