Delhi has hired its first ever female bus driver to help women feel safer on India’s public transport.
Vankadarath Saritha, a 30-year-old driver from Telangana, started work at the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) yesterday.
She told the Times of India: “It will be a challenge as the reputation of drivers isn't so good, but I would follow all the rules and especially keep women safety in mind.”
Her appointment comes as India has been struggling to combat rape and sexual harassment.
Many have seen transport services as unsafe for women, since a 23-year-old woman was fatally gang-raped on a bus in Delhi in 2012.
An Uber driver is on trial for allegedly raping a female passenger. And in December 2014, two young women in India were forced to fend off a group of male attackers by hitting them with their belts after they reportedly sexually harassed them on a bus. Full story...
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Vankadarath Saritha, a 30-year-old driver from Telangana, started work at the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) yesterday.
She told the Times of India: “It will be a challenge as the reputation of drivers isn't so good, but I would follow all the rules and especially keep women safety in mind.”
Her appointment comes as India has been struggling to combat rape and sexual harassment.
Many have seen transport services as unsafe for women, since a 23-year-old woman was fatally gang-raped on a bus in Delhi in 2012.
An Uber driver is on trial for allegedly raping a female passenger. And in December 2014, two young women in India were forced to fend off a group of male attackers by hitting them with their belts after they reportedly sexually harassed them on a bus. Full story...
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