Poonch-Rawalakote bus service resumes from Monday
The bus service between Poonch in J&K and Rawalakote in Pakistan occupied Kashmir, suspended due to the Amarnath agitation, will resume on Monday.
By PTI |
JAMMU: The bus service between Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir and Rawalakote in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), suspended due to the Amarnath agitation, will resume on Monday and its frequency has been increased from fortnightly to weekly.
"The trans LoC bus service between Poonch and Rawalakote will resume from tomorrow," Poonch Deputy Commissioner Mohmmad Afzal Bhat told.
The bus service was suspended on August 25 due to a curfew that was imposed in Poonch following clashes over the Amarnath land row.
"The frequency of the bus service has now been increased to weekly from fortnightly," he said.
The people, who could not travel to Rawalakote on the suspended service of August 25, will be accommodated in tomorrow's trip.
The government has also increased the quota of travel on monthly basis to 480 people.
"The increase in quota has been done to clear the pendency of people who wanted to travel across the border," Bhat said.
The Poonch-Rawalakote bus service was started on June 20, 2006. In Poonch and Rajouri districts alone, there are about 50,000 families split by the LoC.
"The trans LoC bus service between Poonch and Rawalakote will resume from tomorrow," Poonch Deputy Commissioner Mohmmad Afzal Bhat told.
The bus service was suspended on August 25 due to a curfew that was imposed in Poonch following clashes over the Amarnath land row.
"The frequency of the bus service has now been increased to weekly from fortnightly," he said.
The people, who could not travel to Rawalakote on the suspended service of August 25, will be accommodated in tomorrow's trip.
The government has also increased the quota of travel on monthly basis to 480 people.
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"The increase in quota has been done to clear the pendency of people who wanted to travel across the border," Bhat said.
The Poonch-Rawalakote bus service was started on June 20, 2006. In Poonch and Rajouri districts alone, there are about 50,000 families split by the LoC.
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