Public transport goes off road during evening hours in Kangan

Commuters in Kangan area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal are facing inconvenience as public transport goes off the road on many routes during evening hours.

Locals said the lack of public transport during evening hours on a number of routes continues to pose difficulties to the people. This despite the fact that commuters traveling on the routes have brought it into the notice of transporters and concerned authorities several times. Locals said that the people from different villages including Gund, Kullan, Gagengar, Wangath, and other areas are facing immense problems due to the lack of public transport service in the evening hours for the last one month. A group of students complained that public transport like buses and Sumos remain unavailable during evening hours.

They further said that students who attend evening classes at the tuition centers in Ganderbal have to face huge inconvenience in absence of public transport. The locals have urged the concerned authorities to take necessary steps to redress the issue. Manzoor Ahmed, an employee, said that they always find the public transport unavailable in evening hours and it gets difficult for people to reach their destinations.