But with limited bus services and no other form of public transport, he finds it hard to reach his place of work. At present, BMTC is operating 156 buses while the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is running 50-odd buses. A BMTC official said that they were running ‘enough buses to meet the needs of those in essential services’. “We have also provided bus services connecting Victoria hospital, where hundreds of COVID-19 patients are getting treatment, to Bidadi, Taverekere, K.R. Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Ashok Kumar Verma said, “Footfall at railway stations has not increased.

Source: The Hindu May 03, 2021 02:15 UTC