GUWAHATI: Guwahati residents have opined that the constant construction of bridges and foot-over bridges at several locations of Guwahati has led to the disruption in the established routes of city buses. The rerouting of such a large number of buses through other narrow roads has often left the daily traffic in the city paralysed.
Officials of the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) stated that although the routes are demarcated, the Transport Authority, the Guwahati Municipal Corporation, and the Traffic police are compelled to divert them in many cases, either for a short period or until the construction of a particular infrastructure is completed. This often leads to traffic confusion and congestion. They further added the same cannot be effectively resolved until all construction has ended.
The RTA currently has 531 buses plying in 20 routes in Guwahati. There are about additional 100 buses under ASTC plying on 20 routes.
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Routes with number of City buses plying under RTA
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Sl. No |
Route No. |
Name of Routes |
Total number of city buses |
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1 |
8 |
Khanapara to Jalukbari via NH 37 |
8 |
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2 |
13 |
ISBT to Paltanbazar via Nepali Mandir |
8 |
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3 |
14 |
ISBT to Kachari via Datalpara |
2 |
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4 |
19 |
Basistha Chariali to Guwahati University via NH 37 |
5 |
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5 |
23 |
Khanapara to Kachari via Ganeshguri flyover |
86 |
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6 |
29 |
Chandrapur to Guwahati club via Noonmati |
2 |
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7 |
31 |
Khanapara to Jalukbari via NH 37 |
10 |
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8 |
32 |
ISBT to Paltanbazar via Lalganesh |
5 |
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9 |
33 |
Kahilipara to Amingaon via Chandmari |
15 |
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10 |
34 |
Notboma to Amingaon via Chandmari |
30 |
|
11 |
35 |
Chandrapur to Dharapur Chariali via Paltanbazar |
7 |
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12 |
36 |
Basistha Mandir to Adabari via Paltanbazar |
121 |
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13 |
37 |
Basistha Mandir to Adabari via Chandmari |
23 |
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14 |
38 |
Narangi to Khanamukh via Chandmari |
104 |
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15 |
39 |
Panjabari to Adabari via Chandmari |
64 |
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16 |
40 |
Adabatri to Hajo |
5 |
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17 |
41 |
Adabari to Sualkuchi |
10 |
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18 |
42 |
Chaygaon to Adabari |
8 |
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19 |
43 |
Khanapara to Khetri |
10 |
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20 |
44 |
Bornihat to Jalukbari |
8 |
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Total |
531 |
