Staff course over, Orbit buses to hit road soon

Archit Watts

Tribune News Service

Muktsar, May 5

Orbit buses owned by the ruling Badals, which were taken off road after the Moga molestation incident, may hit the road anytime now. The drivers of Orbit buses have reportedly completed their two-day refresher course at the State Institute of Automobile and Driving Skills (SIADS) at Mahuana village in Lambi assembly segment.

Jagsir Singh Dhaliwal, Vice-Principal, SIADS, said, “The refresher course is of great help to drivers. The institute was inaugurated in 2010 by CM Parkash Singh Badal and nearly 20,000 persons have got training here so far.” Earlier, there were reports that SIADS staff yesterday imparted training to Orbit staff at its private workshop in Bathinda yesterday. However, today their classes were held in the institute itself.

Repeated attempts to contact PR Anand, Principal, SIADS, proved futile.

Sources said while drivers had undertaken their course, conductors had also been told to complete their legal formalities and obtain licence of bus conductors.

They have also been told to wear uniforms with nametags, talk politely, minimise the use of cell phones while travelling and play religious sound tracks.

Courtesy: The Tribune