The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is operating more than 40 additional services, apart from the 400 regular ones to handle extra rush during Sankaranti.
The corporation has allocated more than 20 services on the Srikakulam-Visakhapatnam route where the demand is high. In all, eight buses have been allocated for long distance services, including those to Hyderabad and Vijayawada. The corporation will collect 50 per cent extra charge for long distance services, as the occupancy ratio is less in the return journey.
Srikakulam Deputy Chief Traffic Manager G. Satyanarayana said the occupancy had gone up to 70 per cent in the Sankranti season. “We decided not to collect extra charge for short distance services as a social responsibility initiative though the demand for services is less in the return journey,” he added. “We will operate additional services after the festival, too,” he said.
