With Christmas approaching, Malayalees have no way to travel to Kerala from neighboring states including Karnataka. 6000 in private buses from Bengaluru to Thiruvananthapuram in the days just before Christmas. Booking of tickets till Vishu in the trains is now in the waiting list. Demands for the government to intervene to stop the apparent rate hike have been raised as usual, but no action has been taken so far. Watch the video report.
The only reliable way for Bengaluru Malayalees to travel home for essentials is through private buses that operate at night. But bus owners are waiting to squeeze in passengers during the festive season. Bookings in trains are completed months in advance. Currently, the booking status of any train to any part of Kerala is more than 300 in the waiting list. Kerala and Karnataka RTCs have announced additional services but tickets are not available for any of them. Taking advantage of this situation, the private bus lobby increases the ticket price as it seems. 6000 each from Bengaluru to Thiruvananthapuram in the days before Christmas. The fare to Kochi is from 3200 and above. With this, if a family of four wants to celebrate Christmas in the country, they have to find 20,000 rupees only for travel. Many are postponing their return home.
A steep rise in bus fares is a regular occurrence during festive seasons. The complaint is that the state government conducting Nava Kerala yatra is not interfering in the yatra problem of the Malayalees living in other states. Airlines have also increased ticket prices in anticipation of the rush. 13,000 to Kochi for the next few days. The average family cannot depend on it as the rate will increase further as congestion increases.
2023-12-21 03:13:00
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