AGRA: As many as 517 school buses identified as “unfit to ply” are operating in Agra district in violation of road safety norms. These buses do not have the mandatory fitness certificate issued by the regional transport department. Most also do not have the necessary fire safety arrangements, according to sources at the regional transport department. All this puts at risk the schoolchildren who travel in them.
The RTO sources said 187 buses have been listed in the “dangerous” category. They have been operating for over 15 years and are required to be phased out.
