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April 22, 2021 20:52 IST
Maximum number of buses to be operated between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m, says KSRTC chairman and managing director Biju Prabhakar
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Maximum number of buses to be operated between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m, says KSRTC chairman and managing director Biju Prabhakar
The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is set to streamline its schedules from Friday in the wake of the 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew imposed in the State to check the second wave of the COVID-19.
Maximum number of ordinary and fast services will be operated between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m, according to Biju Prabhakar, chairman and managing director, KSRTC. Bus crew will be provided single duty of 12 hours and spread over two spells from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Double duty will not be provided to more than 20% of the employees.
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation operates 3,362 schedules on Monday
The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has started operating more schedules in the State to mitigate hassles caused by restrictions imposed on travelling standing in buses in the wake of the spurt in COVID-19.
The government has restricted the number of passengers permitted to the sanctioned seat capacity in buses. As the majority of seats often get filled at the starting point of the trip itself during peak hours, commute for others boarding in between has turned a hurdle.
Compared to the 3,261 schedules the KSRTC operated on April 17, it had 3,362 schedules on Monday. On Sunday, the KSRTC operated 2,315 schedules and the services came in handy for many of those who attended the Kerala Public Service Commission examinations in which 2.52 lakh appeared.
Police yet to strictly enforce guidelines for domestic travellers
Amid the rising COVID-19 caseload, the Kerala Police intensified surveillance on the inter-State border at Inchivila where motorists crossed over to Kanyakumari on Monday.
However, the police were yet to strictly enforce the guidelines that had been issued by the government for domestic travellers a day ago.
A team of six officials, led by a Sub-Inspector and comprising four police officers and two health workers, collected details of all incoming vehicles and the passengers. While some travellers carried passes obtained after registering on the e-Jagratha portal, others did not possess such documents. But, none were turned back on the first day of increased vigil.
Corporation brings closure to 121 long-pending cases
The cash-strapped Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) settled 121 long-pending cases seeking compensation at a recently concluded national Lok Adalat.
The settled cases included one which was booked 28 years ago. The settlement was possible after the corporation and the complainant reached an understanding to drop the interest part of the compensation that was awarded to the complainant, according to those at the Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KELSA), who organised the event.
In the settled case, an interest of ₹50,600 was allowed along with the award of ₹22,400. However, both the parties reached an understanding to waive the interest and the KSRTC agreed to transfer the compensation to the complainant next week. The corporation will thus pay a total compensation of ₹88 lakh in the 121 cases next week, KELSA officials said.
COVID curbs cut a swathe through sectors
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Hotels, travel trade, bus operators, and KSRTC take the brunt
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Hotels, travel trade, bus operators, and KSRTC take the brunt
The restrictions imposed to contain the second wave of COVID-19 in the State have hit hotels, travel trade, event management companies, bus operators, and the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation that have been limping back to normality post lockdown.
The travel trade, expecting a good footfall during summer months, is the worst hit.
“Inquiries have stopped reaching reservation desks of hotels and resorts. Almost all hotels and resorts are deserted now. The limiting of stay of tourists to seven days and insistence on RT-PCR tests by over a dozen States for those returning from the State have played spoilsport,” says former president of the Association of Tourism Trade Organisations, India, Anish Kumar P.K.