Eternal Bus service from Gelephu-Zhemgang-Trongsa-Bumthang

Recently i took leave from my workplace to attend annual ritual at my paternal's home at Trongsa. In the evening of the day afore to the day of my journey; I went to get a ticket at the Bus terminal but only to see my self disgraced for not being able to obtain one. At the Six in the morning again I rushed to the terminal hoping for someone to have cancelled their joourney. But these was another disgrace. I requested the Driver if he could take me on standing but he was very strictly complying with the Transport regulations.

I wasn't left with very much options, so i waited and requested Zhemgang Bus Driver to take me on standing. I thought i will spend a night with my paternal aunt and then move next morning towards Trongsa along with her family. He reluctantly accepted me. The Bus started to move at 8:00am, I was standing with all seats being packed by the passengers. The Bus was too old enough to run on the inclined Roads of our country. It took nearly two hours for which normal driving hour is about an hour. I think for the same with the Buses plying towards Bumthang, Trongsa and Panthang from Gelephu because all of them seems to be equally old. At 11am it reached somewhere near Chaplechu (approx. 55km from Gelephu).

At that Place I saw a Taxi at the back. Then and there; my mindset got changed and told the Bus driver if he could stop and ask the Taxi for its destination. He did as i told him to and to my relieve for the thirst of reaching the home at the earliest the Taxi was going towards Trongsa. I got off the bus and loaded to that Taxi. In the Taxi I came to knew three of my Country mates. A villager, his daughter and a neighbour. On reaching Tinitibi we got another group booking onto the Taxi. 

I Called the Driver of Trongsa Bus to keep in touch with his location on reaching Langthel. He told me on phone that he was passing by Refey. When I reached Samchoeling, I found the Bus to be passing through Kuenga Rabten. Our Taxi over took the Bus and found that Bus was travelling at Snail's pace.

I reached home and waited for the Bus to arrive to collect my baggages and parcels which I loaded with the Bus at Gelephu.

At night I was thinking about the over packed Buses and the reason for it. Then i came to knew that the bus was plying through the route on the alternate days. Then I could reach to the conclusion that the people might be stranded in a place. 

Now the resolution could be to start with Buses plying through these routes on daily basis as its with any other route. If we are still doubting with the insufficiency of the passengers we can always try to come down to the smaller buses like coasters. I am so sure that our passengers can afford to travel in coaster buses, when they are able to afford Taxies.

The lifestyle of our passengers has drastically improved but on the other hand the style of earning of our public Tansport owners has been dated back to century old (greedy type).