Gurugram, Oct. 13 -- Around 100 city buses operating across Gurugram and Faridabad have remained off the roads since Friday after the concessionaire suspended services over alleged non-payment of Rs.15 crore in dues by Gurugram City Bus Limited (GMCBL), the special purpose vehicle of the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA). The concessionaire, TCRPL Gurugram City Transport Pvt Ltd, which operates 50 buses each in Gurugram and Faridabad across 18 routes, said repeated requests to clear outstanding payments went unanswered. Services would resume only after at least part of the dues was cleared, it said. A GMCBL official confirmed that 50 buses each from the Sector 50 depot in Gurugram and Ballabhgarh depot in Faridabad had stopped operations. According to the GMCBL website, around 15,000 to 16,000 passengers use the service daily across the two cities. The affected routes include those connecting Millennium City Centre Metro Station to Sector 50 and Sohna Bus Stand, and Gurgaon Bus Stand to Gairatpur Bas, besides services to Maruti Kunj. Nine routes in Faridabad have also been affected. "No buses are available for the commuters for the last few days and now we are dependent on shared autos for commute. The authorities should ensure bus service resumes at the earliest," said Rajesh Kumar, who commutes from Sohna to Gurugram. GMCBL entered into an agreement with the concessionaire in 2019 to operate 100 buses in Gurugram, of which 50 were later shifted to Faridabad. "The buses in Faridabad are not financially viable and another depot has to be maintained there despite that not being part of the original mandate. We have not been getting payments since the past six months and it has become difficult to run operations. We are discussing the matter with the authorities and hope that the issue would be resolved soon," an official of the concessionaire said, requesting anonymity. A GMDA spokesperson said efforts were underway to restore services. "Till operations resume, buses are being inspected, retrofitted and refurbished so that public can have a hindrance-free city bus service," the spokesperson said. "Inspection along refurbishment and retrofitting of buses is going on to ensure the safety of passengers as these buses were manufactured eight years ago," said Vishwajit Chaudary, CEO, GMCBL....