Bhubaneswar, February 25: With private bus operators withdrawing their services in Maoist-hit districts of Orissa, the state government today said it would ply at least 100 passenger buses in such areas.
“The government will procure 100 buses to operate in Maoist hit areas,” Transport Secretary S Sahoo told reporters here, adding that the decision taken at a high-level meeting chaired by chief secretary T K Mishra.
Maoist attacks on buses had severely affected road communication in several districts, particularly in Gajapati, Rayagada and Malkangiri in the southern region.
The meeting also decided to compensate the state-run Orissa State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) whose four buses were recently torched by Maoists.
–Agencies