Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation managing director Shekhar Channe said that 3,400 special buses will ferry over 1.5 lakh citizens to their native towns in Konkan from Mumbai during Ganeshotsav starting from next week.
The Ganpati special buses of MSRTC will run from city depots to several destinations in Konkan including Kankavli, Malvan, Devgad and Vengurla.
Some families have booked entire bus to go back to their hometowns in Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and other districts. Every year, there is a rush of revellers from Mumbai, Thane and Pune to villages in Konkan region during this festive season.
