Chandigarh, 2nd April, 2016: The double-decker roof
top open tourist coach bus - entity of Chandigarh, was flagged off by Hon’ble
Member of Parliament Smt. Kirron Kher, in the presence of Smt. Kavita
Singh, IAS, Managing Director, CITCO, Sh. Jitender Yadav, IAS, Director Tourism,
Smt. Navjot Kaur, PCS, Chief General Manager, CITCO and other officers of
Chandigarh Administration and Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, from the
prominent tourist resort, Sukhna Lake, here today. It was like a dream come
true for the city residents. During the inaugural ride, starting from the
Sukhna Lake to Hotel Shivalikview, in Sector 17, there were officers from
Chandigarh Administration, Municipal Corporation, tourists, visitors, students
and children of all age group, who immensely enjoyed the ride.
According to CITCO Managing Director Smt.
Kavita Singh, IAS, “The Chandigarh Administration has always endevoured to add
attractive features to attract tourists from across the country. Besides the
tourist destinations this double-decker tourist coach will be an added
attraction not only for the residents but for the tourists as well.” She
further added said “In the past as well, this double deck Hop-on-Hop-off bus
has remained a tourist attraction and has ferried tourist to all the must visit
places in the city”.
Smt. Kavita Singh, IAS further added, “It is
for the first time that double-decker tourist coach ferry tourists daily
on a designated route from 8 am to 7 pm. The bus shall move between Hotel
Shivalikview in Sector 17 to Sukhna Lake and shall cover all major spots of the
city.”
The major destinations covered in the route
include the Rose Garden in Sector 16, the Museum and Art Gallery in Sector 10,
the Bougainvillea Garden in Sector 3, the Rock Garden and will ending up
at Sukhna Lake. One can enjoy all the spots and feel at ease as the Double
Decker Tourist Coach shall provide an ample opportunity to the Tourists to
spend as much as time as they want to spend at a particular Tourist spot. The
Tourist Coach shall ply all the times in an hourly itinerary tour.
The newly overhauled red-coloured 66-seater
bus will be a major tourist attraction and the upper deck will add to the
amazement of the passengers. The bus has a Public Address system (PA) to impart
information about the tourist spots to visitors and tourists while on the
wheels.
What more, the Exterior of the bus has been
beautifully designed that highlights all the architectural marvels of the city
and gives an insight into the prominent tourist spots of Chandigarh.
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