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Mini Bus in 100 city routes
Posted on: 08/Aug/2011 5:14:09 AM
After numerous delays, nearly 100 routes have been identified as ideal for mini-bus operation.
The Transport Department recently asked Anna University to prepare a report on its feasibility. The report is likely to be submitted to the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) in a week.
The proposal was announced by the then DMK government in the State Assembly in April 2010. The buses were to start plying in three months and connect residential neighbourhoods with the nearest bus terminus or railway station. However, the proposal has seen repeated delays.
According to MTC`s preliminary study which was done last year, suburban areas such as Red Hills, Tiruvottiyur, Kelambakkam and Tambaram are localities that urgently require feeder mini-bus services.
Presently, 4,000 private mini-buses operate in several districts in Tamil Nadu.
