<p class="title">The villagers of Harangi and nearby villages are happy as their long-pending demand to start KSRTC bus service on the Kushalnagar-Madikeri route via Harangi, has been finally fulfilled.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The bus service which started on Monday will be beneficial to the students and workers from the rural areas, who have to travel to Kushalnagar for their studies and work.</p>.<p class="bodytext">People who did not have vehicles have been taking to autorickshaws, paying a higher fare. Making things worse for them, the autorickshaws were not available all the time.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Koodumangaluru Gram Panchayat member Manikantha, from Harangi village, had submitted a memorandum to MLA Appachu Ranjan and transport department officials, urging them to start KSRTC bus service in the region.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Owing to the initiative by the MLA, the bus service has been initiated via the Harangi route.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Koodumangaluru Gram Panchayat president Indira Ramesh offered a puja during the initiation of the bus service.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Speaking on the occasion, Indira said that the people from Sundaranagara, Chikkatturu, Harangi and Atturu were experiencing inconvenience for the last 10 years due to lack of bus transport.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Now, as per MLA Appachu Ranjan's direction, the transport department has initiated the service, she added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gram Panchayat members Manikantha and Girish were present.</p>
<p class="title">The villagers of Harangi and nearby villages are happy as their long-pending demand to start KSRTC bus service on the Kushalnagar-Madikeri route via Harangi, has been finally fulfilled.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The bus service which started on Monday will be beneficial to the students and workers from the rural areas, who have to travel to Kushalnagar for their studies and work.</p>.<p class="bodytext">People who did not have vehicles have been taking to autorickshaws, paying a higher fare. Making things worse for them, the autorickshaws were not available all the time.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Koodumangaluru Gram Panchayat member Manikantha, from Harangi village, had submitted a memorandum to MLA Appachu Ranjan and transport department officials, urging them to start KSRTC bus service in the region.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Owing to the initiative by the MLA, the bus service has been initiated via the Harangi route.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Koodumangaluru Gram Panchayat president Indira Ramesh offered a puja during the initiation of the bus service.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Speaking on the occasion, Indira said that the people from Sundaranagara, Chikkatturu, Harangi and Atturu were experiencing inconvenience for the last 10 years due to lack of bus transport.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Now, as per MLA Appachu Ranjan's direction, the transport department has initiated the service, she added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gram Panchayat members Manikantha and Girish were present.</p>