Transport Minister P Mahender Reddy today promised to extend bus services to every village and tribal tandas in the state. He said that the government will provide bus services to rural areas in state by laying requisite roads.
As part of Grama Jyothy program, he launched a bus service to Peddamma Tanda near Nalla Cheruvu in Ranga Reddy district along with TRS leader Teegala Krishna Reddy. Speaking on the occasion the minister said that the government will provide buses to every tribal thanda by laying BT roads. Every village will get all facilities as that of the cities and towns, he said. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao released huge funds for roads under Panchayat Raj and Roads and Buildings departments, he recalled. ‘So far we have laid new roads, repaired old ones and restored bus services to some of the villages which were lacking the same. Now we are focusing on connecting other adjoining villages and tribal thandas to enable the people get bus services’, he added.(NSS)