MUMBAI: The strike by the drivers of private bus operators hired by the BEST - Mumbai's civic transport utility - over salary hike and other demands entered the fourth day on Saturday with more than 1,000 buses staying off roads, leaving commuters hassled.
Of the total 1,671 private buses of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), 1,077 buses remained stationed at 18 depots, its spokesperson Sunil Vaidya said.