The commute of lakhs of people in Bengaluru will be affected on Monday as no consensus was achieved between the Transport Department and Federation of Karnataka State Private Transport Association over the latter’s call for a Bengaluru bandh. With autorickshaws, cabs, airport taxis and private buses deciding to not get on the roads, commuters would have to entirely depend on public transport such as Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) and Namma Metro.
With even private school vans/buses participating in the bandh, parents are worried about the commute of their children to and from schools. While the government has not declared a holiday, some private schools have declared holiday by themselves while a few others have opted for online classes only for Monday. Maharani Cluster University has postponed the exam scheduled on Monday due to the strike.
Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy said to ensure that there is no inconvenience to the public, he has instructed the BMTC to run 500 extra schedules (4,000 trips) from major bus stations. “Those who need to go to the hospitals, those who need to go to offices, those coming from other places and the ones who would want to go to airports and railway stations should not face issues and we have accordingly made arrangements.”
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