India, March 9 -- The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) is allegedly incurring losses amounting to lakhs of rupees every day due to illegal private buses operating on the Thane-Ghodbunder Road route, said civic officials. They added that several complaints to the Regional Transport Office (RTO) and the Thane Traffic Police have not resulted in effective action against the bus operators.

However, many commuters have been forced to rely on unauthorized private buses for their daily travel due to irregular and insufficient bus services provided by TMC's transport wing, Thane Municipal Transport (TMT).

According to TMC officials, nearly 150-200 private buses operate illegally across the city mainly on highways connecting Ghodbunder, Bhiwand...