
Post-lockdown, ‘Ambari’ may hit the road from Aug. 1
The Hindu
KSTDC’s open-roof bus tour was launched in March this year but had to be withdrawn soon in view of second wave of COVID-19 and lockdown
With the sharp drop in COVID-19 cases and reopening of many popular tourist sites in and around Mysuru and also in neighbouring districts, the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) is considering resuming its Ambari open-roof bus tours in Mysuru from August 1. The initiative became a reality after a long wait in March this year. However, the buses were taken off the road after the pandemic situation worsened and a lockdown was announced. With the lockdown curbs eased and the stakeholders hoping for revival of tourism, the KSTDC is hoping to attract visitors once again with Ambari.
The Union and State governments provided support in several ways to the needy people, but private institutions should also extend help, especially to those requiring medical assistance, said C.P. Rajkumar, Managing Director, Nalam Multispeciality Hospital, here on Saturday. Speaking at a function to honour Inspector General of Police V. Balakrishnan and neurologist S. Meenakshisundaram with C. Palaniappan Memorial Award for their contribution to society and Nalam Kappom medical adoption of Type-1 diabetic children, he said the governments implemented numerous welfare programmes, but the timely help by a private hospital or a doctor in the neighbourhood to the people in need would go a long way in safeguarding their lives.












