MUMBAI: Interested in pandal hopping during Ganeshotsav? You could do it the BEST way. From August 31, the transport undertaking will launch buses from 11pm to 6am to help devotees have darshan of various idols, especially in Lalbaug and nearby areas.
In a first, it is also planning to run open deck double deckers from 10pm to 6am for Ganesh darshan in Fort, Girgaum, Khetwadi, Lalbaug and Byculla among other areas. "The BEST will operate 25 special buses at night for the convenience of devotees at an interval of 1 hour each," BEST general manager Lokesh Chandra said.
Meanwhile, BEST and other power utility firms plan to expedite grant of approval to pandals for temporary connections during the festival, reports Somit Sen.
