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 …
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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, 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…