Microbus
operators blocked roads for some time on Monday to protest against the decision
on Friday of the Metropolitan Transportation Department to ban microbuses on downtown
roads. They put about 50 microbuses on the road near Moscow Restaurant of
district No.3 and on the western road of Bumbugur market. Traffic was severely
disrupted because of this.

The
microbus workers say the decision will leave over 1,000 people unemployed as
fewer buses would ply on routes that are uneconomical. They want a response
from the authorities by June 30, failing which they would choose other forms of
protest to press their point.