Surat suspends pvt, GSRTC bus services for 10 days from Monday

Surat: Spike in Covid-19 cases in the city and district has forced the suspension of bus services, both private luxury buses and of Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC), to and from Surat for 10 days starting from July 27.

However, smaller vehicles including private cars and taxis besides transportation of goods will continue as usual, said officials.

In a notification issued on Saturday, the state transport commissioner’s office stated that operation of bus services both incoming and outgoing have been suspended owing to worsening pandemic situation in the city and district.

Official sources in the divisional office of the GSRTC stated that about 1,200 buses operated from the Central Bus Stand (CBS) will stop services from Monday.

The GSRTC has been operating a total of 468 daily trips including 92 trips to Saurashtra region, 152 trips to Ahmedabad and North Gujarat destinations and about 224 trips to Godhra, Vadodara, Bharuch, Nadiad, Valsad etc. There are about 732 local trips per day covering the entire Surat district.

Sanjay Joshi, divisional controller of GSRTC told TOI, “The GSRTC bus services have been suspended to and from Surat for 10 days. About 1,200 buses will stop plying from Monday. The decision has been taken to contain spread of coronavirus.”