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Obstacles faced by Haryana Roadways in the construction of the new bus stands for Gurgaon seem to have diminished. The Roadways has already got possession of land for the purpose at two localities in the district.

The Haryana sports and youth affairs department has suspended the woman junior coach who had accused junior minister Sandeep Singh of sexual abuse.

The induction process of around 100 drivers hired for Gurgaon buses is in its final phase. At present, several work managers of Haryana roadways are visiting the district transport offices of various states to verify the licenses of candidates to ensure that they are genuine.

The city bus service has added one more route to its network. Buses running on the newly launched eighth route will ply between the city bus stand and Indian Reserve Battalion in Bhondsi via Mor Chowk, Rajiv Chowk, Sohna Road and Badshahpur.

From Wednesday onwards, 75% online booking reservation will be allowed for the new fleet of Chandigarh-bound Volvo buses, which will start plying from April 3.

The Haryana transport department is all set to introduce eight Mercedes luxury buses to connect the city with Chandigarh and Amritsar. Bought at a total cost of Rs 8 crore, these buses will hit the roads by the end of October.

The 200-odd buses plying in Gurgaon will soon be equipped with global positioning system (GPS) devices, which will enable authorities to track the vehicle’s movement and keep passengers updated about the route.

Haryana Roadways will soon create an air-conditioned waiting lounge for its Volvo bus service in Sector 29.

Haryana chief secretary Sanjeev Kaushal has asked the deputy commissioners of Gurgaon, Rewari and Mahendragarh to prepare a vision document for their respective districts, enlist the works needed to be done and complete the projects in a time-bound manner.

To establish a distinct identity for government vehicles, the transport department has stated a “GV” series for vehicles owned by government departments. The numbers of existing vehicles will be changed to the GV (government vehicle) series.

The fare between Gurgaon and Chandigarh is Rs 475 a trip, but commuters booking online have to shell out Rs 25 extra as reservation charges.

Following the overwhelming response to AC Volvo bus service between Gurgaon and Chandigarh via Indira Gandhi International Airport, the state transport department has decided to increase size of the fleet to 15 from nine.

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government has issued posting orders of four IAS and five HCS officers.

Haryana Roadways has decided to commence the city bus service on six new routes in the third phase of the expansion plan.

A day after the locust attack in South Haryana’s Narnaul and Rewari districts, state agriculture minister J P Dalal on Saturday visited the fields of Bohatwas Bhondu and Parkhotampur villages in Rewari to review the steps taken to prevent the locust attack on crops.

Gurgaon roadways is expecting a major boost in terms of 100 new drivers joining the department for its fleet of buses.

The traffic department has written to Haryana Roadways asking it to instruct its buses to halt at designated stops at IFFCO Chowk

Haryana agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister JP Dalal visited the fields of village Bohatwas Bhondu and Parkhotampur in Jatusana block of the district Rewari on Saturday morning to review the steps taken to prevent locust attack on crops.

Despite the assurance by Haryana Roadways officials that all the 50 AC city buses that were due to arrive in the city would be on the road before Diwali it seems doubtful if the Roadways would be able to introduce new buses before Diwali.