KSRTC Dasara tours carry 1,128 passengers on opening day

Karnataka's state road transport corporation dispatched 25 buses from Mangaluru and Udupi on October 11 as its Dasara Darshan programme began.

The Hindu reported that Mangaluru supplied 23 buses across five tour packages, while Udupi supplied two buses across two packages. The ten-day programme started on Sunday. This is the fifth consecutive year that KSRTC has offered these tours from the two cities.

The Kollur package from Mangaluru drew the largest group, with 295 passengers travelling on six buses. The newly introduced Sringeri package carried 245 passengers on five buses. Another five buses transported 240 passengers on the Singandhur package.

Three buses carried 147 passengers on the Talacauveri package, and three carried 130 on the Kateel package. From Udupi, 43 passengers took the Sringeri tour and 28 took the Kollur tour. The individual figures total the reported 1,128 passengers.

KSRTC used new BS-VI buses for the Mangaluru tours. Departures took place between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. following a ceremony at the Mahaganapati temple at the bus terminus. Deccan Herald also reported the opening-day totals of 25 buses and 1,128 passengers.