Heavy rain forces MSRTC to cancel 250 bus trips across Nashik district, losses mount

Nashik: Continuous heavy rainfall across Nashik disrupted the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus services for the second consecutive day on Wednesday.Senior MSRTC officials reported that 250 scheduled bus trips to various rural destinations were cancelled on Wednesday morning, as heavy downpours lashed different parts of the district.

The intense rainfall triggered widespread waterlogging on key roads and multiple landslide incidents across the district and state. Consequently, bus services on several vulnerable routes were suspended as a safety precaution.Bus services were primarily cancelled on the routes heading towards Trimbakeshwar, Nanashi and Saptashrungi Gad from Nashik. The Bhavadbari ghat section in Deola taluka remained closed to traffic since Tuesday morning, forcing MSRTC to divert several State Transport (ST) buses.The disruption dealt a heavy financial blow to the state transport body. The 250 cancelled trips on Wednesday morning resulted in a revenue loss of over Rs4 lakh. This came on the heels of Tuesday’s massive disruption, where MSRTC suffered a loss of over Rs18.5 lakh after 794 bus trips were cancelled due to the torrential weather.