Ludhiana, November 18

Amid questions being raised over the city bus service in Ludhiana, MC Additional Commissioner-cum-MD of Ludhiana City Bus Service Limited (LCBSL) Aaditya Dachalwal said the matter regarding the city bus service would be resolved at the earliest.

On Thursday, the private contractor, who has been operating buses of the LCBSL since 2015, has submitted a proposal to hike the bus fares. The MC and Ludhiana City Bus Service Limited authorities will take a final decision on the proposal soon, as per information.

According to LCBSL, at present, the contractor is plying only 10 buses. However, the contractor claimed that 25 buses were plying on city roads.

An official of the LCBSL said the private contractor had not deposited pending payments to the civic body since 2017 and a termination notice was then served to the private contractor. “The contractor had later moved the court against the notice. This case is sub-judice in the court,” the official said. — TNS