Hyderabad: RTCs of TS and AP are chalking out a plan to join hands to protect Sankranti travellers from being fleeced by private operators. Officials met on Wednesday to strategise how best to attract passengers.
While private operators scalp passengers, the RTC charges more only on extra services and not on buses on the regular schedule.
At a coordination meeting of the two RTCs, it was decided that they would have pick-up points at areas where there is a larger AP-origin population such as BHEL, LB Nagar, Kukatpally, Jeedimetla, ECIL crossroads and others. “We are trying to provide enough stoppage points for people to reach the buses,” an official said.
Mr Raja Shekar Bhupati, a software employee who travels home during Sankranti, said, “Private companies do not have a consistent price, they keep increasing the fares depending on demand and the festival date.”
The RTC special services are likely to start on January 10 for Sankranti, the busiest time for travel. The TSRTC would ply 928 buses and AP 1,400 buses. A total of 4,500 buses would plying to various destinations in the state.
