Officials claim 40-45% of scheduled bus services being operated

The bus strike by employees of Road Transport Corporations (RTCs) is set to enter its 13th day on Monday. Meanwhile, officials claim that more employees are reporting back to duty and 40 to 45% of sch

The bus strike by employees of Road Transport Corporations (RTCs) is set to enter its 13th day on Monday. Meanwhile, officials claim that more employees are reporting back to duty and 40 to 45% of scheduled services are being operated as of Sunday. Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) Managing Director Shivyogi C. Kalasad told The Hindu that all the corporations are running 500 to 1,000 additional buses per day. On the first day of strike, RTCs had operated 236 buses. After a week (on April 13), operations touched 2,445, and on Sunday, more than 7,500 buses hit the road. “Running more and more buses is an indication that employees are reporting back to duty. On Sunday, the KSRTC managed to run 50% of scheduled services and all the four corporations managed to operate 40 to 45% of the services. On Monday, we may add 1,000 more buses,” he said.