After Jewar fire Delhi private bus hubs wear a deserted look

…New Delhi: “ Usually, by 1 or 2 pm every day, three or four buses are here. Today, there’s just one ,” Ankit, who runs a paan shop beside an office of Raj Kalpana Travels Pvt Ltd near Akshardham, said. In front of him was a stretch that’s usually busy with passengers getting on and off buses while grabbing a paan or…

…Thursday night and left. It remained shut Friday, despite normally opening by 9 am. Suraj, another local shopkeeper, said, “I got to know about the incident from television news. There seems to be much less rush today. I think it will be the same situation for the next few days as well ,” he said. A similar subdued scene was visible near Raj Kalpana’s Tis Hazari court office. There were fewer buses in front of it than usual. For drivers of these long-distance private buses, the blaze remains a talking…

…private buses, the blaze remains a talking point. Images and videos of the charred bus were circulating among their WhatsApp groups, they said. Sunil, who works at a nearby office of a travel company, said, “ Our drivers have plenty of videos of the bus on fire. It is scary. ” Naveed, a local shopkeeper, said he expected bus operations to remain subdued for some time. Locals said very few buses were operating Friday, while online booking platforms continued to show that seats were available…