TSRTC city zone hits purple patch

Vehicle utilisation, occupancy and earnings increase

The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation’s operations in the Greater Hyderabad Zone (GHZ) are inching towards normalcy, as vehicle utilisation, occupancy and earnings per kilometre are witnessing an uptick after COVID-19 restrictions were relaxed. Data obtained by the Right to Information (RTI) Act of 2005 by transport researcher G S R Chaitanya, the occupancy for July was 54. This is the highest since February. The occupancy had taken a beating on account of the night curfew and partial lockdown from April through May. Similarly, there has been an increase in earning per kilometre, despite the continuous increasing prices of diesel. While this was ₹ 31.81 in March, it gradually rose at the end of July to ₹ 32.43. The average vehicle utilisation too went up, as more buses were pressed into service.