Union opposes bus service
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 13 2013:
Decrying the decision of the state Transport Department to start semi low floor bus service along RIMS Road, members of United Diesel Auto Owners' and Drivers' Union held a sit-in-protest from 6 am to 12.30 pm today.
Speaking to Hueiyen Lanpao, the president of the union, Mayengbam Indra said that the decision of the Transport Department would affect the livelihood of hundreds of auto drivers plying along RIMS Road.
As many as 550 auto rickshaws are do service on this route.
Many of the drivers are educated unemployed who have taken loan from the bank for purchasing the autos.
He demanded the state government to formulate an alternative arrangement for the drivers if it intends to start the bus service along RIMS Road.