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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Illegally stored gas cylinders seized
Thane (PTI): Authorities have seized illegally stored 1,839 gas cylinders and seven vehicles worth over Rs 67 lakh in the Dombivli MIDC area of Thane district, officials said on Saturday.
A special vigilance team of the Mumbai Rationing Department detected an illegal storage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in Phase-2 of Dombivli (East).
Cylinders belonging to multiple gas agencies were found stockpiled in closed vehicles, unauthorised warehouses, and open sheds without mandatory permissions from the Explosives Department, Fire Department, or oil companies, according to an official release.
