No Smartness In Bus Service In Smart City Rourkela

Four years have passed since Rourkela was declared as a Smart City in the State. However, commuters are still facing a lot of difficulties sans city bus services

No Smartness In Bus Service In Smart City Rourkela

After Bhubaneswar, Rourkela has been accorded the second Smart City tag in Odisha. But the Steel City is lagging way behind other smart cities in the country in terms of basic facilities like road communication.

Many people from outside the State and district have settled either permanently or temporarily in Rourkela for their livelihood. With prestigious institutions like NIT and BPUT, the city is also a reputed educational hub not only in the State but across the country. However, the road communication facilities still remains a major problem in the city.