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1420 Cases, 1108 Buses Seized
1420 Cases, 1108 Buses Seized, Private Buses Seized, Road Transport Organisation. Till date they have seized 1,108 buses from the operators and imposed 1,420 cases against the respective operators. This is a clear indication that lessons have not been learnt.
Post Mahbubnagar incident the authorities have seized 1,100 buses and booked over 1400 cases for violations. Private bus operators still operate throwing caution to the winds
The buses are all made by international brands so there is not much problem with the engines or the bodies per say. But not all the safety measures are in place like there are no hammers to break open the emergency windows, or fire extinguishers
In the wake of the rise in mishaps and accidents involving buses and private tour operators, the Road Transport Organisation (RTO) has cracked the whip against operators who have shown utter disdain to the rules. Ever since the Mahabubnagar bus mishap, the RTO officials have gone on an over drive.
Till date they have seized 1,108 buses from the operators and imposed 1,420 cases against the respective operators. This is a clear indication that lessons have not been learnt.
B Venkateshwarulu, Joint Transport Commissioner, Vigilance and IT says that the most flouted rule is picking up passengers enroute. In transport parlance, it is called ‘stray passengers’. “The bus operators are meant to pick-up a particular party and drop them to their destination safely. They are not entitled to pick up passengers during the course of the journey. In case there is any mishap it will become difficult for the law-officials and others to identify the passengers.”
According to the JTC another trend that has risen in rule-flouting is the lack of a passenger log-sheet. “Most of these buses do not maintain a proper log sheet of how many passengers they have on board during the time of departure. This is one of the reasons why we have booked cases against operators.”
Of the 1,420 cases that were registered it was also noted that the buses do not have an additional driver who can takeover for overnight journeys. There is only one driver for the whole journey.
On asking the JTC about the condition of the buses he said, “ The buses are all made by international brands so there is not much problem with the engines or the bodies per say. But not all the safety measures are in place like there are no hammers to break open the emergency windows, or fire extinguishers.”
With regard to the condition of APSRTC buses Venkateshwarulu says, “There are still a few old buses in their fleet. RTC does not buy new vehicles in bulk, so there are old buses as well.
