Mysore/Mysuru: Three months after the State-run KSRTC resumed operation of buses following relaxation in COVID-19 enforced nationwide lockdown, Volvo Air-Conditioned (AC) Luxury buses of Mysuru Rural Division are yet to hit the streets due to poor commuter patronisation.
As there is a common assumption that the deadly Novel Coronavirus is airbone and an AC system facilitates rapid spread of the virus, many people are scared to travel in Volvo AC buses. Till Mar. 22, a day before the nationwide lockdown was enforced, the Mysuru City Division operated 36 Volvo AC buses, with each of them making at least five trips a day. Most of the Volvo buses operated to destinations such as Hebbal where many IT majors such as Infosys, Wipro and L&T are located, Chamundi Hill and Mysore Airport in Mandakalli.
