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Vizag's public transport challenge

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Vizag's public transport challenge The bulk of city commuters are those who have to go to work or study every day, six days a week. Driving or riding ourselves gives us some flexibility, plus the air conditioning in the car in summer is indispensable. But still negotiating the unpredictable traffic and lack of parking space is a real pain in that point nearest to our centre of gravity. If you take a motorbike or scooter to commute, the cacophony, heat, smoke and the ubiquitous black dust will make you age faster. Who would want to suffer this if good quality public transport was available easily whenever we wanted it? RTC  buses Office goers, factory workers, teachers and professionals from all walks of life use our RTC bus services. Students travelling to schools and colleges get concessions and though the busses are crowded they are transported quite quickly and economically. More than 100 bus routes crisscross our city from six depots carrying lakhs of people each ...