Rajkot has seen many transitions since the 1980s when a major means of public transport were autorickshaws or chhakdas ‘uncomfortable’ multi-seater rides improvised from motorbikes. A complete transition to buses running on green fuel is on its way after many experiments.
The quality test failure meant a halt in work and the monsoon caused further delays. “We removed some parts of the foundation but then monsoon arrived and the flow of water is not allowing any work,” BCPL Director Sanjay Jakasaniya said on Wednesday.
Sorani, Congress' leader in the RMC, arrived at the civic body in the morning and headed straight to a red champa (plumeria) tree in the garden. Viral Bhatt, her secretary, tied a banner that read 'Congress Karyalaya' to the tree under which Sorani sat.