Chandigarh, May 27 -- Haryana chief minister, Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday said there was a need to reduce dependence on private vehicles to curb petrol and diesel consumption and expand bus connectivity across villages and cities.

Chairing a high-level review of the Transport department's five-year roadmap and action plan under Haryana Vision-2047 the chief minister said the government envisions a transport network where no village remains deprived of bus services within the next one year.

Saini called for expanding public transport services directing the Transport department to prepare a revised and future-ready route plan to ensure seamless bus connectivity to every village and urban area in Haryana.

Reviewing future transport requi...