APSRTC Managing Director Poornachander Rao on Monday exuded confidence that the striking workers of the Corporation would return to work keeping in view the commuter rush on account of Sankranthi festival.
Poornachander Rao has stated that the government was sympathetically examining the charter of demands put forth by the employees unions and appealed to them to return to work immediately. He also stated that the APSRTC is launching daily, weekend and holiday package tours from January 1, 2014 on the eve of New Year for the convenience of the passengers to visit tourist/pilgrim points. A total of 12 package tours, which are classified into two categories i.e. Daily package tour, Weekend and Holiday package tours have been planned to various important pilgrim/tourist places from different bus stations, facilitating the passengers for online booking of tickets through BARAT.
PACKAGE TOURS FROM JAN. 1
The daily package tours are: Tirupati-Kanipakam-Vellore (Golden Temple)-Tirupati and Srisaiilam-sight seeing places (Sakshi Ganapathi, Phaladhara, Panchadhara, Hatekeshwaram, Shikaram,Srisailam Dam and Pathalaganga)
Weekned and Holiday Packages Tours are: Visakhapatnam-Araku-Borra Caves-Mountain View- Coffee plantation-
Visakhapatnam.
Nizamabad-Kuntala & Pochera waterfalls-Nirmal Handicrafts-Nizamabad.
Hanmakonda-Ramappa temple-Laknavaram lake-Hanmakonda
Hyderabad-Chilkur Temple-Ananthagir temple-Ananthagiri Sanitorium-Hyderabad
Kadapa-Diguva Ahobilam-Eguva Ahobilam-Kadapa.
Kurnool-Orvakallu Rock formation-Yaganti-Belum Caves-Kashi Bugga-Kurnool
Ananthapur-Lepakshi temple-Penugonda fort-Ananthapur
Hyderabad-Nacharam Laxminarasimha Swamy temple-Warangal Saraswathi temple-Keesaragutta Ramalingeshwara
Swamy temple-Hyderabad
Tirupathi-Thalakona-Chandragiri Fort-sound & light show-Thirupathi
Nirmal-Basara-Alisagar-Quilla Ramalayam-Nirmal
Interested passengers can log on www.apsrtconline.in. Click package tour tab on Home page to know various packages, select itinerary tab to get details of the selected package tour, Select from and to places as shown against the choosed package and select date to book ticket in booking panel
In addition passengers can also book tickets at any of the RTC counters or at ATB agent counters throughout the state. The itinerary of the above package tours with the details places covered, Schedule of the programme, Fares for adult/ child is enclosed herewith. Now the passengers can choose the interested tour package to visit important tourist / pilgrim places without any hassles for having an everlasting experience by availing APSRTC services. (NSS)