Bengaluru Bandh To Be Observed On 11 September. Check Details.
Private taxi and bus companies in Bengaluru will go on strike on Monday (11th September) and most private transportation services in the city are likely to be closed. Monday is a busy day for IT professionals, and others, so the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is planning to send extra buses to handle the extra traffic expected during the strike.
The Strike is organised by Karnataka State Private Vehicles Owners Association.
As per information, since the implementation of the free bus service for women in the state of Karnataka, the private operators in the transport sector have been protesting that they are suffering a lot due to the implementation of the scheme. Earlier, they met the minister of transport and demanded that private buses be included in the scheme and that they be compensated for their losses.
On July 24, the transport unions held a meeting with the minister of state for transport in Karnataka Ramalinga Reddy. The meeting took place three days before the unions had initially planned to protest on July 27. The minister assured the unions that 28 of the 30 demands will be met by August end.
The minister said that he would bring the matter to the chief minister’s notice and talk about the issues. However, the associations did not receive any response from the government. On September 11, the transport unions decided to strike for one day.
Hence, the following services will operate in Bangalore on 11th September:
· Food & Delivery Vehicles – Food, groceries and other essential services will not be affected and will continue to operate as normal.
· Emergency Services – Emergency service vehicles such as Ambulances, Pharma vehicles and other critical goods transporting vehicles will be operational.
· Public Transport – All modes of public transport, including the buses operated by the BMTC, as well as the metro trains, will run as normal on Monday. In addition, the BMTC will run additional buses on Monday.
The following services will remain closed:
· Autos – Auto rickshaw unions have also joined the strike and the auto rickshaws, which are the backbone of Bengaluru’s commuting system, will remain off-road.
· Private Cabs – App-based cabs are also supporting the strike and have declared that they will stay off-road Monday.
· Private Buses – On Monday, all private buses that run within the State from Bengaluru will be out of service.
· Private Airport Taxis – If you are going to the airport, you will have to make your own arrangements or take the BMTC Vajra bus service to the airport.
Roads to Avoid :
- K G road
- Sheshadri road
- G T road
- Roads around Freedom Park and Majestic Bus Stand.
All road users are advised to use alternative roads and plan their travel accordingly.
- Vehicle Coming from R R Junction towards Khodays circle : move towards Krishna floor mill and proceed towards Malleshwaram.
- Vehicles coming from Goodshed road procees towards G T road via Sangolli Rayana circle to reach Okalipuram and proceed towards Sujatha Theatre.
- Vehicles coming from Ananda Rao Circle should move towards Palace road towards Maharani junction underpass and go through Basaveshwara circle.
Shreyas Vange
