Electronic display board installed at T.Nagar bus depot

By Our Staff Reporter

CHENNAI, MAY 3. The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) has introduced an electronic display board to announce arrivals and departures at the T. Nagar bus depot, Mr. Swaran Singh, Managing Director, MTC, said today.

Highlighting the facilities for bus passengers in a discussion organised by the Hindustan Chamber of Commerce (HCC), he said among the new plans for the MTC were to introduce air-conditioned air link coaches, improve early morning trips, increase the number of stand conductors, introduce improvements in bus design like power steering, synchronised gear box to reduce fatigue of drivers and bring down the number of accidents and breakdowns.

Other plans include providing inter-nodal transit facilities to the Koyambedu bus service terminal and railway stations and more vestibule and double-decker buses.

Complaints on the MTC's functioning could be made on phone at the Passenger Complaint Cell - 5385566 and 5385454, he said. As a result of welfare measures, conductor training programmes and Yoga classes, collection in April touched Rs. 1.21 crores, he said.

The MTC also proposed to provide facilities like low-floor modern buses conforming to Euro norms on pollution control, air- conditioned buses on select routes, feeder routes to MRTS, pre- paid ticketing, operation details on the website, day saver and family saver tickets, vacation special card, smart card similar to that in Mumbai and construction of multi-storeyed parking lots from where buses can pick up those who travel by car to their workplaces.

Mr. Kirtykant P. Shah, Chairman, Expert Committee on Communication and Transport, HCC, said the seat on the mud-guard in central entrance buses was inconvenient and the foot board in several buses was so high that the elderly persons, women and children found it difficult to board. Instead of one long journey, the MTC could provide more shuttle services, he suggested.

Mr. Kantilal Kamdar, president, HCC, said compared to the functioning of transport corporations in other States, the MTC was perhaps the best. He gave away 10 first-aid kits to the MTC. Mr. N. Tarachand Dugar, vice-president, outlined the activities of the chamber.

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