The Orange Tours and Travels based in the district headquarters town and also in Hyderabad secured the best bus operator (PAN INDIA) award out of 650 nominations from across the country. Besides, the best driver award at All India level has also gone to its driver T. Srinivas.

The awards were presented at a function held at Panaji in Goa on Wednesday. The Orange Tours and Travels chairman and managing director M. Sunil Reddy, who hails from Balkonda in the district, and driver Srinivas received the awards from the hands of Minister for Transport, Goa and also Transport Minister, Telangana State, P. Mahender Reddy at the function.

Ashok Leyland and Abhibus started India Bus Awards Organisation and its second edition Awards for the year 2016, based on the selection by an independent Jury formed on the lines of Ernst & Young (EY).

Best Bus Operator Award was accorded to Orange Tours and Travels in private sector bus operations and to Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) in public sector operations.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Telangana / by Special Correspondent / Nizamabad – July 07th, 2016