The BEST Undertaking is facing a unique issue that has rattled it. It has accumulated coins worth R12-crore in its various bus depots.

"Since the fare came down, people have been giving more coins. At last count, loose change tallied about Rs 11-crore 50 lakh on January 1, and in the past few days of the New Year, about R40 lakh has been added with more and more coming every day. The total has crossed about R12-crore," BEST committee member Srikant Kawthankar said.