Other modes of transport go the extra mile amid BEST workers' stir

Mumbai | Thursday | 10th January, 2019

Summary:

Further, on Wednesday, Western Railway ran additional 12 services followed by four additional services by Central Railway. While many also took to social media expressing their discomfort due to over-crowding in other modes of transport amid BEST bus strike. Taking social media expressing their discomfort over the same, Mahesh Krishnan on Twitter said, "Well you have put additional trains, but forgot to put additional staff. Another citizen, Abhijeet Kapshikar, tweeted saying, "Due to the strike called by BEST buses, auto and taxi drivers are overcharging and are also refusing fares, as per their choice." The state-run Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) also ran additional 55 services on prime routes in south Mumbai and surrounding commercial areas like that of Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) and others..