Mangalore: Buses off Road on Oct 27 Demanding NH - 17 Repairs
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SB)
Mangalore, Oct 25: The city, service and inter-state buses will be off the roads on Wednesday October 27 from 6.00 am to 6.00 pm demanding immediate repairs of NH 17 from Mulky to Tokkottu, said Ivan D'Souza, president of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Karmika Parishat Bus Naukarara Sangha here on Monday October 25.
He was speaking at the joint press meet called by the sangha, Canara Bus Owners' Association and Dakshina Kannada Bus Operators Association (DKBOA). The sangha will also hold a padayatra from Nantoor to Talapady, the stretch of NH 17.
D'Souza said that no buses will operate on the Mulki-Talapady stretch of NH 17 on the day. He lambasted at the attitude of authorities concerned as the bus workers and passengers alike suffer due to the
apathy. There has been no favourable responses to the memorandum submitted to the concerned in this regard, he said.
Dakshina Kannada Bus Operators Association (DKBOA) general secretary Aziz Partipady said the bad condition of the NH 17 from Mahaveer Circle up to Talapady is a nightmare for passengers and the bus owners and crew alike. It has been difficult to keep the time due to pothole-ridden roads. Canara Bus Operators' Association (CBOA) president K Rajavarma Ballal was present.
The decision had been taken by the sangha on Saturday October 23 to keep the buses off the road on Wednesday, which now has got the support from the bus owners associations too.