Many expatriates have sought better bus connectivity to the new locations of their embassies.
Over the last few years, the embassies of at least two south Asian countries have moved to places where public transport facilities are negligible while the old locations were more accessible.
For instance, the Nepalese embassy first shifted from Al Hilal to Abu Hamour before moving again recently to Ain Khalid. The Sri Lankan mission, too, has relocated from Al Hilal to Rawda.
Nationals of these countries who depend on public transport say reaching the earlier locations was a lot easier as Al Hilal is better connected by bus.
With the Indian embassy also expected to shift from Al Hilal to West Bay, there is a growing demand to improve public transport access to the areas where the missions of these south Asian countries are located. 
Low-income workers living in the Industrial Area and other places often find it difficult to reach their embassies due to “inadequate” public transport facilities. 
“The Indian embassy sees large crowds almost every day. With reports of the embassy shifting to West Bay, we hope bus connectivity will improve to that area,” said an Indian expatriate.
Some Nepalese and Sri Lankan expatriates, too, aired similar views.
Calling for more services from Doha Bus Station (DBS) to places where these embassies are located, some workers said buses could also be introduced from Asian Town (Industrial Area) to DBS that would pass through the areas where these missions are based at present.