MSRTC employees' strike enters 34th day; over 1,500 buses operational
The Hindu
Till Monday, the corporation had suspended the services of 7,585 permanent employees and 1,779 daily wage workers, an official earlier said.
The strike by employees of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation continued for the 34th day on Tuesday and the transport undertaking operated over 1,500 buses out of its fleet of 16,000 vehicles, an official said.
The agitation of employees, who are seeking merger of the cash-strapped corporation with the State government, has crippled the state-run bus services for a month now.
"The MSRTC operated 1,086 buses, including 822 ordinary ones, on various routes from 50 depots till Monday evening. Another 506 buses operated early Tuesday. The final figure will be released by the evening," a spokesperson of the MSRTC said.
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