Private transportation calls for ‘Bengaluru Bandh’ today, Here’s how to tackle it…

Private transportation has called for a one-day strike in Karnataka today (September 11) against the state government’s Shakti scheme which offers free travel facilities to women on non-premium government buses, calling it ‘Bengaluru Bandh.’ However, the Karnataka Transport Department has made arrangements to tackle the strike, said Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy. Here are 10 points […]

Private transportation has called for a one-day strike in Karnataka today (September 11) against the state government’s Shakti scheme which offers free travel facilities to women on non-premium government buses, calling it ‘Bengaluru Bandh.’

However, the Karnataka Transport Department has made arrangements to tackle the strike, said Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy.

Here are 10 points on traffic curbs amid Bengaluru Bandh:

• According to the news agency PTI, several private vehicles including autos, taxis, maxi cabs, and corporate buses have called off a one-day strike on Monday against Karnataka’s new Shakti scheme, which will make others to travel today, including school students and office goers.
• Amid this, an alternative plan has been made to tackle the situation of traffic for the public.
• Speaking to ANI, the Karnataka transport minister assured that Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) buses have been arranged to avoid any inconvenience to the public.
• “We have arranged BMTC (Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation) buses for school-going children, office-going people, and those who’re going to hospitals,” the minister said.
• Almost 500 extra buses have been arranged by BMTC to avoid inconvenience during the day. “Nothing will happen. They (private transport) are going for a strike, let them, they have the right to do so,” Reddy said.
• A meeting was held by top transport officials with Reddy. He instructed them to take action to ensure that there is no trouble for the general public and school children.
• The transport minister also directed the officials to ply government buses on the routes to schools and colleges in Bengaluru and said more buses should be arranged near hospitals so that patients do not face any problems, ANI reported.
• Taking notes from the situation, some schools in the city have declared a holiday on Monday to avoid inconvenience to the students.
• Notably, Private vehicle owners and drivers have called for a Bandh in Bengaluru city opposing the Shakti scheme, which is one of the five government guarantees and provides free travel to women on government buses.
• This call has been given for a Bandh from Sunday midnight to Monday midnight.

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