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Repair or replace the damaged NMMT buses, demand the transport union

By Dinesh Kamath

NAVI MUMBAI: The poor condition of Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport buses have upset the employee union to such an extent that they are planning to go on agitation to demand for new buses.

The Municipal Transport Mazdoor Union (MTMU), Navi Mumbai, are leading the campaign to somehow get the NMMT authorities to meet their demand for new and proper buses. This according to the union will be in interest of drivers, conductors as well as commuters of the NMMT buses.

The condition of many NMMT buses are so pitiful that it is clear that travelling by such buses is a risky affair for all the occupants of such vehicles. The union has been trying its best to get the NMMT authorities to replace those buses which are in extremely bad condition by brand new vehicles before the monsoon starts. The union has told the authorities that those damaged buses which are reparable should be totally repaired at once since this is the question of commuters’ lives.  

The NMMT authorities are considering the demands of the union seriously and are showing signs of taking action in the direction of preventing harassments for commuters especially during the monsoon period.