Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (ANK)

Mangaluru, Jun 22: The new guidelines issued by the district administration has permitted the movement of buses in the district on weekdays from 7 am to 1 pm from June 23.

However, the buses will not be allowed to operate when the weekend curfew is in place.

Reacting to the latest announcement by the government, the president of Dakshina Kannada District Bus Owners' Association, Dilraj Alva said, "We will not operate buses from June 23 till the month-end. If we do, we will have to pay tax for the whole month which is difficult."

"With the current diesel price and the 50% passenger capacity rule is not a favourable situation. Further, there are road works going around the entire city, forcing us to look for alternative routes. Before taking the buses to the roads, they need to be taken to a garage since they have been parked for the past two months. Repairs might be needed and all these works take time and therefore the buses will not operate this month," he added.