Mangalore: Private Buses to Pave Way for Government Ones
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore / Bangalore, Nov 3: Transport minister R Ashok announced here on Sunday November 2, that the city bus services, presently being operated by the private bus owners, will be replaced with government buses shortly.
Saying that the department officials have already drafted necessary action plan to start bus services in Mangalore, he said that necessary instructions have already been issued to the district administration on the issue.
Asserting that Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation(KSRTC) is fully equipped to handle tranport in the state, he said that the government is planning to ban movement of private buses on national highways in the state. He was speaking after initiating the experimental run of the newly introduced air-conditioned 'Marco Polo' buses here.
At present, private buses are allowed to operate on the state and national highways, on the ground that KSRTC does not have the requisite capacity to cater to the demands of the passengers. This has been depleting the revenues of the KSRTC, Ashok said. In a dispute on the issue of rerstricting the movement of private bus that is pending in the state High Court, the government has decided to furnish a certificate to the court, saying that the KSRTC has the capacity to provide enough services to the passengers of the state, the minister explained.