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Guntur: The pending issue of introduction of city bus services in Guntur city by APSRTC is to be resolved soon as arrangements are being expedited in view of the new capital in Guntur district. A city bus depot will be started on five acres of land in Pedakakani adjacent to Guntur to park 60 buses sanctioned under JNNURM. The new capital Tullur is 36 kms to 45 kms on various routes. Hence, the APSRTC is planning to start services to the new capital.

HYDERABAD: In an attempt to make APSRTC commercially viable, the Andhra Pradesh government is mulling developing major bus terminals in Vishakapatnam, Vijayawada, Guntur, Tirupati, Kurnool etc into multi-purpose commercial complexes. Similarly, the government has initiated steps to prevent private bus operators from increasing fares exorbitantly during festival seasons. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, transport, roads and buildings minister Sidda Raghava Rao said the commercial complexes would be set up under the build, operate and transfer (BOT) model. 'Our idea is to have a multi-layered bus station in the basement and a super structure with malls and restaurants and other commercial enterprises on the floors above," the minister said. Speaking of the achievements of the Chandrababu Naidu government during the past 100 days, he said the debt burden on the RTC was on the rise and that at present, it stood at Rs 2,300 crore. "Still, we do not have any ...