Schools reopening: transportation of students remains a vexed issue in Kerala
The Hindu
Kept off the road for over a year and a half, schools will have to spend a small fortune to get majority of buses back into running condition
, transportation of students continues to remain a vexed issue.
Kept off the road for over a year and a half, schools will have to spend a small fortune to get majority of buses back into running condition. Besides, have already sold off their buses unable to maintain them through the pandemic time when they weren't allowed to collect bus fee as schooling remained remote.
"Nearly 200 school and college buses sold in such manner, mostly by unaided schools, are now available in the second hand vehicle market in Muvattupuzha and surrounding areas. Though the business in used buses is usual during the start of every academic year, this time the number of such vehicles is many folds more," said Muhammad Kunju, a used vehicle dealer in Muvattupuzha.