Ghatkul students get bus service on Bhai Dooj after Mungantiwar's intervention

Students of Ghatkul village in Pombhurna tehsil of Chandrapur district have finally got a bus service. A bus began running on the Gondpipri-Ghatkul-Yenapur-Chamorshi route on Bhai Dooj, bringing relief to the village.

Until now, students had to walk three kilometres every day to catch a bus. As there was no bus on this route, students of the village going to school and college faced many difficulties. They often could not get a bus on time, and reaching school or college became hard. Their studies suffered. The question of safe and easy travel for girls had become more serious. Ordinary commuters were also struggling with the same inconvenience.

Former deputy chairman Vinod Deshmukh and the village students approached MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar about the problem and demanded that a bus be started. On hearing of the students' difficulty, Mungantiwar took the matter seriously. He did not stop at giving an assurance. He sent the students, along with his personal assistants, to the divisional transport office in Chandrapur and asked them to meet the officials concerned at once. He also spoke to the transport officials and directed them to take the necessary action. The transport department was also clearly instructed to start a bus on this route at the earliest.

The transport department acted on the demand, and a bus began plying on the route on Bhai Dooj. With the service starting amid the Diwali festivities, the joy of the people of Ghatkul has doubled.

The students' daily three-kilometre walk will now end, and the journey to school and college will be easier. The inconvenience to girls will be removed and the question of their safe travel will also be resolved. Besides the students, people of Ghatkul and the surrounding area will also benefit from the bus. It is a major convenience for daily travel and a relief for villagers.