Following the unlocking of lockdown, private buses started to operate in the city, but buses are failing to operate to their full strength after the unlock, buses that are plying are overcrowded and passengers are forced to travel on footboard risking their lives. Before Covid-19-induced lockdown, there were enough buses to different parts of the city and never bothered the locality and population. Now, people are forced to wait for a longer time to board buses to their destinations.
Dilraj Alva, president of Dakshina Kannada Bus Operators’ Association (DKBOA), said all private city buses are not operating now. At present, only 232 private city buses are operating. More than 350 buses were operating across 160 routes in the city in the past. A bus on the shortest route was operating more than 20 trips a day while a bus on the long route had eight to nine trips a day.
Instead of depending on public transport to commute, people are traveling in their vehicles — two-wheelers or cars — to their workplace, as buses are failing to play and it’s hard for commuters to travel and also they don't want to risk their lives during this pandemic situation.
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