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A full of 1,096 schoolhouse vehicles belonging to 100 schools successful Erode East, Erode West and Perundurai regions underwent yearly associated inspections astatine the AET School field connected Friday (May 15). Vehicle operators were instructed to rectify deficiencies and contiguous the vehicles for reinspection wrong a week.
District Collector S. Kandasamy inspected the vehicles during the workout organised by the Regional Transport Department. Officials said the inspections were being carried retired arsenic per the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Special Rules for backstage schoolhouse vehicles operating successful the Erode East, Erode West, Perundurai, Bhavani, Gobichettipalayam and Sathyamangalam regions.
The Collector reviewed platforms, seating, velocity governors, exigency exits, occurrence extinguishers, footboards, first-aid kits and CCTV cameras fitted successful the beforehand and rear of the vehicles. Vehicle documents were besides verified earlier approvals were issued.
Officials besides inspected provisions specified arsenic abstracted abstraction for schoolhouse bags, show of schoolhouse emblems, interaction numbers of the police, Regional Transport Office and schoolhouse management, footboard height, log books, model grills, operator cabins and left-side exit doors.
Officials said 463 vehicles of 60 schools from Gobichettipalayam portion would beryllium inspected connected May 19, and 358 vehicles of 35 schools from Bhavani portion connected May 20.
The Collector besides inspected exemplary schoolhouse vehicles fitted with occurrence extinguishers and different occurrence prevention instrumentality conforming to AIS 135 standards for vehicles registered from October 1, 2023 onwards.
Erode Revenue Divisional Officer N. Sindhuja, Chief Education Officer E. Manvizhi and Regional Transport Officers were present.
