The bus strike called by a joint panel of private bus operators in the State, hit normal life on Tuesday.
The bus owners called the strike to press for their demands, including revision of the student concession. The response to the strike call was almost total with around 7,5,00 buses being off the road in the State.
Normal life was badly hit in north and central Kerala, where the people depend heavily on private buses for their public transportation, while the impact of the strike was minimal in south Kerala where the majority of the city and rural services were operated by Kerala State Road Transportation (KSRTC). Further, the KSRTC has pressed in additional services in the wake of a token strike call by the private bus operators.
