2-day strike: Govt ropes in RTVs & buses

NEW DELHI: With the autorickshaw unions threatening to go on strike on Wednesday and Thursday, and taxis and contract buses likely to join them, the Delhi government has decided to put 1,000 RTV and tourist buses into service on the two days.

"The RTV and tourist buses will be allowed to ply on DTC routes under a special service. The buses will display DTC route numbers and charge the same fare as DTC buses," said transport minister Ramakant Goswami. This is besides the 5,000-odd DTC buses that will be pressed into service.

Earlier in the day, the government claimed that DTC unions have agreed not to join the two-day strike. Officials in the transport department said DTC has been asked to cancel all leave applications by the employees. "All the depot managers and regional managers have been directed to ensure the maximum out-shedding of buses, that is, the maximum strength of the fleet should be made available," said an official. Extra recovery vans will be put into service as well so that breakdowns don't affect the efficiency, added DTC officials.

Meanwhile, the two-day nationwide strike called by the trade unions is likely to affect health services in the city with the employees of some major government hospitals extending their support. The staff of Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital and Lok Nayak Hospital said they will be wearing black badges on Wednesday as a mark of solidarity and on Thursday a meeting and demonstrations will be held.

"We are not going to strike work. But demonstrations and meetings will be held," said Vijay Dahiya, president, Kalawati Hospital Workers Union. He said the radiographers, technicians and paramedics are supporting the decision. Dahiya added that they do not want to create any problem for patient services though.

According to Leeladhar Ramchandani, general secretary of the Nurses' Union at G B Pant Hospital, all paramedical staffs have decided to support the bandh but they will not skip work. The trade unions are demanding that privatization, outsourcing and the process to curtail number the employees should be stopped and all the vacant posts must be filled up.

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