TN CM flags off 500 new govt buses

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Wednesday flagged off 500 new buses to be inducted in various divisions of the state transport department.

The chief minister launched seven new vehicles here to mark the induction of 500 buses into the State Transport Undertakings (STUs), an official release said.

Estimated to be Rs 154.24 crore, the buses would be provided to the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC-Chennai), State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) and the divisions of Villupuram, Salem, Coimbatore, Kumbakonam, Tirunelveli and Madurai, it said.