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Managing Director of KTC, Venancio Furtado, on Sunday, said the KTC will operate its full fleet of buses and deploy these during peak hours on certain routes from Monday.
He, however, conceded that the KTC may not be in a position to cater to the internal routes where private players are operating.
Saying there’s no proposal for the moment to have a tie-up with the private operators by taking their buses on hire for a few days till the situation stabilizes, Venancio said it is for the government to take a call on the issue. “The KTC will run its full fleet of buses on the routes. In addition, we plan to deploy additional buses on certain routes to clear the rush of passengers,” the KTC MD told The Goan.
He, however, said there may not be a rush of passengers during the initial days after the lockdown is lifted, adding that the KTC expects only the government servants to avail the service initially.
With only 50 per cent seating capacity, Venancio said the service will be economically unviable, but the
KTC has no option but to cater to the requirements of the society.
