Lockdown hits TSRTC badly

The corporation could operate fraction of its fleet, kms operated plummet

While the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) has been running buses during the lockdown, but as a natural consequence of the restricted timings, it is running less than a third of its fleet, its occupancy has declined, and it is operating approximately an eighth of kilometres it usually runs. According to sources, there have been around 800 buses in operation in the Greater Hyderabad Zone (GHZ) of the TSRTC since the lockdown came into effect. On any usual day, the number of buses pressed into service would be between 2,800 to 3,000 per day. With fewer buses plying roads, the number of kilometres the transport juggernaut has operated too has gone down drastically.