Dehradun: Uttarakhand Roadways Corporation
has increased the fares of its hi-tech and ordinary buses by
29 per cent, officials today said.
The new fares came into force last night, they said.
Passengers have to pay the fare in ordinary buses at the
rate of 81 paise per km in plains and Rs 1.26 per km in the
hilly areas. The previous fare was 63 paisa per km in plains,
and 92 paisa in hills.
Similarly, for travelling in hi-tech buses the passengers
would now have to pay at the rate of Rs 1.37 per km in the
plains and Rs 1.62 per km in the hilly areas.
The previous fare of hi-tech buses was Rs 1.07 for plains,
and for hills it was Rs 1.47.
The Corporation had last increased the bus fares in
April 2010.
The hike in fare has been done in view nearly Rs 150 cr
per annum loss to the Corporation after prices of fuel were
increased during the period.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, February 01, 2012, 15:21