Chennai, July 13 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday inaugurated his renovated MLA office in Perambur, marking his first official engagement in the constituency after assuming office. The visit also saw the launch of a dedicated mobile application designed to streamline the redressal of civic grievances for residents of the Assembly segment.Located on Sharma Nagar First Street in Vyasarpadi, the upgraded constituency office has been equipped to function as a full-fledged pu…
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Chennai, July 12 (IANS) Tamil Nadu government’s Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) will deploy 41 additional special buses for school students across Chennai from Monday (July 13), significantly expanding dedicated transport services aimed at reducing overcrowding on regular buses and ensuring safer, more comfortable travel during peak school hours.With the latest expansion, the MTC will operate a total of 66 special school buses serving students across the city. These buses will make 134 …
Chennai, June 25 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay is set to flag off 300 newly procured diesel and CNG buses for the state’s transport corporations at a ceremony to be held at the Secretariat in Chennai on Thursday, marking a major addition to the public transport fleet. Tamil Nadu operates eight state-owned transport corporations, comprising the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC), Chennai; Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) divisions at Villupuram, Kumbakonam…
Chennai, June 25 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has proposed floating a fresh tender to induct 500 electric buses for Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore under the Gross Cost Contract (GCC) model after Germany-based funding agency KfW approved the cancellation of an earlier procurement process. The previous tender, floated in 2024, envisaged private companies supplying and maintaining the buses for a fixed period, while state transport corporations would operate the services. However, the transpor…
Chennai, May 16 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s state-run transport corporations are staring at an additional annual financial burden of nearly Rs 175.58 crore following the recent Rs 2.86 per litre hike in high-speed diesel prices announced by oil marketing companies. The increase is expected to further strain the already loss-making public transport sector in the state. The eight state transport undertakings — Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC), State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) and the…
Chennai, May 14 (IANS) Commuters in Chennai will soon be able to track Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) buses more accurately and conveniently, with the transport utility preparing to roll out a new mobile application and Passenger Information System (PIS) display boards across the city under the Chennai Intelligent Transport System (CITS) project. The initiatives, funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), are expected to be launched within the next 10 days after the n…
Chennai, April 22 (IANS) In view of the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) has announced the operation of a large number of special buses from Chennai to enable voters to travel to their native places and cast their votes.According to an official statement, a total of 6,132 special buses will be operated on Wednesday in addition to the regular fleet of 2,092 services departing from the city.The move is aimed at managing the surge in passenger t…
Chennai, March 7 (IANS) The AIADMK, on Saturday, announced a protest against the DMK government, accusing it of neglecting the demands of workers employed in Tamil Nadu’s state-run transport corporations. AIADMK General Secretary and former Chief Minister, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, said on Saturday that Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai, the party’s transport workers’ wing, will organise a protest in Chennai on March 13.According to the announcement, the protest will be held in front of Pallavan Illam, t…
Chennai, Jan 8 (IANS) Chennai is set to witness the return of double-decker buses after a gap of more than 17 years, with the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) drawing up plans to induct 20 air-conditioned electric double-decker buses as part of its fleet electrification programme. According to a tender floated by the MTC on Thursday, the buses will be procured under the Gross Cost Contract (GCC) model.A pre-bid meeting for interested bidders has been scheduled for January 13 at 3 p.m. Un…