Ludhiana, Dec. 22 -- In a blatant violation of rules mandating that only authorised buses with permits are allowed to park and operate within the premises of the Ludhiana Interstate Bus Terminal (ISBT), a large number of school and college buses are being openly parked inside the bus stand on a regular basis without any checks or enforcement, people familiar with the matter said.

A few officials, wishing not to be named, said that over the past few weeks, the illegal parking has become frequent where such buses can be seen occupying prime parking slots meant exclusively for scheduled state and permitted private buses, severely disrupting smooth traffic flow and creating inconvenience for regular operations inside the terminal.

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