Ranchi: A day after the Jharkhand government allowed intra-state bus services to resume, a majority of the operators chose to not ply their vehicles on Thursday.
Of the 1,200 buses that ply across Jharkhand, only 400-odd vehicles resumed their operations after a three-month lull. “It will take at least four days for all the buses to hit the streets,” Ranchi Bus Owners Association president Krishna Mohan Singh said.
“The batteries are dead and insurance papers have expired. Drivers and other staff have gone back to their homes and taken up odd jobs. Though the state has allowed inter-district transport to resume, these arrangements will take time to complete,” Singh added.