FOR 3 TRANSPORT CORPORATIONS
MTC gets 235 swanky new buses
Part Of Fleet Of 500 Buses For State Corporations
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:15.08.2019
Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday flagged off 500 new buses purchased at a cost of ₹154 crore for different transport corporations in the state.
The lion’s share of the fleet, 235 buses, will go to Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) in Chennai.
The State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) got 118 buses, while the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) got 147 buses — 60 for the Salem division, 25 for Kumbakonam, 14 for Tirunelveli, 18 for Villupuram, 16 for Coimbatore and 14 for Madurai. “All the new buses are as per the All India motor vehicle quality control (AIS-052-ARAI) design and approval for bus body. They have several new features. For the sake of passengers getting in and out of the buses, the footboard will be at a lower level and the doors will be automatic,” said a press release.
Other features include independent seats as in MTC buses, a bigger gangway for passengers to stand without
choking each other in case the vehicle is crowded , announcement of the various stops, a stick holding rink and a reminder bell when the stops arrive for the differently-abled passengers, an LED route board, fan, reverse horn with sensor for drivers and LED tubelights.
Deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam, ministers, chief secretary K Shanmugam and other senior officials were present on the occasion. Later, Palaniswami, Panneerselvam and some of their ministerial colleagues went inside a few of the buses and posed for pictures .
The new SETC buses, have been provided with sleeper facilities and toilets, said the release. On behalf of the transport department, nearly ₹1,500 crore has been spent in two phases to purchase 5000 new buses and orders have been issued. “In the last two and half years, 4381 new buses have been introduced at a cost of ₹1,314 crore,” said the release.
Of the 4,381 buses, TNSTC (Villupuram and Kumbakonam) received the maximum number of buses, 823, followed by MTC with 695 buses, TNSTC (Salem) 652 and Coimbatore 476. Madurai and Tirunelveli have received 219 and 201 buses.
BRAND NEW: A lower level footboard, automatic doors, and a reminder bell for the disabled are among the new features
MTC gets 235 swanky new buses
Part Of Fleet Of 500 Buses For State Corporations
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:15.08.2019
Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday flagged off 500 new buses purchased at a cost of ₹154 crore for different transport corporations in the state.
The lion’s share of the fleet, 235 buses, will go to Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) in Chennai.
The State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) got 118 buses, while the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) got 147 buses — 60 for the Salem division, 25 for Kumbakonam, 14 for Tirunelveli, 18 for Villupuram, 16 for Coimbatore and 14 for Madurai. “All the new buses are as per the All India motor vehicle quality control (AIS-052-ARAI) design and approval for bus body. They have several new features. For the sake of passengers getting in and out of the buses, the footboard will be at a lower level and the doors will be automatic,” said a press release.
Other features include independent seats as in MTC buses, a bigger gangway for passengers to stand without
choking each other in case the vehicle is crowded , announcement of the various stops, a stick holding rink and a reminder bell when the stops arrive for the differently-abled passengers, an LED route board, fan, reverse horn with sensor for drivers and LED tubelights.
Deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam, ministers, chief secretary K Shanmugam and other senior officials were present on the occasion. Later, Palaniswami, Panneerselvam and some of their ministerial colleagues went inside a few of the buses and posed for pictures .
The new SETC buses, have been provided with sleeper facilities and toilets, said the release. On behalf of the transport department, nearly ₹1,500 crore has been spent in two phases to purchase 5000 new buses and orders have been issued. “In the last two and half years, 4381 new buses have been introduced at a cost of ₹1,314 crore,” said the release.
Of the 4,381 buses, TNSTC (Villupuram and Kumbakonam) received the maximum number of buses, 823, followed by MTC with 695 buses, TNSTC (Salem) 652 and Coimbatore 476. Madurai and Tirunelveli have received 219 and 201 buses.
BRAND NEW: A lower level footboard, automatic doors, and a reminder bell for the disabled are among the new features
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