The Transport department has published the final notification to permit the city entry of private buses from Goshree islands, K.N. Unnikrishnan, MLA, informed in a release.
This comes after around two decades of the commissioning of the trio of Goshree bridges. Ever since the bridges were commissioned in 2004, commuters had to either depend on the few KSRTC buses or private vehicles to reach their destinations in the city since private buses from the islands had to terminate their trips at High Court Junction. This was mainly because a few routes were nationalised, wherein only the KSRTC could operate trips.
“The final notification was issued in line with all procedures mentioned in the Motor Vehicles Act. It is heartening that an issue that had been mentioned in my poll manifesto has been realised. It took time since many legal aspects had to be overcome,” Mr. Unnikrishnan said.
