After a long impasse, some MSRTC buses started operations under police protection on Friday. About 36 buses plied across the state and ferried 826 passengers as a total of 1,532 employees resumed work. Officials said that workers at a number of the corporation’s divisional workshops were slowly getting back to work, though bus operations continue to remain affected. Buses were seen being escorted outside depots under police cover to avoid damage. 

The highest number of buses plied on the Pune-Dadar route. Of the 36 buses, seven Shivneri-class ones ferried a total of 168 passengers,” said a senior official.
On Thursday evening, Maharashtra Transport Minister and MSRTC Chairman Anil Parab had appealed to all the employees willing to work to resume duties without fear and had sought police protection for them.