Transport Dept. to check buses of educational institutions from May 21
COIMBATORE, MAY 15, 2019 00:00 IST
To ensure the safety of school children using vehicles operated by educational institutions, the Transport Department will begin checking the buses for their road worthiness and safety aspects from May 21.
In Coimbatore district, there are six regional transport offices at Pollachi, Mettupalayam, Coimbatore Central, South, North and West and two motor vehicle inspectors’ unit offices at Sulur and Valparai.
The jurisdiction has 340 schools operating about 2,015 buses for transporting children to schools and back home. In Coimbatore city alone, 221 schools operate 1,172 buses.
As per the instructions of Transport Commissioner and District Collector who is the regional transport authority, the inspections would be done from 8 a.m. at the Police Recruit School grounds (1,172 buses), at the RTO office ground in Pollachi (469 buses ), and at a ground near Savitha Hospitals in Mettupalayam (374 buses).
Only buses that were inspected and certified would be allowed to operate on roads, the release from the Collectorate said.
COIMBATORE, MAY 15, 2019 00:00 IST
To ensure the safety of school children using vehicles operated by educational institutions, the Transport Department will begin checking the buses for their road worthiness and safety aspects from May 21.
In Coimbatore district, there are six regional transport offices at Pollachi, Mettupalayam, Coimbatore Central, South, North and West and two motor vehicle inspectors’ unit offices at Sulur and Valparai.
The jurisdiction has 340 schools operating about 2,015 buses for transporting children to schools and back home. In Coimbatore city alone, 221 schools operate 1,172 buses.
As per the instructions of Transport Commissioner and District Collector who is the regional transport authority, the inspections would be done from 8 a.m. at the Police Recruit School grounds (1,172 buses), at the RTO office ground in Pollachi (469 buses ), and at a ground near Savitha Hospitals in Mettupalayam (374 buses).
Only buses that were inspected and certified would be allowed to operate on roads, the release from the Collectorate said.
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