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5 new Chandigarh-Doon Volvo buses from today

Tribune News Service,Dehradun, December 17

As many as five new Volvo buses will be plying between Uttarakhand and Chandigarh beginning Friday.Uttarakhand Transport Corporation general manager Deepak Jain said the Chandigarh Transport Department had given the no objection certificate (NOC) to the state transport corporation following which five new Volvo buses would start plying between Uttarakhand and Chandigarh from tomorrow.Jain said the Uttarakhand Transport Corporation had been holding a series of meetings with the Chandigarh Transport Department in the past. The latest letter was sent to the Chandigarh Transport Commissioner for the NOC, which was finally granted.While four Volvo buses would be plying between Dehradun and Chandigarh, one bus would ply between Haldwani and Chandigarh. A large number of people would be benefitted with these buses, he said. Referring to the schedule of the buses, Jain said the bus plying between Haldwani and Chandigarh would leave Dehradun for Chandigarh at 6.30 am while it would return from Chandigarh to Dehradun at 2.25 pm.The first Volvo bus from Dehradun would depart for Chandigarh at 7.30 am and would start from Chandigarh for Dehradun at 1.30 pm. The second bus would depart from Dehradun at 10 pm whereas the same bus will depart from Chandigarh at 6.50 am.The third and fourth buses would reach the final destination, Katra, from Dehradun via Chandigarh. These two buses will depart for Katra from Dehradun at 6 pm and on return would reach Chandigarh at 2 am from Katra.The Schedule

  • The bus plying between Haldwani and Chandigarh will leave Dehradun for Chandigarh at 6.30 am while it will  return from Chandigarh at 2.25 pm.
  • The first Volvo bus from Dehradun will depart for Chandigarh at 7.30 am and start return journey at 1.30 pm. The second bus will leave Dehradun at 10 pm and return at 6.50 am.
  • The third and fourth buses will reach the final destination, Katra, from Dehradun via Chandigarh. These two buses will depart for Katra from Dehradun at 6 pm and on return would reach Chandigarh at 2 am from Katra.