With thousands of people travelling to the Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh border from Thane and Kalyan phata, ST state transport buses have become a lifeline on the highways. However, it has come to light that the drivers, who have to drive 700 km non-stop, have not been provided with adequate food by the authorities and have to fend for themselves.

During a visit to the Mumbai Nashik highway on Monday, mid-day found over 100 MSRTC Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation buses that had arrived from various ST depots across Maharashtra to ferry migrant workers.