BENGALURU: Wondering why your waiting time for BMTC buses has increased? With economic activities resuming and offices as well as educational institutions reopening, there is a growing demand for buses but Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is yet to resume full-fledged operations.
BMTC has 6,803 buses (including 90 e-buses) but is operating only 5,635 now. Around the globe, in cities with good bus services, there will be at least 120 buses per lakh population. Using that yardstick, Bengaluru should have 14,000 buses or more.