Mumbai: Strike by drivers of BEST's private bus operators enters 5th day; 704 buses remain off roads

Mumbai: Strike by drivers of BEST's private bus operators enters 5th day; 704 buses remain off roads

Mumbai, Aug 5 (PTI) Drivers of private bus operators hired by the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking continued their strike for the fifth day on Sunday over salary hike and other demands, officials said.

As many as 704 wet leased buses of the private operators remained off roads, they said.

Buses of the state-owned Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) were pressed into service to avoid any inconvenience to commuters, a BEST official said