TSRTC chief blames it on lack of motorable roads

At a time when a number of roads in Telangana are getting motorable, as many as 1,143 revenue villages in the State are yet to be connected by State-owned bus services, thanks to narrow or no roads.

G.V. Ramana Rao, managing director, Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC), says, “As and when the villages get motorable roads, the TSRTC is committed to operate bus services to the villages across the State,” he said. Currently, the TSRTC provides bus connectivity to 9,291 villages in the State.

Unsuitable routes

In many villages, roads are not wide enough for the buses to ply, he adds. “Buses are too big for such roads and even accident rates could be high in those areas,” he says.

Mr Rao said emphasis is being laid on providing connectivity to every nook and corner of the State, irrespective of profit in those routes.

“In several villages, we can introduce mini-buses to tackle the issues and help the villagers,” he points out.

Connectivity data

According to data provided by the corporation, 267 villages in erstwhile Adilabad district do not have bus connectivity, followed by 197 villages in Mahbubnagar and 114 in Khammam .

In those villages, private jeeps, autorickshaws and trucks are the current modes of transport.