Awaits for orders from govt to resume full services: RTC Executive Director

With Hyderabad Metro services resuming their services from Monday, RTC authorities are anticipating orders and accordingly are focusing on cleaning and maintaining their buses. The maintenance staff has been attending duty regularly, though the city buses have been confined to depots since March 22.

Pending a decision on the resumption of city services by the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC), the Corporation is keeping its buses ready and can start them from scratch.

The executive director of RTC (Greater Hyderabad Zone), V Venkateshwarlu, said they were awaiting orders from the government to resume their services.  The



government will decide on the number of buses to be operated and the seating capacity.

‘We switch on the bus engine daily for 15 minutes.  We place jacks and wheel discs under buses to prevent pressure on tires.  “Oil is changed according to the kilometers, but since the buses are not driven for a long time, there will be no oil change,” Venkateshwarlu said.

From the Greater Hyderabad zone alone, the RTC previously earned 3.5 million in revenue per day through its 2,800-bus fleet before exclusion.  Apart from city buses, interstate buses have also been restricted to depots for the past five months.