Three-day bus strike in Bengaluru hits garment industry the most

The three-day strike by employees of State-owned Road Transport Corporations in Bengaluru, severely affected businesses in and around the city. Both the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) and the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) are on strike.

With employees not being able to go to work, the most affected was the textile and garment sector, according to the Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC). And over the last three days, industry production lines have been working at sub-optimal levels.

The chamber urged the State government to focus on alternative means of transport such as the metro rail project that can stabilise the public transport network.