RTA officials seize 42 private buses

Hyderabad, Nov 2 : Continuing its drive against the violation of rules by the private tour operators in the State, the Road Transport Authority has seized as many as 42 buses in the last three days.

The drive against private tour operators was launched after a bus belonging to Jabbar Travels caught fire near Palem in Mahabubnagar district killing 45 passengers on board. The tragic incident waked up the RTA authorities from slumber and they started checking the violation of rules by the private operators.

The RTA has seized 16 buses in Elluru, 9 in Guntur, 6 in Adilabad, 5 in Medak, two each in Nizamabad and Krishna and one bus each was seized in Nellore and Anatapur district. The buses were seized due to violation of norms including lack of fitness certificates.

The checks have also been intensified on Mumbai-Hyderabad and Bangalore-Hyderabad highways. INN