Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa Friday launched the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) cargo and parcel services namely Namma Cargo. Yediyurappa also launched specially designed buses, i.e, old air-conditioned buses - which will be used for blood donation. 

Speaking at the launch, Yediyurappa said that KSRTC caters to an average of 38 lakh passengers each day, covering 51 lakh km.

The state-run corporations used to operate 14,500 buses daily, carrying 38 lakh passengers and covering 51-lakh km across the state and neighbouring states during the pre-Covid times on its intra-state and inter-state routes.

"In phase-1, the cargo service will be available at 109 bus stations, covering 188 towns and cities in the state and 21 places in neighbouring states. The service will be extended in phases to more stations in the southern region," said the official.

The corporation also plans to launch a 'home delivery' service to ferry parcels and goods to citizens across the state in response to enquiries from about 1,000 netizens through e-mail and social media platform Facebook and micro-blogging site Twitter.

Ahead of launching the service, Savadi told reporters here on Thursday the three state-run corporations have been generating Rs 35 crore by ferrying goods to mobilise additional revenue. The cargo service will be operated by the three transport corporations through Strategic Outsourcing Ltd, which provides logistic infrastructure.

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