The move follows widening and strengthening of major arteries, including the Dhanbad-Sindri and Dhanbad-Barwaddah roads. “In phases thereafter, we will repair and roll out the rest of the fleet. Seven of these buses ply between Dhanbad and Katras while one each runs on the Dhanbad-Baghmara and Dhanbad-Narayanpur routes. The city bus service in Dhanbad was launched on August 9, 2010, with a fleet of 24 vehicles procured with funds under then Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. On September 15, 2014, the JTDC finally withdrew as city bus guardian following a state government order and the municipal corporation stepped in.

Source: The Telegraph February 08, 2019 18:56 UTC