Women commuters in Bengaluru can now raise an alarm and draw people’s attention if they are harassed in BMTC buses.
Ekroop Caur, Managing Director, BMTC, said that an alarm button had been fixed on seats up to the middle of the bus. Women who faced harassment could press the button, which would alert the driver. The driver and the conductor have been trained on the corrective action to be taken in such cases.
Inaugurating the facility at Satellite Bus Stand, Minister for Transport Ramalinga Reddy said Rs. 1 crore had been released for upgrading Bommasandra bus-stand at Yelahanka.