Employees of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation on Friday went on strike at several of the state-run undertaking's depots demanding an immediate pay hike. Bus services were affected due to the strike and thousands of commuters bore the brunt of it.

An MSRTC official said that the strike had affected operations at its depots in Parel, Mumbai Central, Uran, Panvel and Kurla and bus services to cities like Pune and Nashik were affected.