Mudigere : Transport Minister R Ramalinga Reddy on Tuesday said the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will provide city bus service in all cities and towns with a population of more than a lakh from August.
Speaking after inaugurating the KSRTC bus stand in the town on Tuesday, he said the model of city bus services in district headquarters will be extended to taluk headquarters as well.
A total of 498 KSRTC buses will be deployed to provide city bus service. The service will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on August 1 in Bengaluru, he added.
He said new KSRTC buses will be deployed to KSRTC depots in Malnad. The complaint on leakage of bus roofs has been taken seriously. All the old buses will be replaced with new ones. KSRTC has not suspended service on some routes though it is incurring loss, he added.
MLA B B Ningaiah said that there is a need to construct bus stands at Aldoor and Kalasa. The bus stand in Chikkamagaluru is congested. There is a need to construct a huge bus stand like the one in Hassan, he observed.
MLC Motamma said special concession should be provided to students from BPL families in the bus pass. Bus service from Mudigere to Madikeri should be introduced.
MLC M K Pranesh said KSRTC should introduce Volvo and Rajahamsa buses as the taluk is a religious centre.
Former MLA M P Kumaraswamy, KSRTC Director B N S Reddy and others were present.