The State Transport Corporations will get 1,200 new
buses this year to replace the old ones under a major modernisation
programme unveiled by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in the Assembly on
Thursday. The new buses would cost Rs. 253.80 crore. Read more @ The Hindu
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Mr.
Jayalalithaa said that after the AIADMK came to power three years ago,
it revamped the public transport system; at present, 20,684 buses were
being operated. The government granted Rs. 38.91 crore for redeeming
buses impounded by courts for accidents, and the corporations’ failure
to pay victims compensation. It would now release another tranche of Rs.
39.73 crore in advance payment for redeeming 544 buses.
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She
said 100 small buses were being operated in Chennai to link areas out
of the public transport network. As the service evoked good response,
the government decided to buy 100 more small buses at a cost of Rs 16.75
crore.
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As many places in the State had grown on a
par with the district headquarters, they required transport offices for
vehicle registration and issue of driving licences, she said.
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New
transport offices would be opened at Manmangalam, Usilampatti, Tiruttani
and Cheyyar at a cost of Rs. 2.79 crore. The offices at Chidambaram and
Tiruchendur would be upgraded as Regional Transport Offices.
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