Tamil Nadu: Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Monday inaugurated the operation of 100 new electric buses for the Chennai Metropolitan Transport Corporation at a cost of ₹170 crore.
Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin flagged off the operation of 100 new low-floor electric buses, including 25 electric air-conditioned buses, at a function held at the Thandaiyarpet Municipal Transport Corporation Workshop.
Subsequently, Udhayanidhi Stalin also inaugurated the Thandaiyarpet Electric Bus Workshop, which was upgraded at a cost of ₹33.82 crore.
Foundation stone laid for works worth ₹289 crore: at a cost of ₹2.50 crore. The plan is to upgrade workshops at Kalaignar Karunanidhi Nagar, Perambur, Central Workshop-2, Alandur, Avadi, Ayyappanthangal, and Padianallur to electrical workshops at a cost of ₹289 crore, and to construct new workshops at six locations: Thaiyur, Taramani, Varadarajapuram, Atthangal, Tiruvallur, and Mamandur.
Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin laid the foundation stone for these projects on Monday and inaugurated the works at a ceremony in Thandaiyarpet.
The event was attended by Transport and Power Minister S.C. Sivasan, Hindu Religious Endowments Minister P.K. Sekhar Babu, Mayor R. Priya, Lok Sabha member Dr. Veerasamy, MLA R.T. Sekhar, J.J. Ebenezer, Transport Department Principal Secretary Chunchongam Jatakshiru, Manaka Transport Corporation Managing Director T. Prabhushan, senior officials, drivers, conductors, and trade union representatives.
