Members of Students Federation of India (SFI) gheraoed the Regional Transport Office (RTO) and submitted a memorandum to the officials in support of their demand for improved public transport facilities in the State capital.
Students of DAV PG College, DBS PG College, SGRR PG College, MKP PG College, Doon University and other institutes participated in the protest. Addressing the students the ARTO said that their issues would be redressed soon. Speaking on the occasion, District head of SFI, Abhishek Bhandari complained about the deteriorating public transport facilities in the state capital where the number of students using public transport is substantial.
Stating their demands they stated that the public transport services should be extended mainly on major routes of the major universities including Clock Tower- DIT-IMS- Shiv Mandir route, Survey Chowk-Graphic Era-Mohabbewala route and that the Premnagar-Suddhowala route bus services should be extended till University of Petroleum and Energy Studies.