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Nitish flags off 20 pink buses for women

Nitish flags off 20 pink buses for women

Patna, May 16 (UNI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar dedicated pink buses for women to provide comfortable and safe commuting facilities to them.
Accompanied by Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha Bihar water resources Vijay Kumar Choudhary, and Transport Minister Sheela Kumari, the Chief Minister flagged off 20 pink buses and 166 deluxe buses here on Friday, which would ply across the state.
Before giving his Green Signal to the pink buses, the Chief Minister inspected the buses and took details of the facilities available inside.

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