According to Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport's (BEST) spokesperson Sunil Vaidya, As many as 796 wet-leased buses of the private operators remained off the roads
The official said the BEST was doing maximum utilisation of its own drivers and it operated 603 wet-leased buses with its own drivers. 122 buses of the state-owned Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) were pressed into service to avoid any inconvenience to commuters
Action is being taken action against the bus operators as per the terms and conditions in the agreements with them, the official added
The drivers of the private bus operators launched the strike on July 2 over the salary hike and other demands
The drivers of private bus operators launched the strike on Wednesday over the salary hike and other demands. The majority of drivers of the BEST's four big private bus operators - Mateshwari, SMT (Daga group), Hansa and Tata Motors are part of the strike
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