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Hyderabad
By Our Staff Reporter
HYDERABAD, FEB. 22. The police diktat banning seven-seaters within city limits has literally left the common man stranded. People have to endure a long wait in the hot sun for city buses. Plying of additional services by the RTC city region does not seem to have helped much. A look at the crowded bus stops on city fringes tells the story of the common man's transport woes. The RTC maintains it is running more number of buses for the convenience of the public, but the fact remains that people literally `miss' the seven-seaters. The biggest advantage with the seven-seaters was the low fares and travel almost till their doorstep. "We have to wait for quite some time before the bus arrives. Seven-seaters are better," feels K.V. Anand, who runs a general store at IS Sadan. Accompanied by RTC officials, a group of mediapersons went around a few bus stops and spoke to people.
Passengers' complaint
At IS Sadan, most people complain that because of the ban, they are finding it difficult to reach their destinations. "The officials sit in their air-conditioned offices and take decisions which suit them. What about us?" questions A. Babu Rao, a tailor residing at Malakpet. While the traffic police and the RTC officials maintain that not a single seven-seater is being allowed within the city, a few vehicles are seen moving in colonies in and around Malakpet and IS Sadan. When asked whether they are being stopped by the police, a seven-seater driver, Pasha, rather nonchalantly says: "No one can stop us. If they do, we will confront them." At Nalgonda crossroads, the situation is more or less similar with people waiting for buses. At the Dilsukhnagar bus stop, the general complaint is that the buses are not coming on time. "We read in newspapers that the bus frequency has been increased, but still we have to wait," says Vincy, a college student. Some of the buses are so overcrowded that several women are seen jostling with each other to get into it.
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