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Indore students protest after city bus on Devguriya-Compel route halted, demand service restoration
✍️ Amar Ujala · Indore
🗓 21 Aug 2026, 08:45 PM
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Over 100 school‑going students blocked the collector's office in Indore after the city bus service on the Devguriya‑Compel route was suspended, saying the disruption hampers their education. Officials gave assurances and the protest was called off.
More than a hundred students who travel to school by public transport gathered outside the collector's office in Indore on Thursday, demanding the immediate resumption of the city bus service on the Devguriya‑Compel route. The protestors formed a human chain around the office, holding placards that highlighted the adverse effect of the bus shutdown on their daily commute and studies.
The Devguriya‑Compel route, which connects several residential colonies to key educational institutions, was abruptly taken out of service earlier in the day. According to the students, the sudden suspension left them without a reliable means to reach their schools, forcing many to consider longer, costlier alternatives.
District administration officials met the demonstrators and assured them that the issue would be investigated promptly. They pledged to coordinate with the municipal transport department to restore the service at the earliest possible time. Satisfied with the assurances, the students peacefully dispersed after a brief sit‑in.
Local transport authorities have not yet released a detailed timeline for the bus's reinstatement, but they indicated that operational challenges and vehicle maintenance were the primary reasons for the disruption. The incident underscores growing concerns among commuters about the reliability of public transport in Indore's expanding urban corridors.
The Devguriya‑Compel route, which connects several residential colonies to key educational institutions, was abruptly taken out of service earlier in the day. According to the students, the sudden suspension left them without a reliable means to reach their schools, forcing many to consider longer, costlier alternatives.
District administration officials met the demonstrators and assured them that the issue would be investigated promptly. They pledged to coordinate with the municipal transport department to restore the service at the earliest possible time. Satisfied with the assurances, the students peacefully dispersed after a brief sit‑in.
Local transport authorities have not yet released a detailed timeline for the bus's reinstatement, but they indicated that operational challenges and vehicle maintenance were the primary reasons for the disruption. The incident underscores growing concerns among commuters about the reliability of public transport in Indore's expanding urban corridors.