India, Sept. 26 -- Continuous heavy rainfall in Marathwada has severely disrupted operations of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus service. Districts including Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalna, Beed, Latur, and Dharashiv have been severely affected, resulting in the cancellation and diversion of several state transport (ST) buses over the past three to four days, officials stated.

Waterlogging on key highways-Shevgaon, Jalna (Ambad), Karmala (Sangoba), and Dharashiv (Paranda, Kalamb, Jamkhed)-prompted MSRTC to halt services on certain routes. Several buses bound for Pune, particularly those to the Swargate and Shivajinagar depots, arrived late, while services on the Jalna route were completely suspended, causing...