All the people who have travelled by MSRTC (Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation) will surely agree that it is the best and most convenient way to travel in Maharashtra. Well, a viral video on Twitter shows a MSRTC bus with its roof partially open and fluttering in the air. A probe was ordered immediately after the video went viral. Check out the viral video and further information here.
MSRTC Bus Runs With Partially Open Roof
Shocking! Maharashtra State Road Transport Corp. (MSRTC) bus runs with a broken roof!#MumbaiRains #BaarishAaGayiHai #BarishAaGayiHai #WorldCup2023 pic.twitter.com/x96BpuxAFF
— Voice of Mumbai (@GreaterMumbai) July 26, 2023
Authorities have launched an investigation after a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus was seen on camera operating with a detached rooftop from one side that was flapping in the air.
On Wednesday, the video of the bus went viral on social media. After the images were posted online, the employee in charge of car maintenance was suspended. Shekhar Channe, vice chairman and managing director of MSRTC, told PTI that the official in question is being suspended. He also mentioned that the vehicle is from the Aheri depot in Gadchiroli district.
Authorities have launched an investigation after a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus was seen on camera operating with a detached rooftop.
A MSRTC representative stated that a mechanical engineering department officer in Gadchiroli has been suspended for being in charge of the bus’s subpar maintenance.
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Exterior Aluminium Layer Was Intact
According to a MSRTC representative, just the outer fibre piece of the bus’ roof, which is located above the driver’s cabin and was broken, fluttered in the air while the bus was travelling along the Gadchiroli-Aheri road.
According to the official, the interior layer of the bus’s roof as well as the exterior aluminium piece of the roof above the passengers’ cabin were both intact.
With more than 15,000 buses in its fleet, the MSRTC is one of the largest public transportation providers in the nation. Every day, it ferries about 60 lakh people.
An MSRTC union head asserted that numerous passengers had problems as a result of leaking buses and that the state transportation system’s buses are in terrible condition as a result of insufficient maintenance, particularly in the wake of the epidemic.
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