Date:16/10/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/10/16/stories/2007101654000600.htm

Andhra Pradesh

Raw deal for A.P. bus travellers

S. Sandeep Kumar

HYDERABAD: The inadequacy of APSRTC in operating additional services this festive season coupled with the ongoing special drive by Regional Transport Authority (RTA) against private bus operators has led to severe inconvenience to native place-bound commuters.

While APSRTC officials say that over 200 additional buses were pressed into service across the State to avoid inconvenience, commuters say that a majority of the additional services operated are ordinary type and this made them to opt for private services.“The other advantage with private operators is flexibility – they operate services even at late night which RTC lacks ,” says a commuter.