Mangaluru : Office bearers of DK Private Bus Owners Association, of private and city buses in Mangaluru, will meet the Deputy Commissioner on Monday and indicate their willingness to resume services with 25% increase in fares.

Association President Dilraj Alva told that, the fare hike was necessary in the face of increased diesel prices and the mandate to follow social distancing norms. The latest government notification on fare revision for private stage carriages provides for automatic fare revision commensurate with diesel price fluctuation. The operators would roll back the fares if there was any decrease in diesel prices.

Services would commence from July 1 in Mangaluru in a graded manner, Mr. Alva said.