- Wheels of 25 buses stopped, provision for passenger buses only
Wardha. For the last 3 months, the employees of the State Road Transport Corporation have started a strike, gradually the operation of buses is increasing due to the employees returning to work, but the freight section of ST Corporation started after Corona, on the verge of closure in a short time. But at present, there are 25 freighter buses in the district, in such a situation, not a single freight bus could run after the strike due to lack of staff.
Department on the verge of closure due to workers’ strike
In 2020, everything came to a halt after the corona epidemic knocked, due to the Corona prohibitory order, the operation of passenger buses had come to a complete halt, in such a situation, due to the loss of the state transport corporation every day, some passenger buses have been converted into freighters 25 freighters She was a troubleshooter then due to the good income through buses, but due to the strike of the employees going on for the last 3 months, this ST freight section is on the verge of closure.
Day by day the response was increasing, planning was being done
ST’s freight service started from June 1, 2020, various companies as well as private and government goods were transported on a large scale through ST’s freight buses, farmers were also giving provisions to carry their farm goods, due to increasing response, last year Till 10 months, there was an income of 1.25 crores, seeing the increasing response day by day, planning was also being done to increase the freight buses.
76 buses operating from 5 depots, around 170 ferries
After the strike, the workers are slowly returning to work, in such a situation, priority is being given to the operation of passenger buses from the State Transport Corporation, 7 from Pulgaon, 3 from Talegaon, 22 from Hinganghat, 21 from Arvi and 23 buses from Wardha Depot. The operations of 160 to 170 ferries are being completed every day, through this daily income of 8 to 9 lakh rupees is being generated from the district to the Mahamandal.
30 per cent buses started operating at capacity after some employees return
On returning to work, 30 percent ST of the total capacity is operational. Buses are being operated on Arvi-Wardha, Talegaon etc routes. More and more citizens are being called to take advantage of ST buses travel.