The pathetic condition of Bengaluru-Mangaluru National Highway 75 in Dakshina Kannada and Hassan districts because of the tardy progress in four-laning the highway is taking a toll on government-operated Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation buses too.
KSRTC’s Mangaluru Division that operates nearly 570 premium services among other services, was suffering nearly Rs. 1.5 crore loss every month — about ₹1 lakh towards spare parts and nearly ₹50 lakh towards tyres — because of potholes, craters and uneven road surface in the two districts. While it had earned about ₹30 crore revenue a month in October-December 2023, the expenditure was about ₹29 crore a month.
