In the midst of safety concerns over buses in the State following a series of accidents, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation has now introduced buses made by Swedish company Scania to its fleet.
Flagging off two introductory Scania buses, one on the Bangalore-Tirupati route and one on the Bangalore-Chennai route, Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy said they wanted to address concerns of safety.
The buses have been introduced on a trial period for two months. He reiterated that KSRTC would conduct thorough safety checks before making future orders.
“Tenders had been called for night-journey buses, to which Volvo and Scania participated. Since we had tried Volvo buses, we wanted to experiment with Scania,” he said.
He added that Scania was chosen as the buses were cheaper than their competitor. Sivakumar V., Director (Sales), Scania Pvt. Ltd., said the company was confident of satisfying KSRTC’s requirements. While Scania buses have been introduced for the first time by KSRTC, private operators have been plying Scania buses since September last year.
Mr. Reddy announced a profit of Rs. 11 crore for KSRTC, with BMTC contributing Rs. 15 crore in the first quarter. The North Eastern and North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporations have registered a profit of Rs. 35 crore and Rs. 18 crore respectively. When asked about reducing ticket fare for BMTC or KSRTC buses, Mr. Reddy said it would be difficult to do so until diesel prices are cut.
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