Inconvenience for commuters in Telangana continued on Friday (April 24, 2026), with public buses off the roads on the third day of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) workers’ strike, even as the employee union leaders and Ministers of the Telangana government were engaged in talks to reach a consensus that could lead to the calling off of the stir.
Much like the day before, the TGSRTC operated hired buses as well as electrical bus that are run on contract basis.
In order to ameliorate the situation and get parked buses back on the roads, the Corporation’s management had called for applications from eligible persons for the role of temporary conductors and drivers. Officials, who did not wish to be identified, said that they received applications and were doing whatever they could to operate a certain number of buses.
The situation, they said, took a sombre, turn, and tension was palpable among both striking workers, as well as management with K. Shankar Goud, who had set himself ablaze, succumbing to injuries on Friday. TGSRTC staff appeared to be more cautious.
Bus depots saw an increase in security with police keeping a close watch on the proceedings. Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and ministers D. Sridhar Babu, Ponnam Prabhakar, G. Vivek Venkat Swami, and Adluri Laxman Kumar, along with senior bureaucrats, were in prolonged consultation with RTC JAC members. Sources in the know described the nature of the meeting as positive.
