TNSTC popularising sight-seeing package

Service was started during the Ayyappa season

13/03/2020, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ,MADURAI

Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Madurai Region, has introduced a sight-seeing package covering important tourist and pilgrimage spots here.

TNSTC officials on Thursday distributed pamphlets explaining the attractions of the package to passengers near Periyar bus stand. The tourist special package is offered in the morning and the evening every day.

“We started this one month back during the Ayyappa season. It received good response,” said Assistant Engineer (Operations) R. Ashok Kumar. The package for ₹125 per passenger starts at Ellis Nagar at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. It covers Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, Gandhi Museum, Teppakulam and Tirumalai Naicker Mahal. “The passengers have the option of either choosing Kallazhagar Temple at Alagarkoil or Subramaniaswamy Temple at Tirupparankundram in this itinerary,” he added.

For this group tour, the TNSTC has spared two buses. “These buses will drop them at these tourist spots and wait for them to board to proceed towards the next spot,” he added. Each tour package would last for nearly six hours.

“If people are going to travel on their own, bus fare to all these places will be around ₹200 for each passenger. Besides, people will need to know the locations of the tourist spots and the bus routes to reach there. The package is cheaper and it gets them exclusive vehicles with all privacy,” he added.

TNSTC officials are also trying to get faster darshan at temples.

“We would like to add Keeladi and the Jain cave at Keezhakuyilkudi ,” Mr. Ashok Kumar added.