The newly introduced Super Deluxe services to Bengaluru have been well-received by regular commuters so much so that they have dipped into their pockets to make the buses look attractive.
In fact commuters successfully experimented with WiFi on these long-distance buses and have asked the authorities to introduce this service on a day-to-day basis.
The process of giving these buses a makeover was started by Bengaluru-based designer Joseph Scaria who would make it a point to travel by the Tiruvalla-Bengaluru Super Deluxe service for which new buses have been rolled out. He along with other frequent travelers collected Rs 3000 to give their bus a new attractive look.
“Basically it was stickers just to show our love for the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. Numerous criticisms have been fielded back and forth against the corporation, but at the end of the day many of us would be proud to see the green-yellow (Express) or the yellow red buses (Superfast),” said Sujith Bhakthan, who heads a team of avid fans of the KSRTC which is behind the blog https://www.aanavandi.com/blog.
In fact the fans have carried out the “modification work” in four buses (two each of Tiruvalla-Bengaluru and Kottarakkara-Bengaluru services) and plan to change the looks of the Ernakulam-Bengaluru Super Deluxe by this week.
“Since the bus runs through the highway, WiFi could be a facility that will be in great demand. Most of the commuters are techies and the KSRTC could go a long way in attracting a few more of them,” Bhakthan said.
Deccan Chronicle
