Udupi: Border seal down to be lifted from July 22; bus services to resume in district: DC Confirms
Udupi: District Deputy Commissioner, G Jagadeesh on Tuesday evening announced that the District Administration will lift the borders seal down of the district from July 22. He further informed the bus services in the district will also resume from July 22.
The announcement comes hours after Karnataka CM, Yediyurappa announced that lockdown in Bengaluru or any other part of the state will not be extended any further, suggesting people should wear masks and maintain physical distancing strictly.
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Jagadeesh on Tuesday evening noted that although the seal down of the borders of the district will be lifted, check posts on the border will be set up and urged people to enter the district only in cases of emergency.
Speaking of the resumption of bus services in the district, Jagadeesh informed that the KSRTC bus service will resume from July 22 and a meeting with private bus owners will be held on Wednesday to discuss the issue.
He also assured the people of the district that in case the private busses refuse to resume services, the government will make arrangements to ply government busses on all the routes.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
