TNSTC — seat reserving by conductor/drivers

Address:

Erode, Tamil Nadu

Dear Sir/Madam, It was noted for the past 3/4 months that especially on mondays, the driver and conductor of Erode to Ooty TNSTC bus which starts from Erode busstand at 5.00AM in the morning, reserves seats(especially ladies seats) for their friends/collegues by placing their towel in three or four rows of seats and not allowing fellow passengers to occupy them saying(it can be taken as scolding/cursing) that their friends/collegues will come for that seat. Moreover, some of the seats occupied as above, says to fellow passengers that their friends will alight at Vijayamangalam/Perundurai, which is nearly 25/30 kms from Erode. Do you people think that the passengers who are paying for their ticket for their travel has to travel in standing when your departments friends/collegues travel with seats vacant for 25/30 kms for their friends. Mostly, single lady passengers(especially college students/office goers) travelling alone find very difficult finding a seat since three/four rows of ladies seats are reserved by the driver and conductor of Erode to Ooty bus which starts on monday morning at 5.00AM. I have noted the above only on mondays and only for the past 3/4 months. I do not know for how many years this practice is going on. For the past three/four weeks my daughter who wants to travel in Ooty bus on Mondays alights the bus to find out 3/4 seats vacant and was informed that the same was reserved for their friends, and gets down and travels in Coimbatore bus which is a round about route. It is requested that necessary instructions may be issued to your drivers and conductors to look into the matter and make necessary arrangements for the safety of their passengers. m s saravanan [protected]