India, March 18 -- The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is planning to start bus services to religious destinations such as Katra (Vaishno Devi), Khatu Shyam, and Ayodhya, allowing devotees to travel conveniently and safely, officials said on Monday.

The public transporter will also engage 50 environment-friendly AC Buses on 17 Interstate routes to improve regional mobility, they added.

The buses will operate based on benchmark rates prescribed by the Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU).

"The buses that will be engaged will be BS-VI compliant buses on a wet lease basis for interstate operations. The 17 interstate routes on which buses will be run include Bareilly, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Jaipur," said an official. ...