Mangauru: At that time that year again, when passengers were beautified by several immoral private bus operators and KSRTC came to save them.
This year, not only will KSRTC will help passengers return home and return from the price of the exorbitant surge from the celebration season by private operators, but will also try to correct their income shortage by deploying as many buses as possible to ensure the rushed festival.
With this, he hopes to bite the covid-induced crisis.
Private bus operators have climbed Wednesday rates and rates floating above the 1,700 RS sign from Bengaluru to Mangaluru, while returning costs for Saturday and Sunday are in the range of Rs 2,000.
Contrary to this, the KSRTC tariff does not see an increase and ranges from Rs 400 to Rs 800 for Airavat class services.
If the additional bus is deployed, they will see a minimum increase of 10% in normal rates for special buses.
KSRTC Mangaluru Divisional Controller SN Aruna told TOI: “We will use additional buses as and when booking near the Saturation Level in existing regular services.
We have enough buses to meet increasing demand.
Rush Friew will help us rise back from the losses We suffered during a pandemic.
“At present, around 40 bus Plying buses on the route Mangaluru-Bengaluru (by opposing 65-70 buses per day pre-pandemic).
The division used to get revenues around Rs 70 lakh per day now produces an estimate of Rs 50-55 lakh per day.
KSRTC officials hope the celebration season will help them return to good income earnings days.
Aruna said during the celebration season, income was in the range of Rs 1.25 Crore per day in the Pre-Covid era.
“This time, we can reach Rs 80 to 85 lakh Rs per day because we still don’t have a movement between countries,” he said.
He urges people to protect KSRTC which has good security records.