Various unions of Vikrams, autorickshaws, taxis and city buses will protest against the State Government if the authorities did not fix routes and set a time table for the operation of electric buses in Dehradun.
While stating this, President of Dehradun Mahanagar City Bus Seva Mahasangh Vijay Vardhan Dandriyal informed that the representatives of these unions had a meeting on Saturday regarding the effect of electric buses on the operation of other local public transport.
“The regional transport officer (RTO) recently said that they cannot fix the routes for electric buses as there is no permit issued to electric buses. How can they issue the fares of these electric buses on various routes like city buses when the permits are yet to be issued?” questioned Dandriyal. Moreover, the unions also have the issue with the fares of electric buses which were recently announced in the State Transport Authority (STA) meeting. According to Dandriyal, if the electric bus having several facilities will run in such low fares, why passengers will prefer to use other public transport. He said that STA, the Dehradun Smart City Limited (DSCL) and RTA should coordinate and set fix routes, a schedule and appropriate fares for the electric buses that would not affect the business of other local public transport. “All the operators of Vikrams, Autorickshaws, taxis and city buses will be compelled to go on strike if the authorities will not resolve our issues soon,” said Dandriyal.
Sunday, 27 December 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
