Bus fares as high as flight tickets on Raksha Bandhan: Going anywhere from Bhopal and Indore is three times more expensive; the government also increased fares by 40% this month.

The train was so crowded that we had to travel while hanging on and facing many difficulties. We didn't get a train today, so now we are going by bus. The bus ticket is also very expensive right now, costing around two to three thousand rupees. Aarti Kharwar shared her experience with Bhaskar about waiting for a bus at the ISBT bus stand in Bhopal with her family. Aarti has five people with her and they have to go to Mumbai, but it's three times as expensive.