With Dasara drawing to an in depth, individuals ready to board a bus on the Pandit Nehru Bus Station in Vijayawada on Sunday.
| Photograph Credit score: G.N. RAO
Officers of the Street Transport Authority (RTA) in Andhra Pradesh have cracked the whip on erring non-public bus operators who fleeced the passengers taking undue benefit of the Dasara competition rush.
In NTR district alone, the division had booked circumstances towards 151 non-public bus operators and seized 16 buses as a part of a particular drive carried out from October 3 to 12.
Deputy Transport Fee, NTR district, A. Mohan, mentioned a particular drive was in drive throughout the competition interval in view of the annual follow of jacking up the ticket costs by non-public bus operators, cashing in on the excessive demand.
Mr. Mohan mentioned, following stories that a few of the non-public travels’ managements have been fleecing the passengers by overcharging them, the division constituted six groups of Motor Car Inspectors, who fanned out in numerous instructions within the district and carried out shock checks.
He mentioned a few of the autos didn’t have correct paperwork, whereas some operators have been discovered to be working their autos with out paying taxes, and a few others have been fleecing the passengers by promoting the tickets for unreasonably excessive costs.
He mentioned a positive of ₹28,24,654 was collected from the bus operators for violating the norms.
Stating that it was not proper on the a part of the non-public bus operators to take undue benefit of the individuals’s have to journey from one place to the opposite, Mr. Mohan warned them towards charging excessive ticket fares, and mentioned the shock checks would proceed even after the competition to carry order among the many non-public operators.
Printed – October 14, 2024 02:45 am IST
