Three weeks on, the Himachal Pradesh Transport Department is yet to take action against those responsible for the Kullu bus tragedy last month, which had left 45 dead and 33 injured.
An overloaded private bus had fallen into a 300-metre-deep nullah near Dhoth Morh in Banjar tehsil on June 20.
However, responding to queries, Transport Minister Govind Singh Thakur Friday claimed that strict action would be taken against erring persons.
Apart from officials at the Transport Department, those from the Public Works Department (PWD), police and the owner of the bus were responsible for the mishap, he said, adding that show-cause notices would soon be issued to them.
He said, "PWD officials of the area were responsible for the accident as there was no crash barrier or parapet despite a blind curve and slope on the highway."