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110 new buses for Tiruchi region before March

Staff Reporter

Out of 250 new buses, 145 were put into operation

GUIDANCE: A Transport Department official explaining traffic signals and road rules to students at the inauguration of 17th Road Safety Week celebrations in Tiruchi on Monday. The Collector, K. Nanda Kishore, and the General Manager, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Kumbakonam) Ltd, Tiruchi Region, K. Moorthy, look on. — Photo: M. Moorthy

TIRUCHI: More new buses would join the fleet of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Kumbakonam) Ltd, Tiruchi Region, replacing old ones before the end of this current financial year.

The TNSTC, Tiruchi Region, would get 110 new buses, its General Manager, K. Moorthy, said here on Monday.

In a brief interaction with the media after participating in the 17th Road Safety Week Celebrations held here, he said that out of 250 new buses meant for the region comprising Tiruchi, Perambalur and Karur districts, 145 were put into operation. The rest would join the fleet before March.

Though the average collection of the region was Rs. 16 crore per month, it would rise to Rs. 17 crore a month during summer season when movement would be high. He said, from April to December last year, there were 54 accidents involving TNSTC buses in this region.

As part of road safety week celebrations, drivers who had an accident-free record would be honoured. Besides, competitions would be conducted for school students on how to avoid accidents and the winners would be awarded on the valedictory day.

Earlier, the Collector, K. Nanda Kishore, inaugurated the weeklong road safety week celebrations at the Children's Traffic Park, established by the TNSTC on the Collectorate campus here.

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