Bengaluru: Namma metro average ridership sees slight drop in May after fare hike
Bengaluru: Namma Metro’s average daily ridership dropped marginally in May, with 7.56 lakh commuters using the service each day — a slight decline from April’s average of 7.62 lakh, according to data from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL).
The data, as cited by Deccan Herald on Monday, showed that 2,34,57,821 passengers in total travelled by metro trains during the month, with the highest single-day ridership — 8,39,924 — recorded on May 19.
The dip in numbers follows BMRCL’s fare hike on February 9, which saw an average increase of 45%. Since then, the average daily ridership fell from 8.03 lakh in January to 7.49 lakh in February and further to 7.24 lakh in March.
Despite the decline, BMRCL officials remain optimistic. A senior BMRCL official said ridership had begun to recover and the figures for June are expected to surpass the January average. “Our ridership is now well over 8 lakh on most days,” DH quoted the official as saying.
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6 held with ganja in JharkhandMedininagar/Godda, Feb 3 (PTI) Six people, including four members of a
Medininagar/Godda (PTI): Six people, including four members of a family, were arrested with 17.50 kg ganja from two districts of Jharkhand, police said on Tuesday.
In Palamu, four people, including three women, were apprehended with 8.6 kg ganja, they said.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team made the arrests from a house in Madhushala Colony on Monday, an officer said.
The estimated market value of the seized ganja is around Rs 6 lakh, SP Reeshma Ramesan said.
In Jharkhand’s Godda district, two persons were arrested with a total of 8.94 kg ganja worth around Rs 6.10 lakh from Amjora village under Mahagama police station limits following a raid, SDPO Chandrasekhar Azad said.
