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After successfully launching electrical buses successful the metropolis done a backstage player, the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) is acceptable to bring backmost the iconic double-decker buses.
The MTC had stopped double-decker and vestibule autobus services astir 2 decades ago. Now, the Corporation has called for tenders for purchasing 20 double-decker air-conditioned electrical buses and plans to marque them operational by March this year.
A elder authoritative of the MTC said that the commuters would soon beryllium capable to question successful the double-decker electrical buses arsenic the tender would beryllium finalised by February. With infrastructure facilities for electrical buses already successful place, the MTC proposes to run the double-decker buses arsenic per the gross outgo declaration (GCC) scheme.
While the MTC is preparing the roadworthy representation for bringing the double-decker to the city, members of persons with disablement groups person asked that the double-decker buses beryllium of debased flooring against the modular benignant of buses that are planned to beryllium purchased.
Citing the Madras High Court bid for making nationalist transport inclusive of persons with carnal disabilities, Vaishnavi Jayakumar, subordinate of Freedom of Movement Coalition, successful a practice to the Transport Secretary and MTC Managing Director, has urged the MTC to acquisition these caller double-decker electrical buses with debased flooring.
However, a elder authoritative of MTC said that the caller double-decker buses to beryllium purchased were successful tiny numbers and nether a aviator scheme. “If debased level double-decker buses are feasible, we volition look into that option,” helium said.
