2 months on,probe panels yet to submit their reports

The Prabhakar Deskhmukh Committee was given the responsibility of looking into all aspects of the incident and filing a detailed report to the government.

“The report will at least take 15 more days. I have received the police report today. I am expecting another report from the MSRTC,” Deshmukh said.

Deshmukh said as part of the probe proceedings he had organised a public hearing about a week ago where survivors of the incidents,eyewitnesses,police personnel among others participated and put forth their account of the incident.

Meanwhile,the MSRTC technical committee comprising 13 members from MSRTC and outside that was appointed to look at the technical aspects and loopholes in the MSRTC’s system that led to the incident has recommended a few measures though it has not submitted its report yet.

“The committee is expected to submit its report in a month. But we have undertaken certain immediate medical and mechanical precautionary measures such as medical checkup of all the 36,000 drivers with the MSRTC,recruitment of counsellors and filling up of vacancies with the corporation,” said MSRTC spokesperson Mukund Dhus.

Vijaykumar Diwate,depot manager with Swargate Depot to which Mane was attached,said though they haven’t revived specific instructions from the technical committee,several measures have been taken at the depot level.

“Apart from medical checkups and compulsory breath-analysis before going on trips,we have taken efforts to decongest the depot,increase the security personnel and changing entry points of the depot,” said Diwate.