Bargarh bus stand shift plan: Owners stage protest

  • | Tuesday | 6th November, 2018

Sambalpur: Private buses in Bargarh stayed off roads on Monday as the Private Bus Owners' Association (PBOA), Bargarh, protested against the proposal of the Bargarh Municipality to shift the bus stand to a new location. And now the municipality is planning to shift the bus stand to that place so that the market complex can witness good business." The PBOA also staged a dharna in front of the office of the district collector in Bargarh, demanding not to shift the bus stand.Due to the agitation, private buses from other areas could not come to the western Odisha town, causing inconvenience to commuters.Many commuters, who were unaware of the strike of private bus owners, were seen rushing to government bus stand to catch buses to reach their destinations.President of the PBOA, Bargarh, Bhishmadev Dora said, "The municipality has constructed more than 270 shops at a place, 700 metres from the existing bus terminus.

Sambalpur: Private buses in Bargarh stayed off roads on Monday as the Private Bus Owners' Association (PBOA), Bargarh, protested against the proposal of the Bargarh Municipality to shift the bus stand to a new location. The PBOA also staged a dharna in front of the office of the district collector in Bargarh, demanding not to shift the bus stand.Due to the agitation, private buses from other areas could not come to the western Odisha town, causing inconvenience to commuters.Many commuters, who were unaware of the strike of private bus owners, were seen rushing to government bus stand to catch buses to reach their destinations.President of the PBOA, Bargarh, Bhishmadev Dora said, "The municipality has constructed more than 270 shops at a place, 700 metres from the existing bus terminus. And now the municipality is planning to shift the bus stand to that place so that the market complex can witness good business."

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