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Daily News & Analysis
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Old GSRTC buses under scanner
Condition of buses which have run more than 8 lakh km will be verified
Maulik Buch. Vadodara
The Bodeli bus tragedy has apparently jolted the GSRTC officials out of their stupor.They have decided to verify the technical soundness of all GSRTC buses which have run for more than 8 lakh kilomertres. This decision was taken at the divisional controllers' meet at Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Although the cause of Bodeli mishap is yet to become clear, the needle of suspicion is now on the poor condition of the bus. However, most of the GSRTC officials claimed that the Bodeli bus was well-maintained. Not only this, they also claimed that the bus was regularly checked by the team and there was no record of its breakdown since a month. According to authorities, the bus had travelled about 11,63,000 km, which proves that the bus was 'worn out'. The main agenda of today's divisional controllers' meeting was to discuss the current condition of corporation buses at various divisions of the state.
Daily News & Analysis
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Old GSRTC buses under scanner
Condition of buses which have run more than 8 lakh km will be verified
Maulik Buch. Vadodara
The Bodeli bus tragedy has apparently jolted the GSRTC officials out of their stupor.They have decided to verify the technical soundness of all GSRTC buses which have run for more than 8 lakh kilomertres. This decision was taken at the divisional controllers' meet at Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Although the cause of Bodeli mishap is yet to become clear, the needle of suspicion is now on the poor condition of the bus. However, most of the GSRTC officials claimed that the Bodeli bus was well-maintained. Not only this, they also claimed that the bus was regularly checked by the team and there was no record of its breakdown since a month. According to authorities, the bus had travelled about 11,63,000 km, which proves that the bus was 'worn out'. The main agenda of today's divisional controllers' meeting was to discuss the current condition of corporation buses at various divisions of the state.
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