Soon, you can travel safely, comfortably on luxury bus to Nandi Hills

Here is good news for nature enthusiasts as the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is contemplating introduction of high-end buses to Nandi Hills from Bengaluru.

Soon, a traffic survey would be carried out on this route to assess the load factor. Besides this, a technical assessment will also be done to ascertain whether the bus could ply on the hill route without any hurdles.

KSRTC presently operates a Sarige Bus (ordinary) to Nandi Hills. However, with visitors demanding a luxury service, the country’s largest road transport utility is contemplating introducing high-end buses.

If the technical report and traffic survey are favourable, enthusiasts would be able to travel in luxury buses to enjoy the sunrise and sunset at the tourist spot, which has been receiving a good footfall. Officials will also take a call on the number of buses to be introduced, timings of the trips and fare, among other details later.

Rajender Kumar Kataria, managing director of KSRTC, told Deccan Herald that a similar service has been introduced to Biligiri Ranganatha Temple in Chamarajanagar district as only government buses are allowed to operate there.

He added that a technical survey is necessary since luxury buses are longer than the normal Sarige buses (ordinary) and may not find it easy to negotiate curves on Nandi Hills. Based on the outcome of the report, a decision will be taken on operating the buses. Nandi Hills is around 60 km from the city.

The hill attracts huge crowds in the early mornings during winters as they come here to enjoy the view of the mist. The crowd is more on weekends. Aditya, who has been to Nandi Hills with his friends, said travelling on high-end buses will be cheaper and safer than driving one’s own vehicle.