Mangalore, November 25: Bowing to the pressure from Dakshina Kannada Bus Operators' Association and Canara Bus Operators Association, the district regional transport authority has allowed to hike the fares of express and ordinary service buses, as well as city buses (urban and rural) from Monday.
The minimum fare is Rs 6 for the first 2kms for city services and the first 6.5kms for express/service buses.
In the first stage, irrespective of the type of service, commuters will pay a rupee more than the earlier minimum fare of Rs 5. The fares have been increased at varying levels across stages with the least hike being Re 1 for the first two stages up to 13kms (0.1-6.5-km and 6.6-12-kms) and Rs 11 for the 25th stage (156.1-162.5kms) in express/ service buses.
Fares have all been rounded off to the nearest rupee to avoid having to deal with the problem of small change.
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