Dakshina Kannada District: Private Buses Resume Operations
Mangaluru: In the background of the district wide lockdown imposed due to the second wave of the corona, the private bus operation which had halted since the last 2 months resumed operation on Thursday, July 1.
Joining the government buses which began operations two weeks ago, few private buses resumed their services on Thursday. Few buses resumed operations in the morning at various places in the city. While some buses had a handful of passengers travelling in them, some others were occupied with passengers taking up almost all seats inside the vehicle.
Owing to the ongoing roadwork at various places, apart from private bus operations, vehicular traffic had increased during the period of lockdown exemption in the city from the past few days, and even on Thursday, the roads experienced similar conditions. Amid this, private city and service bus transportation fee has been hiked and the fare rise has already been enforced from today, July 1st.
In the wake of the rise in diesel price, the rise in bus fare was an inevitable development, the Dakshina Kannada District Bus Owners Association stated. The minimum bus fare has been raised from Rs. 10 to Rs. 12, it is learned.
It has been decided that with effective lockdown relaxation in the Dakshina Kannada district, shops and buses have been granted permission to operate from 7 am to 5 pm in the district. The official order in this regard is being expected to be issued on Thursday. The district In-charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary has spoken about the same on Wednesday.
Approximately 60 buses to begin operation
“There are approximately up to 350 Private city buses in the coverage area of Mangaluru City, out this approximately 60 city buses have resumed operation today (Thursday). Since there is an atmosphere of confusion about the lockdown relaxation duration, the number of passengers is a bit scarce. Since there is the possibility of extending the duration of lockdown relaxation, from tomorrow (Friday), we expect more buses may resume operations and the number of passengers may also increase considerably”.
-Dilraj Alva, President, City Bus Owners Association D. K.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
