The Central Railway (CR) added a Vistadome coach to the Deccan Queen on its Mumbai-Pune route from August 15. This will be the second train along this route to have the Vistadome coach.
The BEST has 1,243 buses on wet lease and nearly 2,500 drivers operating them.
MUMBAI: The BEST Workers Union on Tuesday demanded that all drivers who ply buses for the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport on wet lease should also get Covid allowance of Rs 300 per day and ex-gratia of Rs 50 lakh for family in case of death during duty. These drivers are also risking lives to ferry essential workers and other commuters. So, why should they be deprived of the Covid insurance and special allowances? said union leader Shashank Rao. The BEST has 1,243 buses on wet lease and nearly 2,500 drivers operating them.
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MUMBAI: The Covid-19 restrictions have led to a huge dip in auto, taxi rides. The number of daily rides in autorickshaws is down by 4-5 lakh, while that of taxis by nearly 50,000 due to ‘Break the Chain’, activists from the auto-taxi unions said on Monday.
Autos log average daily rides of 15 lakh, while it’s around a lakh in Mumbai for taxis, trade union sources said. “In the past one week, we have seen a huge drop in rides as only two passengers are allowed, while at the same time, people are not stepping out to go to private offices, shops etc. Autos are running empty even on feeder routes,” said Shashank Rao of Mumbai Autorickshawmen’s Union.
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Mumbai: BEST buses to stay off roads today due to workers strike
Mumbai: BEST buses to stay off roads today due to workers strike
The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport (BEST) Workerâs Union Decided To Go Ahead With The Bus Strike From This Midnight To Press For Their Demands, Including Timely Payment Of Salaries. PTI | Updated on: 07 Aug 2017, 04:01:44 AM
Mumbai:
The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport (BEST) worker’s union decided to go ahead with the bus strike from Monday to press for their demands, including timely payment of salaries.
The bus strike would put citizens to inconvenience as ‘Raksha Bandhan’ is being celebrated on Monday.