Special transport arrangements to be made for Godavari Pushkaralu-2027: Ponnam Prabhakar

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PEDDAPALLI

A broad enactment program is being prepared to guarantee hassle-free question for pilgrims to the ‘pushkar ghats’ located on the Godavari River during the adjacent year’s Godavari Pushkaralu, said Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar.

Extensive transport arrangements volition beryllium made connected the lines of ‘Maha Kumbh Mela’ and ‘Medaram Jatara’ during the 12-day Godavari Pushkaralu-2027, helium added.

Mr. Prabhakar, on with IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu, laid the instauration chromatic for renovation of the autobus basal successful Manthani municipality of Peddapalli territory connected Sunday. Speaking connected the occasion, the Transport Minister said requisite funds had been sanctioned for the improvement of the autobus stands successful Manthani and Kaleshwaram arsenic suggested by Mr. Sridhar Babu.

The State authorities has already constituted a Cabinet sub-committee to illustration retired an enactment program for the Godavari Pushkaralu-2027. The autobus stands located astatine pilgrim centres each on the Godavari stream close from Basar to Bhadrachalam volition beryllium developed and peculiar buses would beryllium operated during the adjacent year’s 12-day mega lawsuit to wide a ample influx of pilgrims, helium added.

He said the Congress authorities has accorded apical precedence to fortify the TGSRTC, payment of its workforce and betterment of rider amenities, the halfway areas neglected by the erstwhile BRS authorities successful the past 10 years.”

Purchase of caller buses, recruitment of unit and constitution of caller autobus depots are ongoing, helium said, adding that astir 310 crore zero tickets were issued to women successful TGSRTC buses nether the Mahalakshmi Scheme truthful far.

Reiterating that the State authorities was committed for TGSRTC merger process, the transport curate said discussions volition beryllium held with the national representatives aft the recognised commercialized national elections for taking up the merger process. He advised the workers not to judge rumours.

Mr. Sridhar Babu said the long-cherished privation of radical of Peddapalli for a autobus depot would beryllium fulfilled soon. An magnitude of ₹93 lakh has been sanctioned for improvement works including operation of 2 further platforms successful Manthani autobus stand. Kaleshwaram autobus basal volition beryllium developed astatine an estimated outgo of ₹3 crore.

Published - May 31, 2026 09:10 p.m. IST

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