Hyderabad,
June 20: Intensifying their crackdown on private bus operators across
Andhra Pradesh, the authorities Wednesday seized 83 buses plying in
violation of rules.
The
Road Transport Authority (RTA) conducted raids in Hyderabad,
Vijayawada, Guntur, Visakhapatnam, Eluru, Adilabad and other towns. The
seized buses include 43 private travel buses and 40 school buses.
The
authorities also booked cases against operators which have not paid tax
and those who were not maintaining a record of the passengers.
Taking serious view of the spurt in bus accidents, RTA officials launched a drive against the private operators three days ago.
Special teams of RTA employees checked the buses of private schools and colleges on the outskirts of Hyderabad.
RTA
officials said buses which were plying without permits, fitness
certificate and other documents and carrying passengers and luggage in
excess to permissible limits were seized.
The
Private Travels Association condemned the RTA action against the
operators, saying they were rendering service to people as state-run
Road Transport Corp (RTC) was unable to meet the demand.
The
government started the crackdown after a private bus carrying Shirdi
pilgrims from Hyderabad met with an accident Saturday in Maharashtra,
killing 30 people.
There
was utter confusion after the accident as police found that the private
operator, Sri Kaleswari Tours and Travels, had no data of the number of
passengers.
The RTA Tuesday seized 36 buses including 18 belonging to Sri Kaleswari Tours and Travels.
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