APSRTC hopeful of operating more buses to Telangana post-March
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Faced with mounting income losses, the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation was compelled to give in to the calls for of its Telangana State counterparts whereas signing an settlement on inter-State bus operations throughout the post-lockdown interval.
However, Corporation officers are actually hopeful that the scenario will enhance post-March once they intend to overview the settlement. “We have already written to them and hope to improve our financial position once we overcome the COVID-19 pandemic situation,” stated K. Brahmananda Reddy, Executive Director (Operations), APSRTC.
Besides an enormous income loss suffered by the general public sector transport large on account of the lockdown, the phrases and situations put forth by the TSRTC within the new settlement on the parity concern shrunk the APSRTC’s operational space in Telangana state by 1.1 lakh km and added 10,000 km for Telangana buses in Andhra Pradesh.
In a serious climbdown, Andhra Pradesh has agreed to scale down operation of its buses in Telangana from 2.25 lakh km to 1.6 lakh km by working fewer buses (from 1,009 up to now to 638 now).
APSRTC officers, who keep that the aim of the State Road Transport Corporations needs to be to cater to the transport wants of the frequent man, are upset in regards to the ‘adamant’ method of their Telangana counterparts however are assured that they’d quickly have the opportunity to improve their operations by reviewing the settlement.
‘Paying back in the same coin’
Just a few days in the past, citing a ‘permit’ concern, the Tamil Nadu State Transport officers seized 5 buses belonging to the APSRTC (three from Tirupati depot and two from Chittoor depot).
Since it was a protracted weekend and any friction, if escalated, may lead to journey issues for individuals, Transport Minister Perni Venkataramaiah and Principal Secretary, Transport Department, M.T. Krishna Babu, requested officers to discuss to their Tamil Nadu counterparts and resolve the difficulty.
Though there’s an settlement between the 2 States, the incident occurred due to a minor concern. Meanwhile, sensing that the personal journey operators of Tamil Nadu have been behind the transfer, AP Transport officers carried out inspections and seized 24 personal journey buses of Tamil Nadu right here, citing the identical allow concern.
“There is an increasing patronage for APSRTC buses operating on routes like Vellore to Chittoor. Private bus operators of Tamil Nadu influenced their local Motor Vehicle Inspectors to seize our buses operating on these routes. But the issue has been resolved,” stated Mr. Brahmananda Reddy.
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