Ludhiana, Feb. 8 -- The remaining 26 buses of the Ludhiana City Bus Services Limited will stop running on February 26, as per directions issued by the Municipal Corporation (MC). The private firm, Horizon Private Company, which has been managing the bus service, has been instructed to return the remaining buses by the deadline.

The city bus contract, which started on January 25, 2015, was terminated by the MC on January 25, 2024. Following this, the private firm returned 30 buses in the first phase, then another batch a few months later. Out of the 26 remaining buses, 11 are running on key routes, including Sahnewal and Kohara Road, while 15 are lying unused.

The MC had earlier forfeited the firm's bank guarantee of Rs.40 lakh but still...