noida lack of public transport in noida to travel to faraway places and increasing commuters have led buses to illegally pick up passengers from near the mahamaya flyover on the noida expressway this was mentioned by the transport department in its report highlighting what action it has taken against buses stopping on the expresswaythe report says that between april 16 and 30 the department challaned over 165 buses filed firs against 27 operators and detained nearly 35 drivers and other staff the illegal parking of buses had been causing long snarls on the expressway while there is no rail head in the city the government bus service is cngbased and does not cater to faraway places this is one of the main reasons for ready availability of passengers for the illegally plying buses the report mentionsit adds that since there is perennial shortage of longdistance staterun buses private players fill the gap to cater to the ever increasing commuter base in noida we know this would be a hassle for thousands of passengers but the stoppage was illegal and could not be allowed parking of buses added to congestion and made the highspeed corridor risky for other vehicles said himesh tiwary assistant regional transport officerwith buses not being allowed to park near the mahamaya stoppage passengers will now have to go to vaishali in ghaziabad or the isbts at kashmere gate and anand vihar in delhi many operators have now shifted the stoppage to kalindi kunj these buses take passengers to parts of eastern uttar pradesh bihar and madhya pradeshexperts said authorised parking space for interstate buses could solve the problem once the drivers were penalised and forced to move away from under the mahamaya flyover they started picking up passengers a little further on the expressway eventually they will find another spot along the road this is because there is growing demand and need for this transport option the government should provide an alternative parking space that will remove congestion from the expressway said amit bhatt director of integrated transport for world resources institute india