BMTC rejigs feeder services

In a major rejig of the services on Monday, the BMTC has reduced the number of trips to 1,000 from the initial 1,200.

With few takers for the service, the Corporation has suffered losses to the tune of Rs two lakh a day since the launch of Namma Metro on October 20.

The revised schedule will come into effect from Tuesday.

“We have received feedback from commuters and traffic police. A majority of the suggestions came from within the BMTC and following a discussion we planned to introduce changes. We will wait and see whether the changes are sustainable,” said M P Prabhudas, Chief Traffic Manager (Operations).

The BMTC has cancelled all short-distance trips around Metro stations and has extended the reach of existing services to Metro stations.

The feeder service will also cover Mysore Satellite Bus Station with route number 121 passing through MG Road Metro station and terminating at Shivajinagar.